Chiquimula is a city in
Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
. It is the capital of the
department of
Chiquimula and the municipal seat for the surrounding
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of the same name.
It is located some 174 km from
Guatemala City
Guatemala City (, also known colloquially by the nickname Guate), is the Capital city, national capital and largest city of the Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala. It is also the Municipalities of Guatemala, municipal capital of the Guatemala Depa ...
and within Guatemala known as "La perla del oriente" (the pearl of the east).
History
In 1851 during the Battle of La Arada Guatemalan military won over El Salvador and Honduras military forces, which is why Chiquimula was named "Ciudad Procer" Hero City.
Population
Chiquimula is the most populous city of eastern Guatemala. The official population of the city was 37,602, according to the 2002 census. the population had increased to 111,505.
Sports
Sacachispas football club play in the
Liga Nacional de Guatemala
Liga (Spanish and Portuguese: ''League'') or LIGA may refer to:
Sports
Basketball
* Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain
* Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain
Football
Latin Amer ...
, they top-highest football division in Guatemala. Their home stadium is the
Estadio Las Victorias
Estadio Las Victorias is a soccer stadium located in Chiquimula, Guatemala. It is home to second division club Sacachispas, and has a capacity of 10,000. It is one of the few stadiums located in the department of Chiquimula Department, Chiquimula.
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The club has also played in the ''
Liga Mayor'', having reached their best position in the 1995–96 season, when they were runners-up.
Guatemala 1995/1996
- RSSSF They have been playing in the second division since 2000.
Notable people
* Ismael Cerna (1856–1901), poet
* Yony Flores (born 1983), footballer
References
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Municipalities of the Chiquimula Department
Populated places established in 1530
1530 establishments in the Spanish Empire