# Chimaltenango

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Municipality and city in Guatemala

Chimaltenango Municipality and city Chimaltenango Chimaltenango Location in Guatemala Coordinates: 14°39′44″N 90°49′15″W / 14.66222°N 90.82083°W / 14.66222; -90.82083 Country Guatemala Department Chimaltenango Government • Mayor Carlos Alexánder Simaj[1] Area • Municipality and city 33 sq mi (86 km2) Population (2018 census)[2] • Municipality and city 96,985 • Density 2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2) • Urban 96,985 Climate Cwb

**Chimaltenango** is a city in [Guatemala](/source/Guatemala) with a population of 96,985 (2018 census).[3] It serves as both the capital of the [department](/source/Departments_of_Guatemala) of [Chimaltenango](/source/Chimaltenango_(department)) and the municipal seat for the surrounding [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Guatemala) of the same name. Chimaltenango stands some 56 kilometres (35 mi) west of [Guatemala City](/source/Guatemala_City), on the [Pan-American Highway](/source/Pan-American_Highway). The municipal capital produces [textiles](/source/Textile) and [pottery](/source/Pottery).

## History

 Teacher [Natalia Górriz de Morales](/source/Natalia_G%C3%B3rriz). Photograph from *[La Ilustración Guatemalteca](/source/La_Ilustraci%C3%B3n_Guatemalteca)*.[4]

In [Pre-Columbian](/source/Pre-Columbian) times, what is now the city of Chimaltenango was known to its native inhabitants as **B'oko'**. Like many other cities in the area, the [Spanish](/source/Spain) [Conquistadores](/source/Conquistador) used the name given by their [Nahuatl](/source/Nahuatl) speaking allies from central [Mexico](/source/Mexico). The [Nahuatl](/source/Nahuatl) name was **Chīmaltenānco**, meaning "Shield City". The current town was founded in 1526 by Spanish conquistador [Pedro de Portocarrero](/source/Pedro_de_Portocarrero_(conquistador)), and shortly after it was assigned by Bishop [Francisco Marroquín](/source/Francisco_Marroqu%C3%ADn) to the [Order of Preachers](/source/Order_of_Preachers), along with Jocotenango, [Jilotepeque](/source/San_Mart%C3%ADn_Jilotepeque), [Sumpango](/source/Sumpango%2C_Sacatep%C3%A9quez), Candelaria, [Amatitlán](/source/Amatitl%C3%A1n), Petapa, [Mixco](/source/Mixco), and Pinula.[5] These were the general areas under the jurisdiction of "Valle de Pasuya" (English: Pasuya Valley) in those days (which had nine valleys), among them the Chimaltenango Valley.[6] This valley bordered with Xilotepeque valley on the northwest, with Mixco valley on the East, with Guatemala on the North, and with [Sololá Prinvice](/source/Solol%C3%A1_Department) on the West.[6] Furthermore, the Valle of Pasuya had two mayor municipalities: Chimaltenango (which included the Chimaltenango, [Xilotepeque](/source/San_Mart%C3%ADn_Jilotepeque), and Alotenango valleys), and Sacatepéquez (which included the remainder).[7]

After independence from Spain in 1821, the town was elevated to "Villa" status in 1825 but apparently lost some luster, as one can infer from archeologist [Alfred Percival Maudslay](/source/Alfred_Percival_Maudslay) wife's description from a trip there in 1895. Anne Cary Maudslay, wrote: "We were not tempted to loiter for long, and rode on again over the dull plain to the uninteresting town of Chimaltenango, where we proposed to spend the night. The hotel was dirty and the bedrooms so unpleasant that we would have none of them, and sent Gorgonio to hunt for an empty room in which we could put up our own beds. This he found in a "meson", or caravanserai, attached to the hotel, where there was a good-sized room and a rough kitchen opening on a patio in which we could turn the beasts loose for the night. A sprinkling with water, a good sweeping, and a free use of [Keating's powder](/source/Persian_powder), soon made the room habitable. The supper at the hotel was, however, far above the average, and the only thing to complain of was the poor forage supplied to the mules." [8]

## Sports

[América de Chimaltenango](/source/Am%C3%A9rica_de_Chimaltenango) football club has played the 2009 - 2010 season in [Guatemala's second division](/source/Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_de_Ascenso). They play their home games in the [Estadio Municipal de Chimaltenango](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Estadio_Municipal_de_Chimaltenango&action=edit&redlink=1).

## Famous citizens

- [Natalia Górriz de Morales](/source/Natalia_G%C3%B3rriz), teacher. She was the director of "Instituto Normal Central para Señoritas" (English: Normal Central Institute for Girls) and Elementary School Inspector during General [José María Reina Barrios](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Reina_Barrios)' presidency[4] and was married to the Minister of Economy, Colonel [Próspero Morales](/source/Pr%C3%B3spero_Morales).[4] In 1897, he resigned his position and raised arms as one of the leaders of the Quetzaltenango Revolution against his former boss General Reina Barrios, after he tried to extend his presidential term to 1902 after the failure of the [Central American Expo](/source/Exposici%C3%B3n_Centroamericana) and the acute economic crisis that mired Guatemala.[9] After the Reina Barrios murder in February 1898, Morales ran for office in the 1898 presidential elections. When he realized that those were rigged in favor of Interim President [Manuel Estrada Cabrera](/source/Manuel_Estrada_Cabrera), he tried to invade Guatemala from Mexico, but died in the attempt. Natalia Górriz de Morales then started teaching again and became one of the more representative women of the early 20th century in Guatemala.

