Zunil (Spanish pronunciation: [suˈnil]) is a town and municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with a surface area of 80 square kilometres (31 sq mi).[2] The town of Zunil is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the city of Quetzaltenango, on the bank of the Salamá River.[3] Zunil has an altitude of approximately 2,075 metres (6,808 ft) above mean sea level.[3] The population of the municipality, which is 100% indigenous, was 14,118 at the 2018 census. The inhabitants speak Kʼicheʼ and Spanish.[2] There are thermal baths with volcanic water around the town, for example Fuentes Georginas and Almolonga.
Zunil | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 14°47′N 91°29′W / 14.783°N 91.483°W | |
Country | Guatemala |
Department | Quetzaltenango |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jose Maria Chaj (2012-2016) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 80 km2 (30 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,076 m (6,811 ft) |
Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Municipality | 14,118 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
• Urban | 10,792 |
Climate | Cwb |
Religion
editZunil possesses active worship of San Simón (also known as Maximón), a life-sized mannequin representing a Maya god, sitting in a wooden throne, which is moved to a different house every year, and many people visit and leave gifts at his shrine.
Namesakes
editA crater on Mars, which may be the source of Mars meteorites, is named after the village.[4]
Gallery
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Indoor market
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Church in Zunil
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Panorama of Zunil
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Buses in Zunil
Notes
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- ^ a b Zunil at Inforpressca Archived June 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Cattelan 2004, p.36.
- ^ McEwan, A.S.; et al. (2005). "The rayed crater Zunil and interpretations of small impact craters on Mars" (PDF). Icarus. 176 (2): 351–381. Bibcode:2005Icar..176..351M. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2005.02.009. Retrieved 2006-09-08..
References
edit- Cattelan, Marino (2004). Quetzaltenango. Guatemala: Xibalbá Publicaciones.
External links
edit14°47′N 91°29′W / 14.783°N 91.483°W
- Zunil travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Zunil at Inforpressca
- Fuentes Georginas