Chiquimula is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of

Chiquimula Chiquimula is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Chiquimula and the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is located some 174 km from Guatemala City and within Guatemala known as "La p ...

and the municipal seat for the surrounding

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

of the same name. It is located some 174 km from

Guatemala City Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, ne ...

and within Guatemala known as "La perla del oriente" (the pearl of the east).

History

In 1851 during the Battle of La Arada Guatemalan military won over El Salvador and Honduras military forces, which is why Chiquimula was named "Ciudad Procer" Hero City.

Population

Chiquimula is the most populous city of eastern Guatemala. The official population of the city was 37,602, according to the 2002 census. the population had increased to 111,505.

In the news

In January 2021, a caravan of between 7,000- 9,000 migrants from Honduras, who had departed from San Pedro Sula was heading towards the United States and broke through police lines at Vado Hondo, a village near Chiquimula.

Sports

Sacachispas Club Social y Deportivo Sacachispas is a professional football club based in Chiquimula, Guatemala. The team plays in the ''Primera División de Ascenso'', the second-highest football division in Guatemala. Their home stadium is the Estadio L ...

football club play in the Liga Nacional de Guatemala, they top-highest football division in Guatemala. Their home stadium is the

Estadio Las Victorias Estadio Las Victorias is a soccer stadium located in Chiquimula, Guatemala. It is home to second division club Sacachispas Club Social y Deportivo Sacachispas is a professional football club based in Chiquimula, Guatemala. The team plays in ...

. The club has also played in the '' Liga Mayor'', having reached their best position in the 1995-96 season, when they were runners-up.Guatemala 1995/1996
- RSSSF They have been playing in the

second division In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...

since 2000.

Notable people

* Ismael Cerna (1856–1901), poet * Yony Flores (born 1983), footballer

References

{{Authority control Municipalities of the Chiquimula Department Populated places established in 1530 1530 establishments in the Spanish Empire