San Pedro Soloma
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San Pedro Soloma or Soloma is a municipality
in the Guatemala
n department
of Huehuetenango. It is situated in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes
at 2,300 m above sea level
. The municipality covers a total area of 264 km2 with elevations ranging from 1,900 m to 3,500 m. Its population of 37,500 people is spread over the town of Soloma, 19 villages and 50 smaller rural communities (caserios).
The annual celebrations in honour of the town's patron
Saint Peter
take place from June 24 to 30. Its mayan name is Tzu'luma.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
n department
Departments of Guatemala
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of Huehuetenango. It is situated in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes
Sierra de los Cuchumatanes
The Sierra de los Cuchumatanes is the highest non-volcanic mountain range in Central America. Its elevations range from 500 m to over 3,800 m, and it covers a total area of ±16,350 km². With an area of 1,500 km² situated above 3,000 m, it is also the most extensive highland region in Central...
at 2,300 m above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
. The municipality covers a total area of 264 km2 with elevations ranging from 1,900 m to 3,500 m. Its population of 37,500 people is spread over the town of Soloma, 19 villages and 50 smaller rural communities (caserios).
The annual celebrations in honour of the town's patron
Patron saint
A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...
Saint Peter
Saint Peter
Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
take place from June 24 to 30. Its mayan name is Tzu'luma.