Quetzaltenango

E89455
city municipality

Quetzaltenango is a major city in Guatemala known for its highland setting, rich Mayan and colonial heritage, and role as an important cultural and economic center.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Quetzaltenango canonical 14
Quetzaltenango Department 1
Quetzaltenango Kʼicheʼ 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
alternativeName Xela ⓘ
Xelajú ⓘ
climate subtropical highland climate ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
coordinateLatitude 14.845 ⓘ
coordinateLongitude -91.518 ⓘ
country Guatemala ⓘ
demographicsGroup Ladino population ⓘ
indigenous Mayan population ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel 2330 meters ⓘ
foundedInPeriod colonial era ⓘ
governingBody Municipal government of Quetzaltenango ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitutionType museums ⓘ
theaters ⓘ
hasEconomicSector agriculture ⓘ
commerce ⓘ
services ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitutionType language schools ⓘ
universities ⓘ
hasReligiousBuildingType Catholic churches ⓘ
heritage Mayan ⓘ
Spanish colonial ⓘ
is second-largest city in Guatemala ⓘ
isCapitalOf Quetzaltenango Department ⓘ
knownFor Mayan culture ⓘ
colonial architecture ⓘ
cultural life ⓘ
economic importance ⓘ
highland setting ⓘ
localLanguage Kʼicheʼ ⓘ
Mam ⓘ
Qʼanjobʼal ⓘ
locatedIn Quetzaltenango Department ⓘ
Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
surface form: Western Highlands of Guatemala
nativeNameLanguage es ⓘ
officialLanguage Spanish ⓘ
partOf Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
population approximately 180000 ⓘ
timeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
surface form: Central Standard Time
tourismAttractionType historic center ⓘ
hot springs ⓘ
volcanoes ⓘ
transportInfrastructure bus terminals ⓘ
regional roads ⓘ
utcOffset -6 ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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

Guatemala → contains → Quetzaltenango ⓘ
Santa María → nearCity → Quetzaltenango ⓘ
Guatemala Highlands → contains → Quetzaltenango ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quetzaltenango Department
Guatemala Highlands → hasCity → Quetzaltenango ⓘ
Battle of Quetzaltenango → locatedIn → Quetzaltenango ⓘ
The Blood of Guatemala → mainLocation → Quetzaltenango ⓘ
The Blood of Guatemala → setIn → Quetzaltenango ⓘ
Santiaguito lava dome complex → nearCity → Quetzaltenango ⓘ
Jacobo Árbenz → placeOfBirth → Quetzaltenango ⓘ
Kʼicheʼ language → hasDialects → Quetzaltenango ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quetzaltenango Kʼicheʼ
Quetzaltenango Department → capital → Quetzaltenango ⓘ
Quetzaltenango Department → hasMajorCity → Quetzaltenango ⓘ
Xela → alsoKnownAs → Quetzaltenango ⓘ
Municipal government of Quetzaltenango → seat → Quetzaltenango ⓘ
Municipal government of Quetzaltenango → governs → Quetzaltenango ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quetzaltenango municipality
Xelajú → refersTo → Quetzaltenango ⓘ
Xelajú → isTraditionalNameFor → Quetzaltenango ⓘ