Panzós
Municipality of Guatemala in Alta Verapaz / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Panzós (Spanish pronunciation: [panˈsos]) is a town with a population of 22,068 (2018 census)[2] and a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz.
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Panzós | |
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Municipality of Guatemala | |
Coordinates: 15°24′N 89°40′W | |
Country | Guatemala |
Department | Alta Verapaz |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jaime León (LIDER) |
Area | |
• Total | 354 sq mi (917 km2) |
Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Total | 71,846 |
• Density | 200/sq mi (78/km2) |
Climate | Am |
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On 29 May 1978, the village of Panzós was the site of a massacre in which between 30 and 106 local inhabitants (figures vary) were killed by the army.[3][4][5]
The name Panzós means "place of the green waters" in reference to the nearby Polochic River and swamps full of alligators and birds.[6]