El Quetzal Explained

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" parish

"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]

Climate

El Quetzal has tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Am).

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External links

14.7667°N -91.8167°W

Notes and References

  1. News: San Marcos elige autoridades municipales. 8 September 2015. 8 September 2015. Prensa Libre. Guatemala. es.
  2. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  3. Book: Velásquez Rivas, Edvin. Información del municipio de La Reforma. M.E.P.U.. 2009. Guatemala. es.