Gualán
Gualán is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa. It is located in the Eastern part of the country about 165 Kilometers from Guatemala City on route CA-9.
Gualán | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Country |  |
| Department | Zacapa Department |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 336 sq mi (871 km2) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 45,663 |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (52/km2) |
| • Urban | 6,430 |
Population
As of 1850, Gualán had an estimated population of 2,000.[2]
Economy
Produces: Tomato, Sugar Cane, Fish, Coffee, and as with the whole of Zacapa department, has a considerable amount of Manufacturing Industry (although Dirty Industry is present as well), mainly Regional companies providing services and products targeted towards local customs.
Holidays
May 6 to May 8 is the celebration feast in honor of San Miguel Archangel.
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References
- Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. p. 88.
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