Panajachel

Panajachel
City and municipality
Panajachel Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°44′26.2″N 91°9′33.9″W / 14.740611°N 91.159417°W / 14.740611; -91.159417
Country	Guatemala
Department	Sololá
Government
• Type	municipal
• Mayor (2016-2020)	Enio Roberto Urizar Batres[1] (UNE)
Elevation	1,597 m (5,240 ft)
Lowest elevation	1,562 m (5,125 ft)
Population
• Total	11,142
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Time)
Country code	502
Climate	Aw

Panajachel (Spanish pronunciation: [panaxaˈtʃel], Pana) is a town in the southwestern Guatemalan Highlands, less than 140 kilometres (90 mi) from Guatemala City, in the department of Sololá. It serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The elevation is 1,597 metres (5,240 ft). Population was 11 thousand in the 2000 census, projected as 15,830 by June 30, 2020^[2] and has approximately doubled each of the last few decades. The town of Panajachel is located on the Northeast shore of Lake Atitlán, and has become a centre for the tourist trade of the area as it provides a base for visitors crossing the lake to visit other towns and villages.

"Panajachel" derives from the Kaqchikel language and roughly translates to "place of the Matasanos," the white sapote fruit tree.