Official Name: | El Quetzal |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Guatemala |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guatemala |
Pushpin Map1: | San Marcos |
Pushpin Map Caption1: | Location in San Marcos Department |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Guatemala |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | San Marcos |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ricardo Velásquez[1] |
Leader Party: | Partido Patriota |
Area Total Km2: | 68.5 |
Population As Of: | 2018 census |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 23511 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 10513 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Coordinates: | 14.7667°N -91.8167°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Am |
El Quetzal (pronounced as /es/) is a town and municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. It was recognised as municipality on 19 June 1900. The major source of income is the agriculture.
"La Inmaculada Concepción" (English:The Immaculate Conception") parish in La Reforma municipality was founded on 1 January 1956 and originally served both La Reforma and El Quetzal municipalities. Its first priest was father Jaime López, a Franciscan, who led the parish until 5 March 1958. His successor was father Juan Bartolomé Bueno, who was in charge until 31 July 1960, when father Pedro López Nadal, from Spain, took charge. On 23 April 1961, church construction was completed and it was opened and blessed by San Marcos dioceses Bishop, Celestino Fernández. Father López Nadal led the parish until 25 January 1964, when father Juan Van Der Vaeren took his place. In 1965, El Quetzal was elevated to parish and had its own priest, leaving La Reforma.[3]
El Quetzal has tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Am).