Sibinal
Sign in to saveSibinal is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. Its name comes from mam tziben (English: "Writing" and nal (English: Bernard), meaning "Bernard writings" It was founded in February 1799. It is a mountainous municipality at an altitude about 2500 m near the Mexican-Guatemalan border. The village of Sibinal is one of the points for climbing towards the Volcano Tacaná.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Sibinal
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- 300px
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- Guatemala
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- 2018
- Settlement.population_total
- 17,000
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- bottom
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- Location in Guatemala
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- County
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- 25px Guatemala
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- Department
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- 25px San Marcos
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Amílcar Robles Escalante
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- UNE
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- Climate
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- Cwb
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- History
- Spanish colony
- After independence from Spain
- Climate
- Geographic location
- See also
- Notes and references
- References
- Bibliography
Sibinal is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. Its name comes from mam tziben (English: "Writing" and nal (English: Bernard), meaning "Bernard writings" It was founded in February 1799. It is a mountainous municipality at an altitude about 2500 m near the Mexican-Guatemalan border. The village of Sibinal is one of the points for climbing towards the Volcano Tacaná.
==History==