Guatemala Department

Guatemala
Department
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Guatemala
Country	Guatemala
Department	Guatemala City
Capital	Guatemala City
Municipalities	17
Government
• Type	Departmental
Area
• Total	2,126 km^2 (821 sq mi)
Population (Census 2002)[1][2]
• Total	2,541,581
• Religions	Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya
Time zone	-6

Guatemala is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital is Guatemala City, which also serves as the national capital.

The department covers a surface area of 2,126 square kilometres (821 sq mi), and had a population of 2,541,581 at the 2002 census.^[3]

Municipalities

1. Amatitlán
2. Chinautla
3. Chuarrancho
4. Fraijanes
5. Guatemala City
6. Mixco
7. Palencia
8. San Miguel 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

External links

• Interactive department map

References

1. "XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)". INE. 2002.
2. "Comunidad Lingüística Ch'orti'". Academia de Lenguas Mayas. 2008. Retrieved 2008. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
3. Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Censo Nacional 2002, accessed 11 July 2007

Coordinates: 14°38′29″N 90°30′47″W / 14.64139°N 90.51306°W