Xela

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city human settlement municipality

Xela is the commonly used local name for Quetzaltenango, a major highland city in western Guatemala known for its rich Mayan and colonial heritage.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Xela canonical 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Quetzaltenango ⓘ
Xelajú ⓘ
climateClassification subtropical highland climate ⓘ
country Guatemala ⓘ
demonym Quetzalteca ⓘ
Quetzalteco ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 2330 meters ⓘ
ethnicHeritage Ladino ⓘ
Maya ⓘ
hasCoordinateLatitude 14.8333 ⓘ
hasCoordinateLongitude -91.5167 ⓘ
hasHeritage Mayan cultural heritage ⓘ
Spanish colonial heritage ⓘ
hasHistoricCenter Parque Central de Xela ⓘ
hasLocalFootballClub Xelajú MC ⓘ
hasNearbyHotSprings Fuentes Georginas ⓘ
hasNotableBuilding Catedral del Espíritu Santo de Quetzaltenango ⓘ
Municipal Theater of Quetzaltenango ⓘ
hasPostalCode 09001 ⓘ
isCapitalOf Quetzaltenango Department ⓘ
isImportantFor commerce in western Guatemala ⓘ
education in western Guatemala ⓘ
tourism in western Guatemala ⓘ
isKnownFor Spanish language schools ⓘ
historic colonial architecture ⓘ
indigenous markets ⓘ
volcanic surroundings ⓘ
isMajorUrbanCenterOf Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
surface form: Guatemalan Western Highlands
isSecondLargestCityIn Guatemala ⓘ
languageUsed Kʼicheʼ ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Quetzaltenango Department ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Sierra Madre de Chiapas ⓘ
locatedInRegion Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
surface form: Western Highlands of Guatemala
locatedOnContinent North America ⓘ
nearbyVolcano Santa María Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ
Santiaguito Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ
populationEstimate around 180000 ⓘ
timeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
surface form: Central Standard Time
traditionalNameOrigin derived from the Kʼicheʼ name Xelajú Noj ⓘ
transportHubFor western Guatemala ⓘ
utcOffset −6 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Quetzaltenango → alternativeName → Xela ⓘ
Xelajú → alsoKnownAs → Xela ⓘ