Sibilia is 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 Quetzaltenango Department of

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. It covers an area of 28 km² and sits at an altitude of 2800

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above sea level. The town is roughly located 19km Northwest of the department capital,

Quetzaltenango Quetzaltenango (, also known by its Maya name Xelajú or Xela ) is a municipality and namesake department in western Guatemala. The city is located in a mountain valley at an elevation of above sea level at its lowest part. It may reach above ...

, and 126km East from the Country's Capital, Guatamala. As of 2023, It has a population of 9,220.

References

Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department {{Guatemala-geo-stub It has a population of around 2,000 located east of Quetzaltenango.