Salamá
Sign in to saveSalamá is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Baja Verapaz and it is situated at 940 m above sea level. The municipality of Salamá, for which the city of Salamá serves as the administrative centre, covers a total surface area of 764 km2 with a population of 65,275 inhabitants at the 2018 census.
Key facts
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- Salamá
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality of Guatemala
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- Salamá Guatemala.jpg
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- 250px
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- Minerva Temple of Salamá
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- Bandera_de_Salamá.jpg
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- Guatemala
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- bottom
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- Location in Guatemala
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- Country
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- 25px Guatemala
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- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- 25px Baja Verapaz
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor (2016-2020)
- Settlement.leader_name
- Byron Tejeda
- Settlement.leader_party
- PP
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- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 764
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Battle of Salamá of 1839
- Miguel Enríquez and president Barillas in 1892
- Miguel Ángel Asturias in Salamá
- Anticommunist rebellion in 1953
- Festivals
- Climate
- Geography and location
- Settlements
- Geographic location
- See also
- Notes and references
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
== Geography and location==
=== Settlements === Salamá has 146 settlements, being the main ones: San Nicolás El Tunal El Tempisque San Juan Paso Ancho Las Tunas La Laguna San Ignacio Trapiche de Agua Llano Grande Los Paxtes La Canoa Chilascó Niño Perdido La Unión Barrios La Paz 1 y 2 Cachil El Amate San José El Espinero Las Limas El Nance Llano Largo La Divina Providencia