Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Quetzaltenango,_Guatemala
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Quetzaltenango_Airport
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Xela
gptkbp:area 122 km²
gptkbp:areaCode 502
gptkbp:climate subtropical highland climate
gptkbp:country gptkb:Guatemala
gptkbp:demonym Quetzalteco
gptkbp:department gptkb:Quetzaltenango_Department
gptkbp:distanceFromGuatemalaCity about 200 km west
gptkbp:elevation about 2,330 meters
gptkbp:founded 1524
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Pedro_de_Alvarado
gptkbp:historicalEvent Capital of Los Altos (1838–1840)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
gptkbp:languageOfName gptkb:Kʼicheʼ
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity agriculture
commerce
education
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:Juan_Fernando_López
gptkbp:notableEvent Independence from Spain in 1821
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Catedral_del_Espíritu_Santo
gptkb:Municipal_Theater
gptkb:Parque_Central
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:population approximately 180,000
gptkbp:postalCode 09001
gptkbp:region gptkb:Western_Highlands
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:Xelajú_MC
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Central_Time_(UTC-6)
gptkbp:twinTown Quetzaltenango, Minnesota, USA
gptkbp:university gptkb:Universidad_de_San_Carlos_de_Guatemala_(Quetzaltenango_campus)
gptkbp:volcanoNearby gptkb:Santa_María_Volcano
gptkb:Santiaguito_Volcano
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Livermore,_California
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5