The departments of Guatemala

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Guatemala is divided into 22 ^[1] departments (departamentos): The title of President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1851, when that title was assumed by José Rafael Carrera, who had been acting as head of government as general and caudillo since 1840. ... Pres. ... Eduardo Stein Barillas Dr. Eduardo Stein Barillas (born 20 October 1945) is a Guatemalan politician. ... The Congress of the Republic (Spanish: Congreso de la República) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Guatemala. ... Political parties in Guatemala lists political parties in Guatemala. ... Politics of Guatemala Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Guatemala ... A General Election was held in Guatemala on 9 November 2003. ... A general election will be held in Guatemala on 9 September 2007. ... Municipalities of Guatemala The departments of Guatemala are divided into 332 municipalities or municipios. ... Guatemalas major diplomatic interests are regional security and, increasingly, regional development and economic integration. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... A department is geographic area of a centralized country which functions as an administrative unit. ...

1. Alta Verapaz
2. Baja Verapaz
3. Chimaltenango
4. Chiquimula
5. Petén
6. El Progreso
7. Quiché
8. Escuintla
9. Guatemala
10. Huehuetenango
11. Izabal
12. Jalapa
13. Jutiapa
14. Quetzaltenango
15. Retalhuleu
16. Sacatepéquez
17. San Marcos
18. Santa Rosa
19. Sololá
20. Suchitepequez
21. Totonicapán
22. Zacapa

In addition, Guatemala has in the past claimed that all or part of the nation of Belize is a department of Guatemala, and this claim is sometimes reflected in maps of the region. Guatemala formally recognized Belize in 1992, but as of 2006 the remaining border disputes between the two nations had not been resolved. ^[2] Alta Verapaz is a department in the north central part of Guatemala. ... Baja Verapaz is a department in Guatemala. ... Chimaltenango Chimaltenango is a department of Guatemala. ... Chiquimula Chiquimula is a department in Guatemala. ... El Petén Petén is a department of the nation of Guatemala. ... El Progreso El Progreso is a department in Guatemala. ... El Quiché For other uses, see Quiché (disambiguation). ... Escuintla Escuintla is one of the 22 departments in Guatemala. ... Huehuetenango Huehuetenango is a department in Guatemala. ... Izabal Izabal is one of the 22 departments that make up the nation of Guatemala. ... Jalapa Jalapa is a department of Guatemala, in the south east of the republic. ... Jutiapa Jutiapa is a department of Guatemala that borders along El Salvador and the Pacific Ocean. ... Quetzaltenango Quetzaltenango is a department in Guatemala. ... Retalhuleu Retalhuleu is a department located in the south-west of Guatemala, extending from the mountains to the Pacific Ocean coast. ... Sacatepéquez Sacatepéquez is a department in Guatemala. ... San Marcos San Marcos is a department in Guatemala. ... Santa Rosa Santa Rosa is a department in Guatemala. ... Sololá Sololá is a department in the west of Guatemala. ... Suchitepequez Suchitepéquez is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. ... Totonicapán Totonicapán is a department in Guatemala. ... Zacapa Zacapa is a department in Guatemala. ...

References

See also

• ISO 3166-2:GT
• Interactive map of Guatemalan departments and municipalities