Quezaltepeque, Chiquimula

Quezaltepeque (Spanish pronunciation: [kesalteˈpeke]) is a municipality, with a population of 28,075 (2018 census)^[1] and an area of 239 km², in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala. The local economy is based on agriculture. Agricultural products include coffee, maize and beans. As of 1993, there was a working telegraph terminal there in the post office.

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Etymology

Quetzaltepēc is Nahuatl for "At the quetzal-feather hill".^{[citation needed]} The British spelled it Quesaltpeque, in the 19th century.^[2]

Population

As of 1850, the municipality had an estimated population of 4,000.^[2]

References

^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
^ ^a ^b Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. p. 88.

14°38′N 89°27′W / 14.633°N 89.450°W / 14.633; -89.450

[1] Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala

[Baily-2] Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. p. 88.

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v t e Chiquimula Department
Capital: Chiquimula
Municipalities	Camotán Chiquimula Concepción Las Minas Esquipulas Ipala Jocotán Olopa Quezaltepeque San Jacinto San José La Arada San Juan Ermita