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Encyclopedia > Guatemala (department)
Department of Guatemala
Department of Guatemala

Guatemala is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital is Guatemala City, which also serves as the national capital. 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... Guatemala City (in full, La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the capital and largest city of the nation of Guatemala. ...


The department covers a surface area of 2,126 km² and had a population of some 2.5 million at the 2002 census.


Municipalities

  1. Amatitlán
  2. Chinautla
  3. Chuarrancho
  4. Fraijanes
  5. Guatemala City
  6. Mixco
  7. Palencia
  8. Petapa
  9. San José del Golfo
  10. San José Pinula
  11. San Juan Sacatepéquez
  12. San Pedro Ayampuc
  13. San Pedro Sacatepéquez
  14. San Raymundo
  15. Santa Catarina Pinula
  16. Villa Canales
  17. Villa Nueva

Amatitlán is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. ... Guatemala City (in full, La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the capital and largest city of the nation of Guatemala. ... Mixco is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. ... San Pedro Sacatepéquez is the name of two locations in Guatemala: In Guatemala department: San Pedro Sacatepéquez, Guatemala In San Marcos department: San Pedro Sacatepéquez, San Marcos This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Villa Nueva is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. ...

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Alta Verapaz • Baja Verapaz • Chimaltenango • Chiquimula • El Petén • El Progreso • El Quiché • Escuintla • Guatemala • Huehuetenango • Izabal 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... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guatemala. ... 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 • Jutiapa • Quetzaltenango • Retalhuleu • Sacatepéquez • San Marcos • Santa Rosa • Sololá • Suchitepéquez • Totonicapán • Zacapa 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 one of the 22 departments of 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 Suchitepequez is a department in Guatemala. ... Totonicapán Totonicapán is a department in Guatemala. ... Zacapa Zacapa is a department in Guatemala. ...


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