Palín, Escuintla
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Palín Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°24′14″N 90°41′55″W / 14.40389°N 90.69861°W | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Department | Escuintla |
| Municipality | Palín |
| Settled | 1525 |
| Incorporated (municipality) | 1935 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Mayor (2016-2020)) | Mario Vitelio Yantuchi Albizures (LIDER) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 92.2 km2 (35.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,147 m (3,763 ft) |
| Population (census 2018) | |
• Municipality | 65,873 |
| • Density | 714/km2 (1,850/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 62,095 |
| • Ethnicities | Ladino Poqomam |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | http://www.munidepalin.com/ |
Palín is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. The town of Palín, which is the municipal seat, is located on the foothills of the Sierra Madre volcanic chain, south of Guatemala City.