Municipalities of Guatemala
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The departments
of Guatemala
are divided into 332 municipalities
or municipios. The municipalities are listed below, by department:
Alta Verapaz Department
Baja Verapaz Department
Chimaltenango Department
Chiquimula Department
El Progreso Department
Escuintla Department
Guatemala Department
Huehuetenango Department
Izabal Department
Jutiapa Department
Petén Department
Quetzaltenango Department
Quiché Department
Retalhuleu Department
Sacatepéquez Department
San Marcos Department
Santa Rosa Department
Sololá Department
Suchitepéquez Department
Totonicapán Department
Zacapa Department
Departments of Guatemala
||Guatemala is divided into 22 departments :#Alta Verapaz#Baja Verapaz#Chimaltenango#Chiquimula#Petén#El Progreso#El Quiché#Escuintla#Guatemala#Huehuetenango#Izabal#Jalapa#Jutiapa#Quetzaltenango#Retalhuleu#Sacatepéquez...
of Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
are divided into 332 municipalities
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
or municipios. The municipalities are listed below, by department:
Alta Verapaz DepartmentAlta VerapazAlta Verapaz is a department in the north central part of Guatemala. The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by El Petén, to the east by Izabal, to the south by Zacapa, El Progreso, and Baja Verapaz, and to the west by El Quiché.Also in Alta Verapaz...
- Cahabón
- ChahalChahal, GuatemalaChahal is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. The name originates from the Mayans....
- ChisecChisecChisec is a municipality in the north of the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz that was founded in 1813. It is situated at 230m above sea level at . The municipality covers a territory of 1488 km². Approximately 95% of the municipality's inhabitants are Mayan, spread over the town of...
- CobánCobánThe city of Cobán is the capital of the department of Alta Verapaz in central Guatemala. It also serves as the administrative center for the surrounding Cobán municipality. It is located 219 km from Guatemala City....
- Fray Bartolomé de las CasasFray Bartolomé de las CasasFray Bartolomé de las Casas is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 170m above sea level. It contains 31,611 people. It covers a terrain of 1229km2. The annual festival is April 30-May 4. It is named after the 15th century Spanish priest, bishop, and writer...
- LanquínLanquínLanquín is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 380 m above sea level. It contains 16,500 people, many of Q'eqchi' Maya descent...
- PanzósPanzósPanzós is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz.On 29 May 1978, the village of Panzós was the site of a massacre in which between 30 and 60 local inhabitants were killed by the army....
- RaxruhaRaxruhaRaxruha is a municipality in the north of the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. The municipality, which was formerly part of Chisec, was founded in 2008....
- San Cristóbal VerapazSan Cristóbal VerapazSan Cristóbal Verapaz is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz....
- San Juan ChamelcoSan Juan ChamelcoSan Juan Chamelco is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 135 m above sea level. It covers a terrain of 80 km². The annual festival is on June 24.-External links:*...
- San Pedro CarcháSan Pedro CarcháSan Pedro Carchá, usually referred to as Carchá, is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 1282 m above sea level. It has an estimated population 245,000 people.It covers a terrain of 1082 km².-Sports:...
- Santa Cruz VerapazSanta Cruz VerapazSanta Cruz Verapaz is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 1406 m above sea level. It contains 19,000 people. It covers a terrain of 48 km². The annual festival is May 1-May 5.-External links:*...
- SenahúSenahúSenahú is a municipality of the Department of Alta Verapaz in the Republic of Guatemala.The community of San Antonio Senahú was founded by Q'eqchi' Mayan refugees from a series of 19th century conflicts in the Ishi Mountains of Central Guatemala...
- TacticTactic (municipality)Tactic is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 1,465 m above sea level. It has a population of 17,555, and covers a terrain of 85 km². The languages spoken in Tactic are predominantly Spanish, Poqomchí, and Q'eqchi'....
- TamahúTamahúTamahú is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz....
- TucurúTucurúTucurú is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz....
- Santa Catarina La Tinta
Baja Verapaz DepartmentBaja VerapazBaja Verapaz is a department in Guatemala. The capital is Salamá.Baja Verapaz houses the Mario Dary Biotope Preserve, preserving the native flora and fauna of the region, especially the endangered national bird of Guatemala, the Resplendent Quetzal....
- CubulcoCubulcoCubulco is a small town located in the Guatemalan department of Baja Verapaz, at . It serves as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality covers 444 km² and, in 2004, had a population of around 42,000. The local people are predominantly Achi Maya...
- GranadosGranados, Baja VerapazGranados is a municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala....
- PurulháPurulháPurulhá is a municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala. It is situated at 1570 m above sea level. It contains 36,600 people. It covers a terrain of 248 km². The annual festival is June 10-June 13.-External links:*...
