"´Nahualá (Spanish pronunciation: [nawaˈla]) is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The town is sometimes known as Santa Catarina Nahualá, in honor of the town´s ...
patron saint, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, but the official name is just "Nahualá". Formerly, the town´s name was written Nagualá, and earlier transcriptions of the name in colonial documents include Nauala, Niguala, Niuala, and Navala.
Nahualá or Nawala´ is also the K´iche´ (Quiché) language name for the Nahualate River, which is called Niwala´ the local Nahualá dialect. The river has its source in the north of the township of Nahualá, and flows through the center of the town´s cabecera ("head-town")." - (en.wikipedia.org 31.12.2019)
- Latitude14.842900276184
- Longitude-91.316963195801
- Population27690