San Juan Cotzal
San Juan Cotzal
Cotzal | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
San Juan Cotzal Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 15°26′7″N 91°2′8″W / 15.43528°N 91.03556°W | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Department | El Quiché |
| Municipality | San Juan Cotzal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Mayor | Baltazar Cruz Torres (PP) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 88 sq mi (227 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,600 ft (1,700 m) |
| Population (Census 2018) | |
• Municipality | 31,532 |
| • Density | 360/sq mi (139/km2) |
| • Urban | 14,032 |
| • Ethnicities | Ixil K'iche' Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | http://www.inforpressca.com/cotzal/ |
San Juan Cotzal (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ ˈxwaŋ koˈtsal]) is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. San Juan Cotzal is part of the Ixil Community, along with Santa María Nebaj and San Gaspar Chajul.