## Climate

Chimaltenango has a [subtropical highland climate](/source/Oceanic_climate) ([Köppen](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification): *Cwb*).

Climate data for Chimaltenango Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.0 (71.6) 22.9 (73.2) 24.7 (76.5) 25.1 (77.2) 24.9 (76.8) 23.1 (73.6) 23.3 (73.9) 23.7 (74.7) 23.0 (73.4) 22.2 (72.0) 22.3 (72.1) 22.1 (71.8) 23.3 (73.9) Daily mean °C (°F) 15.6 (60.1) 16.3 (61.3) 17.7 (63.9) 18.8 (65.8) 19.1 (66.4) 18.5 (65.3) 18.3 (64.9) 18.4 (65.1) 18.1 (64.6) 17.4 (63.3) 16.7 (62.1) 15.9 (60.6) 17.6 (63.6) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.3 (48.7) 9.7 (49.5) 10.7 (51.3) 12.6 (54.7) 13.4 (56.1) 14.0 (57.2) 13.4 (56.1) 13.1 (55.6) 13.3 (55.9) 12.6 (54.7) 11.2 (52.2) 9.7 (49.5) 11.9 (53.5) Average precipitation mm (inches) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 37 (1.5) 106 (4.2) 259 (10.2) 186 (7.3) 178 (7.0) 242 (9.5) 125 (4.9) 32 (1.3) 7 (0.3) 1,183 (46.7) Source: Climate-Data.org[10]

## Geographic location

It is completely surrounded by [Chimaltenango Department](/source/Chimaltenango_Department) municipalities:

Places adjacent to Chimaltenango San Martín Jilotepeque Zaragoza Chimaltenango El Tejar[11] San Andrés Itzapa[11] Parramos

## See also

- [Guatemala portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Guatemala)

- [Geography portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Geography)

## Notes and references

### References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Partido UNE gana alcaldía de Chimaltenango"](http://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/chimaltenango/partido-une-gana-alcaldia-de-chimaltenango). *Prensa Libre* (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Citypopulation.de](https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/admin/) Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Citypopulation.de](https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/cities/) Population of cities & towns in Guatemala

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELa_Ilustración_Guatemalteca189624_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELa_Ilustración_Guatemalteca189624_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELa_Ilustración_Guatemalteca189624_4-2) [La Ilustración Guatemalteca 1896](#CITEREFLa_Ilustración_Guatemalteca1896), p. 24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJuarros1818336_5-0)** [Juarros 1818](#CITEREFJuarros1818), p. 336.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJuarros1818344_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJuarros1818344_6-1) [Juarros 1818](#CITEREFJuarros1818), p. 344.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJuarros1818345_7-0)** [Juarros 1818](#CITEREFJuarros1818), p. 345.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaudslayMaudslay189942_8-0)** [Maudslay & Maudslay 1899](#CITEREFMaudslayMaudslay1899), p. 42.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMacías_del_Real1897388_9-0)** [Macías del Real 1897](#CITEREFMacías_del_Real1897), p. 388.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Climate-Data.org_10-0)** ["Climate: Chimaltenango"](http://en.climate-data.org/location/873443/). *Climate-Data.org*. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-segeplan_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-segeplan_11-1) SEGEPLAN (2010). ["Municipios de Chimaltenango"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150608155133/http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=51%3Acomalapa&Itemid=333) (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from [the original](http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=51:comalapa&Itemid=333) on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

### Bibliography

- Juarros, Domingo (1818). [*Compendio de la historia de la Ciudad de Guatemala*](https://archive.org/stream/compendiodelahis21juar#page/n3/mode/2up) (in Spanish). Guatemala: Ignacio Beteta.

- La Ilustración Guatemalteca (15 August 1896). ["Nuestros Grabados: Natalia Górriz de Morales"](https://archive.org/stream/ilustracionguate00guat#page/24/mode/2up). *[La Ilustración Guatemalteca](/source/La_Ilustraci%C3%B3n_Guatemalteca)* (in Spanish). **I** (2). Guatemala: Síguere, Guirola & Cía.

- [Macías del Real, A.](/source/Antonio_Mac%C3%ADas_del_Real) (15 March 1897). ["Resumen Quincenal"](https://archive.org/stream/ilustracionguate00guat#page/388/mode/2up). *[La Ilustración Guatemalteca](/source/La_Ilustraci%C3%B3n_Guatemalteca)* (in Spanish). **1** (16). Guatemala: Síguere, Guirola & Cía.

- [Maudslay, Alfred Percival](/source/Alfred_Percival_Maudslay); Maudslay, Anne Cary (1899). [*A glimpse at Guatemala, and some notes on the ancient monuments of Central America*](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Glimpse_at_Guatemala.pdf) (PDF). London, UK: John Murray.

## External links

- Media related to [Chimaltenango](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chimaltenango) at Wikimedia Commons

- [CHIMALTENANGO](http://chimaltenango.webcindario.com) from Guatemala.

- [Monografia del municipio de Chimaltenango](https://web.archive.org/web/20091226081131/http://www.mineducchimal.gob.gt/monografias/Chimaltenango.html), Dirección Departamental de Educación de Chimaltenango (in Spanish)

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