San Miguel Chicaj (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsam miˈɣel tʃiˈkax]) is a town and municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala.

San Miguel Chicaj has an area of 280 Km², which makes one of the largest municipality of Baja Verapaz Department.

[3] According to an old local legend, the name "San Miguel Chicaj" came from the time that Saint Michael Archangel descended from Heaven and landed on the region.

[4] San Miguel Chijal is a farming community; its main produces are corn, beans and sugar cane, while its people also works with chickens and livestock, producing eggs, meat and several dairy products.

San Miguel Chicaj has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).