Zunil

Zunil (Spanish pronunciation: [suˈnil]) is a town and municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with a surface area of 80 square kilometres (31 sq mi).[2] The town of Zunil is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the city of Quetzaltenango, on the bank of the Salamá River.[3] Zunil has an altitude of approximately 2,075 metres (6,808 ft) above mean sea level.[3] The population of the municipality is about 14,000, 100% indigenous. The inhabitants speak K'iche' and Spanish.[2] There are thermal baths with volcanic water around the town, for example Fuentes Georginas and Almolonga.

For the crater on Mars, see Zunil (crater).
Zunil
Municipality
Panorama, 2009
Zunil
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°47′N 91°29′W
Country Guatemala
Department Quetzaltenango
Government
 • MayorJose Maria Chaj (2012-2016)
Area
 • Municipality80 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation
2,076 m (6,811 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality14,118
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
 • Urban
10,792
ClimateCwb

Religion

Zunil possesses active worship of San Simón (also known as Maximón), a life-sized mannequin representing a Maya god, sitting in a wooden throne, which is moved to a different house every year, and many people visit and leave gifts at his shrine.

Namesakes

A crater on Mars, which may be the source of Mars meteorites, is named after the village.[4]

  • Indoor market
  • Church in Zunil
  • Panorama of Zunil
  • Buses in Zunil

Notes
  1. Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  2. Zunil at Inforpressca Archived June 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Cattelan 2004, p.36.
  4. McEwan, A.S.; et al. (2005). "The rayed crater Zunil and interpretations of small impact craters on Mars" (PDF). Icarus. 176 (2): 351–381. Bibcode:2005Icar..176..351M. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2005.02.009. Retrieved 2006-09-08..

References
  • Cattelan, Marino (2004). Quetzaltenango. Guatemala: Xibalbá Publicaciones.

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