Chimaltenango

Chimaltenango is a department of Guatemala. The capital is Chimaltenango. Guatemala is divided in 22 departments Department (Capital) Alta Verapaz (Cobán) Baja Verapaz (Salamá) Chimaltenango (Chimaltenango) Chiquimula (Chiquimula) El Petén (Flores) El Progreso (Guastatoya) El Quiché (Santa Cruz del Quiché) Escuintla (Escuintla) Guatemala (Guatemala) Huehuetenango (Huehuetenango) Izabal (Puerto Barrios) Jalapa (Jalapa) Jutiapa (Jutiapa) Quetzaltenango (Quetzaltenango) Retalhuleu (Retalhuleu) Sacatep... Chimaltenango is a small city of some 43,900 people as of 2002 and the capital of the department of Chimaltenango. ...

Population estimate for Chimaltenango Department in 2000 was 447531 people. The majority of the people in the department are of Cakchiquel Maya decent. The department has an area of 1,979 km². This article is about the year 2000. ... The Cakchiquiel are a group of indegenous people of Mayan descent, native to the midwestern highlands of Guatemala. ...

Chimaltenango has much to offer, despite what you might read in "Lonely Planet". In addition to the city of Chimaltenango, the department contains the towns of Santa Apolonia (known for its ceramics), Comalapa, and Patzún (known for its elaborate Corpus Christi celebrations in June). Chimaltenango is also home to the Maya civilization ruins of Iximché and Mixco Viejo, in addition to many smaller sites. Ceramics can refer to: Ceramic, a type of material Ceramics (art), a fine art. ... This article is about the Christian feast of Corpus Christi. ... The Maya civilization is a historical Mesoamerican civilization, which extended throughout the northern Central American region which includes the present-day nations of Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras and El Salvador, as well as the southern Mexican states of Chiapas, Tabasco, and the Yucatán peninsula states of Quintana Roo, Campeche... Mixco Viejo is an archaeological site in the north east of the Chimaltenango district of Guatemala, some 50 km to the north of Guatemala City. ...

There are several humanitarian aid groups that provide services in Chimaltenango. Chimaltenango is also the home of the Rose Education Foundation, a group which works to provide high quality education opportunities for native Guatemalan children. The Rose Education Foundation is a non-profit educational organization that seeks to provide high quality educational opportunities for children in Guatemala. ...

Municipalities

1. Acatenango
2. Chimaltenango
3. Comalapa
4. El Tejar
5. Parramos
6. Patzicía
7. Patzún
8. Pochuta
9. San Andrés Itzapa
10. San José Poaquil
11. San Martín Jilotepeque
12. Santa Apolonia
13. Santa Cruz Balanyá
14. Tecpán Guatemala
15. Yepocapa
16. Zaragoza

The department abbreviation is CMT. Patzún is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala. ...

Departments of Guatemala
Alta Verapaz | Baja Verapaz | Chimaltenango | Chiquimula | El Petén | El Progreso | El Quiché | Escuintla | Guatemala | Huehuetenango | Izabal | Jalapa | Jutiapa | Quetzaltenango | Retalhuleu | Sacatepéquez | San Marcos | Santa Rosa | Sololá | Suchitepéquez | Totonicapán | Zacapa