Purulhá
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Purulhá is a town and municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala. It is situated at 1,570 m (5,151 ft) above sea level. The municipality covers an area of 536 km² and the population was 56,822 at the 2018 census. The annual festival is June 10-June 13.
Key facts
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- Purulhá
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- Municipality
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- 300px
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- Guatemala
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- Location in Guatemala
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- Country
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- 25px Guatemala
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- Department
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- 25px Baja Verapaz
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- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Sebastián Castro García
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 536
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- 2018 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 56822
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- auto
- Settlement.population_urban
- 7901
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- Climate
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 65340
- Area
- 248
- Elevation
- 1570
- Official website
- www.inforpressca.com/purulha
- Dialing code
- 502
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- inception
- 1809-00-00
- postal code
- 15008
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Purulhá is a town and municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala. It is situated at 1,570 m (5,151 ft) above sea level. The municipality covers an area of 536 km² and the population was 56,822 at the 2018 census. The annual festival is June 10-June 13.
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