departments of Guatemala
Guatemala is divided into 22 departments (Spanish: ''departamentos'')
which are in turn divided into 340 municipalities.
In addition, Guatemala has claimed that all or part of the nation of Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean an ...
. The capital is
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, ne ...
, which also serves as the national capital. The department consists of Guatemala City and several of its suburbs.
The department covers a surface area of , and had a population of 3,015,081 at the 2018 census.
Municipalities
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Amatitlán
Amatitlán () is a town, with a population of 98,176 (2018 census),Citypopulation.de Population of cities & t ...
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Chinautla
Chinautla () is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. The city has a population of 104,972 (2018 census) making it the fourteenth largest city in the country and the seventh largest in the Guatemala Department.
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Fraijanes
Fraijanes is a town, with a population of 44,117 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala.
It is known for its fine tasting coffee, which is slightly more acidic than that of Antigua Guatemala.
History
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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, ne ...
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Mixco
Mixco () is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. It is next to the main Guatemala City municipality and has become part of the Guatemala City Metropolitan Area. Most of Mixco is separated from the city by canyons, fo ...
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Palencia
Palencia () is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Palencia.
Located in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, in the northern half o ...
San Miguel Petapa
San Miguel Petapa () also known as Petapa is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala, located south of Guatemala City. The city has a population of 129,124 according to the 2018 census.San Pedro Ayampuc
San Pedro Ayampuc is a town, with a population of 48,727 (2018 census),Citypopulation.de Population of cities ...
Villa Canales
Villa Canales is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala, situated 22 km south of the capital Guatemala City. As of the 2018 census, the city had a population of 124,680,Villa Nueva