Zunil
{{For|the crater on Mars|Zunil (crater)}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Zunil
|settlement_type = Municipality
|image_skyline = zunil guatemala panorama.JPG
|imagesize = 300px
|image_caption = Panorama, 2009
|pushpin_map = Guatemala
|pushpin_label_position =bottom
|pushpin_map_caption =Location in Guatemala
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = 25px Guatemala
|subdivision_type1 = Department
|subdivision_name1 = 25px Quetzaltenango
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Jose Maria Chaj (2012-2016)
|area_total_km2 = 80
|elevation_m=2076
|population_as_of = 2018 census
|population_footnotes = [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/admin/ Citypopulation.de] Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
|population_total = 14118
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_urban = 10792
|population_urban_footnotes =
|blank1_name = Climate
|blank1_info = Cwb
|coordinates = {{coord|14|47|N|91|29|W|region:GT|display=inline}}
}}
Zunil ({{IPA|es|suˈnil}}) is a town and municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with a surface area of {{convert|80|km2|sqmi}}.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070606233912/http://www.inforpressca.com/zunil/ Zunil at Inforpressca] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070606233912/http://www.inforpressca.com/zunil |date=June 6, 2007 }} The town of Zunil is located {{convert|9|km|mi}} from the city of Quetzaltenango, on the bank of the Salamá River.Cattelan 2004, p.36. Zunil has an altitude of approximately {{convert|2075|m|ft}} above mean sea level. The population of the municipality, which is 100% indigenous, was 14,118 at the 2018 census. The inhabitants speak Kʼicheʼ and Spanish.
There are thermal baths with volcanic water around the town, for example Fuentes Georginas and Almolonga.
Religion
Namesakes
A crater on Mars, which may be the source of Mars meteorites, is named after the village.{{cite journal|author=McEwan, A.S.|url=http://www.mars.asu.edu/christensen/classdocs/mcewen_zunil_Icarus_2005.pdf|title=The rayed crater Zunil and interpretations of small impact craters on Mars|journal=Icarus|volume=176|pages=351–381|year=2005|access-date=2006-09-08|doi=10.1016/j.icarus.2005.02.009|bibcode=2005Icar..176..351M|issue=2|display-authors=etal}}.
Gallery
File:indoor market zunil guatemala.JPG|Indoor market
File:Zunil_church.JPG|Church in Zunil
File:Zunil panorama.JPG|Panorama of Zunil
Image:Zunil buses.JPG|Buses in Zunil
Notes
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References
- {{cite book |author=Cattelan, Marino |year=2004 |title=Quetzaltenango |location=Guatemala |publisher=Xibalbá Publicaciones}}
External links
{{Coord|14|47|N|91|29|W|region:GT_type:city|display=title}}
{{Commons category|Zunil}}
- {{Wikivoyage-inline}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070606233912/http://www.inforpressca.com/zunil/ Zunil at Inforpressca]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071218034354/http://www.lasfuentesgeorginas.com/history.htm Fuentes Georginas]
{{Quetzaltenango Department}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department
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