Gualán

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Municipality in Zacapa Department, Guatemala

Gualán
Municipality
Country	Guatemala
Department	Zacapa Department
Area
• Municipality	336 sq mi (871 km²)
Population (2018 census)^[1]
• Municipality	45,663
• Density	140/sq mi (52/km²)
• Urban	6,430

Gualán is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa. It is located in the Eastern part of the country about 165 Kilometers from Guatemala City on route CA-9.

Population

As of 1850, Gualán had an estimated population of 2,000.^[2] In 2018, it had a population of 6,430.^[2]

Economy

Gualán produces tomato, sugar cane, fish and coffee. As most of the Zacapa department, it has a considerable amount of manufacturing industry (although informal industry is present as well), mainly regional companies providing services and products targeted towards local consumption.

Holidays

May 6 to May 8 is the celebration feast in honor of Saint Michael, the Archangel.

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.