Sibinal
Guatemala · Departamento de San MarcosGT
Place in San Marcos, Guatemala
Sibinal is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. Its name comes from mam tziben (English: "Writing" and nal, meaning "Bernard writings" It was founded in February 1799. It is a mountainous municipality at an altitude about 2500 m near the Mexican-Guatemalan border. The village of Sibinal is one of the points for climbing towards the Volcano Tacaná.
Read more on Wikipedia →- Population
- 17,069
- Coordinates
- 15.150, -92.049
- Timezone
- America/Guatemala
- Elevation
- 1510 m
Overview of Sibinal
In Departamento de San Marcos, Guatemala, Sibinal stands out as a small town. The population is roughly 17,069. It sits at about 1,510 m above sea level. Handy context when you build an itinerary. Travel interests covered here include sports and nature. Because it is northern-hemisphere, timing matters.
Things to do in Sibinal
Sports in Sibinal
(3)Under sports, Sibinal is tagged with Hiking, Hiking Trails and Walking Trails. Easy to slot into a wider itinerary. Straight from the activity profile stored for Sibinal.
Nature in Sibinal
(1)Nature in Sibinal covers Wildlife. Easy to slot into a wider itinerary. Straight from the activity profile stored for Sibinal.
Best time to visit Sibinal
Walking and nature outings are most comfortable in April to June and September to October.
Getting there & around
Access Sibinal through a larger town in Departamento de San Marcos; a car or bicycle makes the last leg simple. The local time zone is America/Guatemala.
Similar destinations
Places near Sibinal that share the same kinds of activities.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Sibinal known for?
- Sibinal is mainly a destination for sports and nature, set in Departamento de San Marcos, Guatemala with around 17,069 inhabitants.
- What can you do in Sibinal?
- You can plan around Hiking, Hiking Trails, Walking Trails and Wildlife in Sibinal. Each is tagged in our dataset rather than guessed at.
- When is the best time to visit Sibinal?
- Walking and nature outings are most comfortable in April to June and September to October.
- Where is Sibinal located?
- Administratively, Sibinal sits in Departamento de San Marcos, Guatemala — handy when you group several destinations into one trip.
More about Sibinal
Info about Sibinal, Departamento de San Marcos (Guatemala)
Sibinal is a quarter of Departamento de San Marcos, in Guatemala (GT).
Also called Sabinal, Sibinal, Sivinal, its latitude is 15.1496300, and its longitude -92.0489200.
With a population of 27.171 citizens, this region timezone is America/Guatemala (America/Guatemala_cet).
If you travel to Sibinal you can enjoy wildlife, hiking, hiking trails, walking trails in all Guatemala.
More details about Sibinal in Guatemala (GT)
It is located in time zone UTC?06:00 (for standard time).
Sibinal population is 27.171 people, if we consider 2002 last census. Do You need to have a call local phone numbers. You can use 502 as local dialing code for phone numbers. Sibinal postal code is 12008, this is why if you want to send anything to friends by post from Sibinal you can use 12008 code as per description.
Its dimension is 176 sq. kilometers good if you like to visit a mid-sized city, definitely a city that you should visit. Here you can find cheap accommodations due to Sibinal low housing prices, so this is why you can use Sibinal as your base to visit all Guatemala and Sibinal near cities.
Sibinal altitude above sea level, basically meters above mean sea level (MAMSL), is under 1510 meters. For this reason Sibinal is the perfect trip destination if you and partner want tall ground to visit in your next vacation or are willing to do climbing while you are on a travel to see a new place.
Cities near Sibinal that you can visit are cities like Tajumulco, Ixchigu�n, Tacan�, Chiapas, Chiapas. Because of this you and your friends could in few time go to these near destinations to visit for new adventures.
Sibinal Patron is Michael the Archangel.
Interactive Sibinal (Guatemala) Map and attractions
Interactive map of Sibinal, Departamento de San Marcos Guatemala (GT).
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