- RabinalRabinalRabinal is a small town located in the Guatemalan department of Baja Verapaz, at . It serves as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality covers 504 km² and, in 2004, had a population of around 36,000...
- SalamáSalamáSalamá is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Baja Verapaz. It is situated at 940 m above sea level.The municipality of Salamá, for which the city of Salamá serves as the administrative centre, covers a total surface area of 776 km² and contains 40,000 people.The...
- San JerónimoSan Jerónimo, Baja VerapazSan Jerónimo is a municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala. It is situated at 940 m above sea level. It contains 18,000 people. It covers a terrain of 474 km². The annual festival is September 28-September 30....
- San Miguel ChicajSan Miguel ChicajSan Miguel Chicaj is a municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala....
- Santa Cruz El CholSanta Cruz El CholSanta Cruz El Chol is a municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala. It is situated at 1008 m above sea level. It contains 8817 people.It covers a terrain of 140 km². An annual festival is held from December 6-December 8....
Chimaltenango DepartmentChimaltenango (department)Chimaltenango is a department of Guatemala. The capital is Chimaltenango. Located to the east are the departments of Guatemala, home to Guatemala City, and Sacatepéquez, while also bordered by the departments of El Quiché and Baja Verapaz to the north, Escuintla and Suchitepéquez to the south, and...
- AcatenangoAcatenango, ChimaltenangoAcatenango is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala....
- ChimaltenangoChimaltenangoChimaltenango is a town in Guatemala of some 43,900 people . It serves as both the capital of the department of Chimaltenango and the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name....
- El Tejar
- ParramosParramosParramos is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala....
- PatzicíaPatzicíaPatzicía is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala....
- PatzúnPatzúnPatzún is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala.-External links:*http://www.patzun.gob.gt/portal/...
- PochutaPochutaPochuta is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala....
- San Andrés ItzapaSan Andrés ItzapaSan Andrés Itzapa is a municipality of Chimaltenango, Guatemala. San Andrés Itzapa is in the eastern region of Chimaltenango, while the district capital lies to the north, Acatenango lies to the south and to the east is Parramos...
- San José PoaquilSan José PoaquilSan José Poaquil is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala. San José Poaquil, like many other Mayan indigenous towns throughout the western highlands, suffered greatly under the severe military repression of the early 1980s. In 2002, 76 human remains were exhumed from mass...
- San Juan Comalapa
- San Martín JilotepequeSan Martín JilotepequeSan Martín Jilotepeque is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala.-See also:Chajoma...
- Santa ApoloniaSanta Apolonia, ChimaltenangoSanta Apolonia is a municipality in the northern part of Chimaltenango department of Guatemala. Santa Apolonia is bordered by the towns of Tecpán to the west and south, San José Poaquil to the east and San Juan Comalapa to the southeast...
- Santa Cruz BalanyáSanta Cruz BalanyáSanta Cruz Balanyá is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala....
- Tecpán GuatemalaTecpán GuatemalaTecpán Guatemala is a municipality in the department of Chimaltenango, in Guatemala, on the Inter-American Highway CA-1.The climate is generally cold...
- YepocapaYepocapaYepocapa is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala....
- ZaragozaZaragoza, ChimaltenangoZaragoza is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala....
Chiquimula DepartmentChiquimula (department)- Municipalities :# Camotán# Chiquimula# Concepción Las Minas# Esquipulas# Ipala# Jocotán# Olopa# Quezaltepeque# San Jacinto# San José La Arada# San Juan Ermita-External links:*...
- CamotánCamotánCamotán is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala.Notable People Joseph Rojas of Guatemalan descent and is going to be a famous doctor in the U.S...
- ChiquimulaChiquimulaChiquimula is a city in Guatemala. It serves both as the capital of the department of Chiquimula and as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name....
- Concepción Las MinasConcepción Las MinasConcepción Las Minas is a municipality in southern Chiquimula department of Guatemala in Central America.-History:Concepción Las Minas was recognized as a municipality on 8 June 1893 by decree of President José María Reyna Barrios; however the current municipality and its boundaries was created on...
- EsquipulasEsquipulasEsquipulas is a town in the Guatemalan departmentof Chiquimula on the border with Honduras. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name...
- Ipala
- JocotánJocotánJocotán is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala.This town is the location of Radio Chortis, a Roman Catholic radio station funded by Belgian and German Catholics. It broadcasts primarily in Spanish, but there are a few hours a week in the Chortis language, which is still spoken...
- OlopaOlopaOlopa is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala. The 16,000 residents of Olopa reside in 1 town and 29 villages.It is bordered on the north by the municipality of Jocotán, on the south and east by Esquipulas, and on the west by Quezaltepeque and San Juan Hermitage...
