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Almolonga is a town, with a population of 17,613 (2023 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 Quetzaltenango Department 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 on the road between Ciudad de
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 ...
(Quetzaltenango City) and Zunil. Its population is primarily indigenous, speaking the K'iche' (Quiché) language The town is known as the "Vegetable Basket of the Americas" (La Hortaliza de las Américas) due to the intense cultivation of vegetables in its vicinity. However, the cultivation relies heavily on pesticides to increase growth and crop size. Tourist attractions include the nearby thermal baths and Paradise Valley.


Religion

An
Evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes evangelism, or the preaching and spreading of th ...
church formed in Almolonga in the 1970s (as of 2016 about 25 Evangelical congregations existed in the town) that gave the population of the town valuable infrastructure that allow the town to harvest crops more successfully. There is still some argument as to what percentage of the town follows
Evangelicalism Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes evangelism, or the preaching and spreading of th ...
, even though the town is often cited as a place of revival.Luis Noel Alfaro
''Protestant Ethic and Prosperity: Vegetable Production in Almolonga, Guatemala''


References

Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department {{Guatemala-geo-stub pt:Almolonga