El Chal

El Chal is a municipality in the department of , located approximately 50 kilometres southeast of the departmental capital, Flores. Its name may derive from Itzaʼ chal, "shawl", or aj-chal ja, "clear water."…
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  • Type: Town with 15,600 residents
  • Description: municipality of Petén, Guatemala
  • Also known as: “El Chal, Guatemala”
  • Neighbors:

El Chal

Latitude
16.6427° or 16° 38′ 34″ north
Longitude
-89.6529° or 89° 39′ 10″ west
Population
15,600
Elevation
222 metres (728 feet)
Open location code
768GJ8VW+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9208844832
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
9975229
Wiki­data ID
Q25185666
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“El Chal” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “El Chal”
  • Cebuano: “Municipio de El Chal”
  • Chinese: “埃爾查爾 (貝塔省)”
  • Chinese: “埃爾查爾”
  • French: “El Chal”
  • Georgian: “ელ-ჩალი (პეტენი)”
  • Georgian: “ელ-ჩალი”
  • Low German: “Municipio El Chal”
  • Spanish: “El Chal”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de El Chal”
  • Swedish: “El Chal”
  • Swedish: “Municipio de El Chal”

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Highlights: Municipalidad De El Chal, Peten and El Chal.

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