- QuezaltepequeQuezaltepeque, ChiquimulaQuezaltepeque is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala. There are approximately 5,000 inhabitants. The local economy is based on agriculture. Agricultural products include coffee, maize and beans. As of 1993, there was a working telegraph terminal there in the post...
- San JacintoSan Jacinto, ChiquimulaSan Jacinto is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala....
- San José La AradaSan José La AradaSan José La Arada is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala....
- San Juan ErmitaSan Juan ErmitaSan Juan Ermita is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala....
El Progreso DepartmentEl Progreso (department)El Progreso is a department in Guatemala. The capital is Guastatoya and the largest city is Sanarate.- Municipalities :# El Jícaro# Guastatoya# Morazán# San Agustín Acasaguastlán# San Antonio La Paz# San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán# Sanarate# Sansarate...
- El JícaroEl Jícaro, El ProgresoEl Jícaro is a municipality in the El Progreso department of Guatemala....
- GuastatoyaGuastatoyaGuastatoya is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of El Progreso. Guastatoya is home to the Guastatoya Water Park. It is located 73 km from the city of Guatemala.-Sports:...
- MorazánMorazán, El ProgresoMorazán is a municipality in the El Progreso Department of Guatemala.Morazán is situated at 349.5 m above sea level, and covers a terrain of 329 km²....
- San Agustín AcasaguastlánSan Agustín AcasaguastlánSan Agustín Acasaguastlán is a municipality in the El Progreso department of Guatemala....
- San Antonio La PazSan Antonio La PazSan Antonio La Paz is a municipality in the El Progreso department of Guatemala. It is situated at 1240 m above sea level. It covers a terrain of 209 km². San Antonio has improved in the past couple of years. San Antonio has two pharmacies and many doctors...
- San Cristóbal AcasaguastlánSan Cristóbal AcasaguastlánSan Cristóbal Acasaguastlán is a town in the El Progreso department of Guatemala. San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán is located on the northern bank of the Motagua River at an altitude of 250 m. It had a population of 6,129 people at the 2002 census, and covers a territory of...
- SanarateSanarateSanarate is the largest city in the El Progreso department of Guatemala.Sanarate is a town within El Progreso. Sanarate has 43 aldeas...
Escuintla DepartmentEscuintla (department)Escuintla is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. Its capital is the city of Escuintla. The department of Escuintla covers an area of 4,384 km² and is situated in the coastal lowland region to the South of Guatemala-City, bordered by the Pacific Ocean. Escuintla produces about 43 percent of...
- EscuintlaEscuintlaEscuintla is a city in south central Guatemala. It is the capital of the Escuintla Department and the administrative seat of Escuintla Municipality....
- GuanagazapaGuanagazapaGuanagazapa is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala....
- IztapaIztapaIztapa, or Puerto de Iztapa, is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala.Located in the shores of Pacific Ocean and surrounded by Michatoya and Maria Linda rivers, and also by the Canal de Chiquimulilla. Its population is about 15,000 people.-Archaeology:Fishtail points, the most...
- La DemocraciaLa Democracia, EscuintlaLa Democracia is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. It is most notable for the crude Olmec-influenced carved stone heads from the Monte Alto culture now on display around the town square. The town possesses a small archaeological museum, the Museo Regional de Arqueología de la...
- La GomeraLa Gomera, EscuintlaLa Gomera is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala....
- MasaguaMasaguaMasagua is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala....
- Nueva ConcepciónNueva Concepción, EscuintlaNueva Concepción is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala.-Sports:Deportivo Nueva Concepción football club have been playing in the second tier of Guatemalan football since the 2001/2002 season....
- PalínPalín, EscuintlaPalín is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. The town of Palín, which is the municipal seat, is located on the foothills of the Sierra Madre volcanic chain, South of Guatemala-City.Palín was formally established as a municipality in 1935....
- San JoséSan José, EscuintlaSan José is a small town where the weather is usually hot. It is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. The municipal seat is the port city of Puerto San José the old port. The municipality also contains Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala's main Pacific Ocean port....
- San Vicente PacayaSan Vicente PacayaSan Vicente Pacaya is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala....
- Santa Lucia CotzumalguapaSanta Lucía CotzumalguapaSanta Lucía Cotzumalguapa is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala.The municipality includes the pre-Columbian archaeological sites of El Baúl and Bilbao....
- SiquinaláSiquinaláSiquinalá is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. The population is approximately 23,000. The municipality is 81 km from Guatemala City, situated between the municipalities of Escuintla, Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, and La Democracia, linked to Siquinalá by road, which...
- TiquisateTiquisateTiquisate is a a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala....
