title: Gualán
text: # Gualán
  
  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.
  
  ## Economy
  
  Produces: Tomato, Sugar Cane, Fish, Coffee, and as with the whole of Zacapa department, has a considerable amount of Manufacturing Industry (although Dirty Industry is present as well), mainly Regional companies providing services and products targeted towards local customs.
  
  ## Holidays
  
  May 6 to May 8 is the celebration feast in honor of Saint Michael, the Archangel.
  
  