Salcajá
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.Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Andrés Xecul and Olintepeque.
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.
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 6 km west of Salcajá.
Salcajá
- Type: Town with 19,400 residents
- Also known as: “Municipio de Salcaja”, “Municipio de Salcajá”, and “Salcaja”
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.8803° or 14° 52′ 49″ northLongitude
-91.4576° or 91° 27′ 27″ westPopulation
19,400Elevation
2,326 metres (7,631 feet)Open location code
766CVGJR+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1005882521OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
3590604
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