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Ministry Of The Interior (Guatemala)
The Ministry of the Interior ( es, Ministerio de Gobernación or MINGOB) is a government ministry of Guatemala, headquartered in Zone 1 of Guatemala City. " Ministry of the Interior (Guatemala). Retrieved on March 3, 2016. "6a avenida 13-71 zona 1, Guatemala, Guatemala." Agencies * - Prison system * ([...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by Honduras; to the southeast by El Salvador and to the south by the Pacific Ocean. With an estimated population of around million, Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America and the 11th most populous country in the Americas. It is a representative democracy with its capital and largest city being Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, also known as Guatemala City, the most populous city in Central America. The territory of modern Guatemala hosted the core of the Maya civilization, which extended across Mesoamerica. In the 16th century, most of this area was conquered by the Spanish and claimed as part of the viceroyalty of New Spain. Guatemala attained independence in 1821 from Spain and Mexico. In 1823, it became part of the Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemala City
Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nestled in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita ( en, Hermitage Valley). The city is the capital of the Municipality of Guatemala and of the Guatemala Department. Guatemala City is the site of the Mayan city of Kaminaljuyu, founded around 1500 BC. Following the Spanish conquest, a new town was established, and in 1776 it was made capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala. In 1821, Guatemala City was the scene of the declaration of independence of Central America from Spain, after which it became the capital of the newly established United Provinces of Central America (later the Federal Republic of Central America). In 1847, Guatemala declared itself an independent republic, with Guatemala City as its capital. The city was originally loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirección General Del Sistema Penitenciario De Guatemala
The Dirección General del Sistema Penitenciario de Guatemala (DGSP "Prison System of Guatemala") is the prison system of Guatemala, headquartered in Zone 1, Guatemala City, Guatemala. It is a part of the Ministry of the Interior (Guatemala), Ministry of the Interior. Facilities Guatemala City area * Pavón Prison - Fraijanes * Centro Preventivo para Hombres - Zone 18, Guatemala City * Centro de Orientacion Femenino - Fraijanes * Prisión de Mujeres (Women's Prison) Santa Teresa - Zone 18, Guatemala City Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez Department * Prisión de Mujeres (Women's Prison) Izabal Department * Centro de Rehabilitación Departamental Petén Department * Granja Penal Santa Elena (Prison farm) Quetzaltenango Department * Granja de Rehabilitación - Cantel, Guatemala, Cantel (Prison farm) Zacapa * Preventivo Zacapa Escuintla * Canadá Penal Farm [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Policía Nacional Civil (Guatemala)
The Policía Nacional Civil (Guatemala) ( Spanish: ''Policía Nacional Civil de Guatemala'' or ''PNC'') is the police force of Guatemala and is an agency of the Guatemalan Ministry of the Interior. The PNC is in charge of protecting public order. History Upon the signing of the Peace Accords in 1996, the Policía Nacional Civil (PNC) was founded on the 17th of July in 1997 by merging the former National Police and Treasury Guard. Immediately, the force was expanded across all departments of Guatemala, and by August 1999 (just two years later), the PNC managed to cover all 22 departments. Currently, six district headquarters, twenty-seven police stations, one hundred and twenty-seven stations, and 343 substations have been deployed across Guatemala. Eight mobile units may also be deployed in Guatemala City to violent areas to control crime. The PNC training was coordinated by the European Union (EU), which developed the "Program of Support for the National Security Policy" throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bomberos Voluntarios (Guatemala)
The Bomberos Voluntarios (Guatemala) (Spanish: ''Cuerpo de Bomberos Voluntarios de Guatemala'' or ''CVB'') is an independent agency partially funded by the Guatemalan Ministry of the Interior (Guatemala) that is headquartered in Guatemala City Guatemala Department and has fire companies in each of the 22 departamentos (States) constituting Guatemala. It is one of three major firefighting organizations in the country, the others being the Bomberos Municipales (serving Guatemala City) and the Asociación Nacional De Bomberos Municipales Departamentales (ASONBOMD), which serves city Fire Departments outside Guatemala City. There is some temptation to equate the organizations to their U.S. counterparts, but all three organizations have both career, professional firefighters (called "permanentes") as well as volunteers to augment their paid staff. Most paid Guatemalan firefighters make the Guatemalan minimum wage or the equivalent of $350 - $400 usd a month. They work a 24 hour on, 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Guatemala
Politics of Guatemala takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, where by the President of Guatemala is both head of state, head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Congress of the Republic. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Guatemala is a Constitutional Republic. Guatemala's 1985 Constitution provides for a separation of powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. Legislative branch The Congress of the Republic ''(Congreso de la República)'' has 158 members, elected for a four-year term, partially in departmental constituencies and partially by nationwide proportional representation. Judicial branch The Constitutional Court ''(Corte de Constitucionalidad)'' is Guatemala's constitutional court and only interprets the law in matters that affect the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
