El Chal, Petén
Municipality in Petén, Guatemala / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the municipality in Guatemala. For the Mayan archaeological site located in this municipality, see El Chal.
El Chal is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Petén, located approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of the departmental capital, Flores. Its name may derive from Itzaʼ chal, "shawl", or aj-chal ja, "clear water."[1]
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El Chal | |
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Coordinates: 16.64°N 89.65°W / 16.64; -89.65 | |
Country | Guatemala |
Department | Petén |
Gazetted | 6 March 2014 |
Seat | El Chal |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Elías Calderón Alvarez |
Area | |
• Total | 957.63 km2 (369.74 sq mi) |
Elevation [2] (average) | 270 m (890 ft) |
Population (2018 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 13,819 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 15,095 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
• Seat | 2,646 (2015 estimate) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
Website | Official website |
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