Salamá

Also known as Salama

Salamá 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

Settlement.official_name: Salamá
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality of Guatemala
Settlement.image_skyline: Salamá Guatemala.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Minerva Temple of Salamá
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera_de_Salamá.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Guatemala
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Guatemala
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Guatemala
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: 25px Baja Verapaz
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor (2016-2020)
Settlement.leader_name: Byron Tejeda
Settlement.leader_party: PP
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2: 764

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Country: Guatemala
Located in: Baja Verapaz Department
Population: 71478
Area: 776
Elevation: 940
Time zone: UTC−06:00
Capital of: Baja Verapaz Department
Shares border with: Purulhá
Official website: munisalama.laip.gt
Image: Sanmateosalama.jpg
Dialing code: 502
Patron saint: Matthew the Apostle

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Commons category: Salamá, Guatemala
inception: 1825-11-12
member of: Guatemala
postal code: 15001
P12749: Nikolsky

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections

Contents

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

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