Guatemala DepartmentGuatemala (department)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 km², and had a population of 2,541,581 at the 2002 census.- Municipalities :...
- AmatitlánAmatitlánAmatitlán is a town in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. The main industry of the town during colonial times was the preparation of cochineal...
- ChinautlaChinautlaChinautla is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 77,071, making it the ninth-largest city in the country and the seventh largest in the Guatemala Department....
- ChuarranchoChuarranchoChuarrancho is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala....
- FraijanesFraijanesFraijanes is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala.Known for its coffee, which is slightly more acidic than that of Antigua....
- Guatemala CityGuatemala CityGuatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
- MixcoMixcoMixco is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala.Located next to the main Guatemala City municipality, over time it 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. ...
- PalenciaPalencia, GuatemalaPalencia is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala....
- Petapa
- San José del GolfoSan José del GolfoSan 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...
- San José PinulaSan José PinulaSan Jose Pinula is a municipality in the Department of Guatemala in the Republic of Guatemala in Central America. It is located from the capital, Guatemala City. The city was established in 1886 as Villorio San Jose. The city is surrounded by mountains. Until a few years ago, the economy was based...
- San Juan SacatepéquezSan Pedro Sacatepéquez, GuatemalaSan Pedro Sacatepéquez is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. According to the 1998 edition of the The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, its elevation is 6,890 ft and it is a market center. Its economy is based on manufacturing, including tile making and textiles, and...
- San Pedro AyampucSan Pedro AyampucSan Pedro Ayampuc is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. The current mayor is Eduardo Avalos Figueroa....
- San Pedro SacatepéquezSan Pedro Sacatepéquez, GuatemalaSan Pedro Sacatepéquez is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. According to the 1998 edition of the The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, its elevation is 6,890 ft and it is a market center. Its economy is based on manufacturing, including tile making and textiles, and...
- San Raymundo
- Santa Catarina PinulaSanta Catarina PinulaSanta Catarina Pinula is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala....
- Villa CanalesVilla CanalesVilla Canales is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala, situated 22 km south of Guatemala City. As of the 2002 census, the city had a population of 77,638, making it the eighth largest city in Guatemala.-History:...
- Villa NuevaVilla Nueva, GuatemalaVilla Nueva is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. Villa Nueva is located south of Guatemala City and has a population of 710,218 people, making it the second largest city in Guatemala, after Guatemala City...
Huehuetenango DepartmentHuehuetenango (department)Huehuetenango is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. It is situated in the western highlands and shares borders with México in the north and west; with El Quiché in the east, with Totonicapán, Quetzaltenango, and San Marcos to the south. The capital is the city of Huehuetenango.Huehuetenango's...
- AguacatánAguacatánAguacatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 1670m above sea level. It has a population of 41,000. It covers a terrain of 300km2.-Geography:...
- ChiantlaChiantlaChiantla is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 2,000m above sea level. It covers a terrain of 536km2.The annual festival is on January 28.-External links:**...
- ColotenangoColotenangoColotenango is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at above sea level. It contains 14,000 people. It covers a terrain of . The annual festival is February 12-15....
- Concepción HuistaConcepción HuistaConcepción Huista is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango....
- CuilcoCuilcoCuilco is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is located in the Cuchumatanes mountains in the Southwestern portion of Huehuetenango. In 2007 it served approximately 50,000 people, most of them of Maya Mam descent, living in over 100 aldeas and caserios, which are...
- HuehuetenangoHuehuetenangoHuehuetenango is a city and a municipality in the highlands of western Guatemala. It is also the capital of the department of Huehuetenango. The municipality's population was over 81,000 people in 2002...
- Ixtahuacán
- JacaltenangoJacaltenangoJacaltenango is a town situated in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. It is located in a valley surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains.Jacaltenango serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name....
- La DemocraciaLa Democracia, GuatemalaLa Democracia is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango......
- La LibertadLa Libertad, HuehuetenangoLa Libertad is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 1720m above sea level. It contains 22,000 people. It covers a terrain of 104km2.-External links:*...
- MalacatancitoMalacatancitoMalacatancito is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango....
- NentónNentónNentón is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. Its territory extends 762.85 km2 and has 9,113 inhabitants. It became a municipality on December 5, 1876 and was formally known as San Benito Nentón...
- San Antonio HuistaSan Antonio HuistaSan Antonio Huista is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is located 362 kilometers from Guatemala City. The predominant language is Spanish, while approximately 20% of the population speak indigenous languages, the majority speaking Mam. San Antonio Huista is situated...
- San Gaspar IxchilSan Gaspar IxchilSan Gaspar Ixchil is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango....
- San Juan AtitánSan Juan AtitánSan Juan Atitán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango....
