San José Chiquilajá
San José Chiquilajá is a village in Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala and has about 6,760 residents and an elevation of 2,346 metres. San José Chiquilajá is situated nearby to the village Xejuyup, as well as near the hamlet Xepoclaj.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Quetzaltenango Airport.
Quetzaltenango Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: QuetzaltecodeCorazon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Los Altos Airport, also known as Quetzaltenango Airport, serves the city of Quetzaltenango, also known as "Xelajú" or "Xela," and western Guatemala. It is operated and administered by Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil de Guatemala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olintepeque and San Andrés Xecul.
Olintepeque
Town
Olintepeque is a town, with a population of 31,545, and a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala, not far from the city of Quetzaltenango. Olintepeque is situated 2½ km west of San José Chiquilajá.
San Andrés Xecul
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Andrés Xecul is a town, with a population of 15,074, and a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala.
Salcajá
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Salcajá is a town and municipality in Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Salcajá is best known for the Church of San Jacinto, founded in 1524, which was the first church built in Central America since it was one of the first places invaded in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
San José Chiquilajá
- Type: Village with 6,760 residents
- Also known as: “Chicalajá” and “San Jose Chiquilaja”
- Category: locality
- Location: Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
14.87699° or 14° 52′ 37″ northLongitude
-91.49101° or 91° 29′ 28″ westPopulation
6,760Elevation
2,346 metres (7,697 feet)Open location code
766CVGG5+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5173184925OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3590037
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