Olintepeque
Sign in to saveOlintepeque () is a town, with a population of 31,545 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala, not far from the city of Quetzaltenango. It is located on the Xekik'el (or Xekikel) River.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Olintepeque
- Settlement.other_name
- Xekik'el
- Settlement.native_name
- Xepau
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality and town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Guatemala
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- 25px Quetzaltenango
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 34.2
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2018
- Settlement.population_total
- 35060
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- Central Time
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +6
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 2350
- Settlement.blank_name
- Climate
- Settlement.blank_info
- Cwb
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Olintepeque () is a town, with a population of 31,545 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala, not far from the city of Quetzaltenango. It is located on the Xekik'el (or Xekikel) River.
Olintepeque is known for being the place where the legendary Kʼicheʼ king Tecún Umán died in single combat with the Spanish conquistador, Pedro de Alvarado on February 20, 1524. The river Xekik'el ("where the blood spread") takes its name from the famous battle.