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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Article · Italiano

Salamá è un comune del Guatemala, capoluogo del Dipartimento di Baja Verapaz. L'abitato venne fondato nel 1562. Il 17 gennaio 1833 divenne capoluogo dell'allora Dipartimento di Verapaz; quando, il 4 marzo 1877, il dipartimento venne diviso in Alta e Baja Verapaz, rimase capoluogo di quest'ultimo.

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