- San Juan IxcoySan Juan IxcoySan Juan Ixcoy is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. The municipality covers an area of 224 km² and is formed by the town of San Juan Ixcoy, 11 villages and 33 caserios...
- San Mateo IxtatánSan Mateo IxtatánSan Mateo Ixtatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at above sea level in the Cuchumatanes mountain range and covers of terrain. It has a cold climate and is located in a cloud forest. The temperature fluctuates between . The coldest months are from...
- San Miguel AcatánSan Miguel AcatánSan Miguel Acatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. The Mayan language of Akateko is spoken here....
- San Pedro NectaSan Pedro NectaSan Pedro Necta is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango....
- San Rafael La IndependenciaSan Rafael La IndependenciaSan Rafael La Independencia is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango....
- San Rafael PetzalSan Rafael PetzalSan Rafael Petzal is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango....
- San Sebastián CoatánSan Sebastián CoatánSan Sebastián Coatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. Its territory extends 560 km2, is 2,350m above sea level and has a cooler climate. It has 18,022 inhabitants who speak Spanish and Chuj...
- San Sebastián HuehuetenangoSan Sebastián HuehuetenangoSan Sebastián Huehuetenango is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is located approximately 27 km. north of the city of Huehuetenango on Inter-American Highway heading toward the Mexican border at La Mesilla. The language spoken is Mayan Mam. The majority of the...
- Santa Ana HuistaSanta Ana HuistaSanta Ana Huista is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango....
- Santa BárbaraSanta Bárbara, HuehuetenangoSanta Bárbara is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. Santa Bárbara may be the poorest municipality in the largely impoverished department. Elevations in the municipality range between 1500 meters an 3000 meters. Natural forest in the area has been obliterated by the...
- Santa Cruz BarillasSanta Cruz BarillasSanta Cruz Barillas is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 1450m above sea level. It covers a terrain of 1,112km². The annual festival is April 29-May 4.-External links:**...
- Santa EulaliaSanta Eulalia, HuehuetenangoSanta Eulalia also known as Jolom Konob is a municipality located in the north-east of the department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Central America. This town is rich in culture and traditions...
- Santiago ChimaltenangoSantiago ChimaltenangoSantiago Chimaltenango is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango....
- Soloma
- TectitánTectitánTectitán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 2,200m above sea level. It contains 9436 people. It covers a terrain of 74km2.-External links:*...
- Todos Santos CuchumatanTodos Santos CuchumatánTodos Santos Cuchumatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes at an elevation of 2,500 m . The municipality covers an area of approximately 269 km2 and is formed by the town of Todos Santos Cuchumatán, 6 villages, and 69...
Izabal DepartmentIzabal (department)Izabal is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. Its coastal areas form part of the homeland of the Garifuna people.Izabal is bordered to the north by Belize, to the north east by the Gulf of Honduras, and to the east by Honduras, and by the Guatemalan departments of Petén to the north west,...
- El EstorEl EstorEl Estor is a municipality in the Izabal department of Guatemala.Before roads and railroads, Lake Izabal was the link between Alta Verapaz and the rest of the world. What is now known as "El Estor" was the landing and trading post for cargo and travelers to frontier towns such as Cobán...
- LivingstonLivingston, GuatemalaLivingston is the name of a town in Izabal Department, eastern Guatemala, at the mouth of theRío Dulce at the Gulf of Honduras. The town serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name.It was Guatemala's main port on the Caribbean Sea before the construction of nearby Puerto...
- Los AmatesLos AmatesLos Amates is a municipality in the Izabal department of Guatemala. Their population is about 56,000. Their mayor is currently Marco Tulio Ramirez Estrada.Los Amates is located on the Motagua River, from the ruins of the ancient Maya city of Quiriguá....
- MoralesMorales, GuatemalaMorales is a municipality in Izabal Department of Guatemala.The municipality was created in 1920 and is formed by the town of Morales, 9 villages and 56 rural communities.The Cuevas del Silvino National Park is located a few kilometers north-east of Morales....
- Puerto BarriosPuerto BarriosPuerto Barrios is a city in Guatemala, located within the Gulf of Honduras at. The bay in which the harbour is located is called Bahia de Amatique. Puerto Barrios is the departmental seat of Izabal department and the administrative seat of Puerto Barrios municipality.Puerto Barrios was named after...
Jutiapa DepartmentJutiapa (department)Jutiapa is a department of Guatemala that borders along El Salvador and the Pacific Ocean. The capital is the city of Jutiapa. It has a population of about 400,000, primarily of European and Native American extractions.The population is ethnically "ladinos" in its majority...
