Santa María Chiquimula is a town, with a population of 15,919 (2018 census), and a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Totonicapán department
Totonicapán is a city in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the department of Totonicapán and as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Totonicapán.
History
In 1838 Totonicapán was declared an independent republic ...
of
Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
. Located in the western highlands of Guatemala at an altitude of 2130 metres.
The municipality has an area of and a population of 55,013 (2018 census). The Mayan
Kʼicheʼ language
Kʼicheʼ ( ; natively , also known as among its speakers), or Quiché, is a Mayan language spoken by the Kʼicheʼ people of the central highlands in Guatemala and Mexico. With over a million speakers (some 7% of Guatemala's population), Kʼi ...
is spoken among the indigenous people here, but
Spanish
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**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
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**Spanish culture
...
is also widely spoken. The main products of the region are corn and black beans.
Dialect
The
Kʼicheʼ spoken in Santa María Chiquimula is marked by intervocalic transitioning into , especially among women.
References
External links
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Municipalities of the Totonicapán Department
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