San Pedro Carchá
Municipality in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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San Pedro Carchá, usually referred to as Carchá, is a town and a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. The municipality covers an area of 1,310 km2 (510 sq mi) and is situated at 1,282 m above sea level.[2]
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San Pedro Carchá | |
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Municipality | |
Nickname: Carchá | |
Coordinates: 15°28′38″N 90°18′38″W | |
Country | Guatemala |
Department | Alta Verapaz |
Municipality | San Pedro Carchá |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal |
• Mayor | Víctor Hugo Cifuentes (UNE) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 1,310 km2 (510 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,282 m (4,206 ft) |
Highest elevation | 2,100 m (6,900 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
Population (Census 2018)[1] | |
• Municipality | 235,275 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
• Urban | 16,353 |
• Ethnicities | Q'eqchi' Poqomchi' Ladino |
• Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
Climate | Cfb |
Website | municipal site |
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At the 2018 census, the population of the municipality was 235,275 and that of the town of Carchá was 16,353.[3][4]