- Agua BlancaAgua Blanca, JutiapaAgua Blanca is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.Like most eastern regions of Guatemala near Jutiapa most locals in Agua Blanca embrace- as Americans refer to it- a typical cowboy, 'old western' culture...
- Asunción MitaAsunción MitaAsunción Mita is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.In Asunción Mita two titular celebrations are celebrated: first from the 12th to the 15th of August, in honor to the Virgin of Asunción; and second from the 6th to the 12th of December, in honor to the Virgin of Concepción...
- AtescatempaAtescatempaAtescatempa is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala....
- ComapaComapaComapa is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala....
- ConguacoConguacoConguaco is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala....
- El AdelantoEl AdelantoEl Adelanto is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.- Geography :El Adelanto is located in Southeastern Guatemala, 150 km away from Guatemala City and 32 km SE of Jutiapa, the seat of the Department of Jutiapa....
- El ProgresoEl Progreso, JutiapaEl Progreso is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.-Sports:Deportivo Achuapa football club play in the second tier of Guatemalan football. Their home venue is the Estadio Municipal Manuel Ariza....
- JalpataguaJalpataguaJalpatagua is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.-External links:**...
- JerezJerez, JutiapaJerez is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala....
- JutiapaJutiapaJutiapa is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala. Located 124 km from the city of Guatemala at an altitude of 892 m , it is the capital of the department of Jutiapa....
- MoyutaMoyutaMoyuta is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala....
- PasacoPasacoPasaco is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala, located near the Pacific Ocean on the Border with El Salvador. It was originally formed when a group of Aztecs broke off at the arrival of Hernán Cortés, and went further south into what is now Guatemala...
- QuezadaQuezadaQuezada is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala....
- San José AcatempaSan José AcatempaSan José Acatempa is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala. One of the first towns founded by the Spanish conquistadors in 1525 under the command of General Don Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras, which was on route to conquer the region of the old kingdom of Cuzcatlan, now parts of...
- Santa Catarina MitaSanta Catarina MitaSanta Catarina Mita is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.- External links :* *...
- YupiltepequeYupiltepequeYupiltepeque is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala. Yupiltepeque is a small town with about 13,000 inhabitants. The area is surrounded by a forest.-External links:*...
- ZapotitlánZapotitlánZapotitlán is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala....
Petén DepartmentPetén (department)Petén is a department of the nation of Guatemala. It is geographically the northernmost department of Guatemala, as well as the largest in size — at it accounts for about one third of Guatemala's area. The capital is Flores...
- DoloresDolores, El PeténDolores is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It contains 26,269 people. The municipality includes the Maya archaeological sites of Ixkun, Ixtutz, Ixtonton and El Chal. The town is home to the Museo Regional del Sureste de Petén....
- FloresFlores, El PeténFlores is the capital city of Petén department of Guatemala. It is located at . The population is 13,700 .Flores serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name ....
- La LibertadLa Libertad, El PeténLa Libertad is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It contains 79,416 people...
- Melchor de MencosMelchor de MencosMelchor de Mencos is a municipality in the Petén department of Guatemala with population 23,813. It is situated on the western border with Belize,a and is the only major border crossing from Guatemala to Belize....
- PoptúnPoptúnPoptún is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It contains 30,386 people. It is some 385 km from Guatemala City.Since 1989, Military Zone 23 in Poptún has been the home of the Guatemalan Army's élite Kaibiles special operations force....
- San AndrésSan Andrés, El PeténSan Andrés is a municipality in the department of El Petén in Guatemala. The municipality is formed by the town of San Andrés, located on the north-western shore of Lake Petén Itzá, and 55 rural communities, with a total population of 20,295 people .The municipality was created in 1962 and has a...
- San BenitoSan Benito, El PeténSan Benito is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It contains 23,752 people.It is located adjacent to departmental capital Flores.-Sports:...
- San FranciscoSan Francisco, El PeténSan Francisco is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. The municipality has a population of 8,066 people.The San Francisco municipal government is led by alcalde Simon Vinicio Penados Gomez, of the National Unity of Hope...
- San JoséSan José, El PeténSan José is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It contains 3,602 people. It lies on the north shore of Lake Petén Itzá and is located a few kilometers from the Classic Period Maya ruin of Motul de San José...
- San LuisSan Luis, El PeténSan Luis is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. The municipality is rectangle-shaped and is approximately 2,915 km squared. It contains 44,903 people. There are about 140 hamlets that inhabit the municipality, with the capital of the pueblo of San Luis, itself...
- Santa AnaSanta Ana, El PeténSanta Ana is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It contains 7,792 people....
- SayaxchéSayaxchéSayaxché is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala, on the Río La Pasión river. In 2000, it had 47,693 inhabitants.The city was founded in 1874 to provide accommodation for forest workers of Jamet Sastré logging company. It obtain a municipal status in 1929.El Rosario National Park...
