Sololá

Sololá
Municipality
Torre Centroamericana
Sololá Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°46′N 91°11′W / 14.767°N 91.183°W / 14.767; -91.183Coordinates: 14°46′N 91°11′W / 14.767°N 91.183°W / 14.767; -91.183
Country	Guatemala
Department	Sololá
Municipality	Sololá
Founded	1547
Government
• Type	Municipal
Area
• Municipality	94 km2 (36 sq mi)
Elevation	2,114 m (6,936 ft)
Population (Census 2002)
• Municipality	63,973
• Urban	30,155
• Ethnicities	Kaqchikel, K'iche', Ladino
• Religions	Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya
Climate	Cwb
Website	inforpressca.com/solola

Sololá is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Sololá and the administrative seat of Sololá municipality. It resides around lake Atitlan.

The name is a hispanicized form of its pre-Columbian name, one spelling variant of which is Tz'olojya. The urban center has about 14,000 people, but the municipality also includes four village communities—Los Encuentros, El Tablón, San Jorge la Laguna, and Argueta—as well as 59 smaller rural communities.

Sololá is situated at 2.114 m on a mountainside overlooking Lake Atitlán, some 600 meters below. It is a highland market center and is the headquarters for the Catholic Bishopric encompassing the Sololá and Chimaltenango Departments.

Almost all residents of Sololá are Kaqchikel Maya, except in Argueta, where most are K'iche' Maya. A large percentage of both men and women continue to wear traditional Mayan clothing.

Sololá is home to many international organizations including Manna Project International, Friendship Bridge, Mayan Families and Love Futbol.