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Guatemala Department
Guatemala Department is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital is Guatemala City, which also serves as the national capital. The department consists of Guatemala City, its suburbs and other municipalities. The department covers a surface area of , and had a population of 3,015,081 at the 2018 census. Municipalities # Amatitlán # Chinautla # Chuarrancho # Fraijanes # Guatemala City # Mixco # 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 of ... # San José del Golfo # San José Pinula # San Juan Sacatepéquez # San Miguel Petapa # San Pedro Ayampuc # San Pedro Sacatepéquez # San Raymundo # Santa Catarina Pinula # Villa Canales # Villa Nueva References External links * {{Authority control Departments of Guatemala ...
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Municipalities Of Guatemala Department
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The English word is derived from French , which in turn derives from the Latin , based on the word for social contract (), referring originally to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction, from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco, to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York. The territory over which a municip ...
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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, for which a multitude of bridges have been created. It is the second largest city in Guatemala after Guatemala City, with a population of 475,777. Ciudad San Cristóbal is located within Mixco. Administrative division The municipality is divided into zones with residential neighborhoods, villages, settlements and the municipal capital. Due to its close proximity to Guatemala City, several villages were turned into residential neighborhoods. From the residential neighborhoods is excluded "La Florida", which separated from Mixco to join Guatemala City in 1958. Mayors Universities * UruralG * UPANA * USAC * URL Sports Deportivo Mixco football club play in the Guatemalan second division. They have been playing their home g ...
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Villa Nueva, Guatemala
Villa Nueva is a city in the Guatemala (department), Guatemala Departments of Guatemala, department of Guatemala. The city centre of Villa Nueva at Villa Nueva Central Park is located south of Guatemala City. The city has a population of 618,397 (2018 census), making it the second largest in Guatemala Department, after Guatemala City. It was founded on 17 April 1763, long before Guatemala declared its independence from the Spanish Empire. The local economy largely depends on industry, with the municipality having some 100 factories that produce such products as textiles, metallurgical goods, and plastics. The area's agricultural products include rice, dairy, fruits, and vegetables. Mayor Salvador Gándara, serving from 2000 to 2011, was longlisted for the 2008 World Mayor award; Sites of interest include the Naciones Unidas National Park, and several malls, including Metrocentro and Santa Clara.url=www.walmart.com.gt History Amatitlán Department creation During governor Ma ...
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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,Citypopulation.de
Population of the major cities in Guatemala making it the eleventh largest city in Guatemala.


Economy

The economy of Villa Canales is based around , , and pineapple. The city is the largest producer of pineapple in the nation, due to the nearby Pacaya Volcano which fertilizes the soil. Due t ...
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Santa Catarina Pinula
Santa Catarina Pinula is a town, with a population of 70,982 (2018 census)Citypopulation.de
Population of cities & town in Guatemala and a in the Guatemala Department of .


Names

Its name, according to Guatemalan colonial historian Francisco Antonio de Fuentes y Guzmán in his book ''
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San Raymundo
San Raymundo is a town, with a population of 15,447 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b .... The municipality has a population of 31,605 (2018 census)Citypopulation.de
Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala and cover an area of 110 km2. It consists of 10 outlying villages and several smaller urbanized areas. San Raymundo is highly populated by both Ladino (Spanish descent) and Indigenous (Mayan descent) people.


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San Pedro Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
San Pedro Sacatepéquez () is a town, with a population of 36,932 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. According to the 1998 edition of ''The Columbia Gazetteer of the World'', its elevation is 6,890 ft (2,100 m) and it is a market center. Its economy is based on manufacturing, including tile making and textiles, and agriculture, including the cultivation of corn, black beans, and vegetables. Doctrine of Order of Preachers After the conquest, the Spanish crown focused on the Catholic indoctrination of the natives. Human settlements founded by royal missionaries in the New World were called "Indian doctrines" or simply "doctrines". Originally, friars had only temporary missions: teach the Catholic faith to the natives, and then transfer the settlements to secular parishes, just like the ones that existed in Spain at the time; the friars were supposed to teach Spanish and Catholicism to the natives. And when the natives were ready, th ...
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San Pedro Ayampuc
San Pedro Ayampuc is a town, with a population of 48,727 (2018 census),Citypopulation.de
Population of cities & towns in Guatemala and a in the Guatemala department of
Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

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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.Citypopulation.de
Population of the major cities in Guatemala


History


Monastery and doctrine of Order of Preachers

After the conquest, the Spanish crown focused on the Catholic indoctrination of the natives. Human settlements founded by royal missionaries in the New World were called "Indian doctrines" or simply "

San Juan Sacatepéquez
San Juan Sacatepéquez () is a city, with a population of 155,965 (2018 census)Citypopulation.de
Population of the major cities in Guatemala making it the eighth largest in Guatemala, and a in the Guatemala department of , northwest of . The city is known for flower-growing and wooden furniture.


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San José Pinula
San José Pinula is a town, with a population of 67,327 (2018 census),Citypopulation.de
Population of cities & towns in Guatemala and a in the Department of Guatemala in the Republic of Guatemala in . It is located from the capital,

San José Del Golfo
San José del Golfo is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. The Municipality of San José del Golfo is located 28 kilometers from the Capital City to the north-east of Guatemala. Its territory is broken, it belongs to the mountainous region of the Central Highlands of the Republic. The Municipality of San José del Golfo, was established under the Government of general Justo Rufino Barrios, by Decree No. 683 of March 17, 1882, and was annexed to the El Progreso Department on April 13, 1908, however years later by Decree No. 756 on June 9, 1920 it joined the Guatemala Department Guatemala Department is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital is Guatemala City, which also serves as the national capital. The department consists of Guatemala City, its suburbs and other municipalities. The department covers a .... Mining San José del Golfo has abundant natural resources, with traditional quartz mining. However, the gold mining proyect of "El Ta ...
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