Quetzaltenango DepartmentQuetzaltenango (department)Quetzaltenango is a department in the western highlands of Guatemala. The capital is the city of Quetzaltenango, the second largest city in Guatemala. The inhabitants include Spanish-speaking Ladinos and the K'iche' and Mam Maya groups, both with their own Maya language...
- AlmolongaAlmolonga, QuetzaltenangoAlmolonga is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala, located on a road between Quetzaltenango city and Zunil. The majority of its population is indigenous, speaking the K'iche' language...
- CabricánCabricánCabricán is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. The head town of Cabricán is situated at an altitude of 2,525 m.Cabrican is the location of Roman Catholic radio station Radio Mam. The station primarily broadcasts in the Mam language....
- CajoláCajoláCajolá is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala....
- CantelCantel, GuatemalaCantel is a small municipality in the Quetzaltenango Department in Guatemala, east from the city of Quetzaltenango with an area of 22 km2. The village of Cantel is situated at 2,370 m altitude. The population is 32,221 people....
- CoatepequeCoatepeque, QuetzaltenangoCoatepeque is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Its population is 100,000.-Sports:Deportivo Coatepeque football club play in the second tier of Guatemalan football, the Primera División de Ascenso. They play their home games in the Estadio Las Gardenias....
- ColombaColombaColomba is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with 212 km2 surface at about 1011 m altitude. The population is 38,746 ....
- Concepción ChiquirichapaConcepción ChiquirichapaConcepción Chiquirichapa is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala.The municipality of Concepción Chiquirichapa, is part of the 81 municipalities in the Western Highlands of Guatemala...
- El PalmarEl Palmar, QuetzaltenangoEl Palmar is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of GuatemalaEl Palmar is mostly an agricultural municipality, with coffee being one of its main products....
- Flores Costa CucaFlores Costa CucaFlores Costa Cuca is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. It covers an area of 63km2, is att an average altitude of 540m and has a population of 14,000 people.-References:...
- GénovaGénova, QuetzaltenangoGénova is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala....
- HuitánHuitánHuitán is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala.,situated on 16 km2 at 2600 m altitude, North-West from Quetzaltenango.-External links:*...
- La EsperanzaLa Esperanza, QuetzaltenangoLa Esperanza is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. The surface is 32 km2 at 2465 m altitude.-External links:*...
- OlintepequeOlintepequeOlintepeque is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. It is located on the Xequijel River.Olintepeque is known for being the place where the legendary K'iche' king Tecún Umán died in single combat with the Spanish conquistador, Pedro de Alvarado on February 18, 1524...
- OstuncalcoOstuncalcoOstuncalco, full name San Juan Ostuncalco, is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Beside Spanish local people speak the Mam language.La Victoria is a village in this department....
- Palestina de Los AltosPalestina de Los Altos|Palestina de Los Altos is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Its inhabitants speak Mam and Spanish.Palestina de los Altos was originally called Toj Suj...
- QuetzaltenangoQuetzaltenangoQuetzaltenango, also commonly known by its indigenous name, Xelajú , or more commonly, Xela , is the second largest city of Guatemala. It is both the capital of Quetzaltenango Department and the municipal seat of Quetzaltenango municipality....
- SalcajáSalcajáSalcajá is a municipality in Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala.Salcajá is best known for the Church of San Jacinto, founded in 1524, which was the first church built in Central America. It is also known as La Conquistadora presumably because of the time period and its religious influence on...
- San Carlos SijaSan Carlos SijaSan Carlos Sija is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala.-External links:* *...
- San Francisco La UniónSan Francisco La UniónSan Francisco La Unión is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala, known for its large market. it has five cantones first the Centro,Pala, Paxan, xeaj chuistancia, and tzanjuyup and also they celebrete the 4 de Octubre in honor to San Francisco de ASIS where, they have parade...
- San Martín SacatepéquezSan Martín SacatepéquezSan Martín Sacatepéquez is one of 24 municipalities in the department of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. San Martín Sacatepéquez has a surface area of 100 km2. The center of the town is situated at 2,450 meters above sea level...
- San MateoSan Mateo, QuetzaltenangoSan Mateo is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala....
- San Miguel SigüiláSan Miguel SigüiláSan Miguel Sigüilá is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala....
- SibiliaSibiliaSibilia is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. It has a population of approximately 1180....
- ZunilZunilZunil is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with a surface area of . Zunil is located from the city of Quetzaltenango, on the bank of the Salamá River. Zunil has an altitude of approximately above mean sea level. The population is about 14,000 people, 100% indigenous...
Quiché DepartmentQuiché (department)El Quiché is a department of Guatemala.El Quiché department is in the heartland of the Quiché people, to the north-west of Guatemala City. The capital is Santa Cruz del Quiché.-Population:...
- CanilláCanilláCanillá is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché with surface of 123 km2 and population 8121 people.People in Canillá speak Spanish, K'iche' , or both. Primary religions are Catholic and Evangelical.- Economy :...
- ChajulChajulChajul is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. Chajul is part of the Ixil Community, along with San Juan Cotzal and Santa Maria Nebaj. The Ixil region is isolated by beautiful mountains and has maintained its rich Ixil Mayan traditions and language...
- ChicamánChicamanChicamán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.Tourists may visit the Canyon El Barbudo and the Quatro Chorros waterfalls.- External links :* ----...
- ChichéChiché, GuatemalaChiché is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché....
- ChichicastenangoChichicastenangoChichicastenango, also known as Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, is a town in the El Quiché department of Guatemala, known for its traditional K'iche' Maya culture. The Spanish conquistadors gave the town its name from the Nahuatl name used by their soldiers from Tlaxcala: Tzitzicaztenanco, or City...
- ChiniqueChiniqueChinique is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché....
- CunénCunénCunén is a municipality in the El Quiché department of Guatemala. The municipality covers 168 square kilometers. At an average altitude of 1,827 meters above sea level, its climate is temperate. It is 68 kilometers from the departmental capital, Santa Cruz del Quiché, as measured by paved road....
- IxcánIxcánIxcán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. Its administrative centre can be found in Playa Grande. The municipality consists of 176 communities, called aldeas. It has an area of 1575 km2...
- JoyabajJoyabajJoyabaj is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. It is located about 50 kilometers from Santa Cruz del Quiché, in the Sierra de Chuacús mountains....
- NebajNebajNebaj is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the western Guatemala highlands....
- PachalumPachalúmPachalúm is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.Pachalúm was previously a village in the municipality of Joyabaj, but was recognized as separate municipality in 1986....
- PatzitéPatzitéPatzité is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché....
- SacapulasSacapulasSacapulas is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.In 2006, Sacapulas was connected by a new paved road to Aguacatán and to Nebaj. This road will give the entire area new access to markets and opportunities for economic development....
- San Andrés SajcabajáSan Andrés SajcabajáSan Andrés Sajcabajá is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. The municipality is formed by the town San Andrés Sajcabajá, and 62 rural communities. The majority of its population is ethnic K'iche'.-History:...
- San Antonio IlotenangoSan Antonio IlotenangoSan Antonio Ilotenango is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.-Further reading:* Falla, Ricardo . Quiché rebelde: religious conversion, politics, and ethnic identity in Guatemala. University of Texas Press, 2001. ISBN:0292725329 ----...
- San Bartolomé JocotenangoSan Bartolomé JocotenangoSan Bartolomé Jocotenango is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.The celebrations for the town's patron saint, San Bartolomé Apóstol, are on 22-25 of August....
- San Juan CotzalSan Juan CotzalSan Juan Cotzal is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. San Juan Cotzal is part of the Ixil Community, along with Santa Maria Nebaj and San Gaspar Chajul....
- San Pedro JocopilasSan Pedro JocopilasSan Pedro Jocopilas is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché....
- Santa Cruz del QuichéSanta Cruz del QuichéSanta Cruz del Quiché is a city in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of El Quiché department and the municipal seat of Santa Cruz del Quiché municipality.The city is located at , at an elevation of 2,021 m above sea level...
- UspantánUspantánUspantán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. It is one of the largest municipalities of El Quiché and stretches from the mountainous highlands in the South to the tropical lowlands in the North. The municipal seat is in Villa de San Miguel Uspantán with a population of 2,800...
- ZacualpaZacualpaZacualpa is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.*...
Retalhuleu DepartmentRetalhuleu (department)Retalhuleu is a department located in the south-west of Guatemala, extending from the mountains to the Pacific Ocean coast. It has an area of 1856 km². In 2002 the population of the Department of Retalhuleu was 241,411. The capital is the city of Retalhuleu....
- ChampericoChampericoChamperico is a municipality in the Retalhuleu department in southwestern Guatemala. It is a popular vacation spot for Guatemalans in the region. The picturesque beach town was founded on the Pacific Ocean in 1872 and the paved road to Retalhuleu makes Champerico one of the most important ports...
- El AsintalEl AsintalEl Asintal is a municipality in the Retalhuleu department of Guatemala. The ruins of the Mesoamerican city of Takalik Abaj are within the municipality....
- Nuevo San CarlosNuevo San CarlosNuevo San Carlos is a municipality in the Retalhuleu department of Guatemala....
- RetalhuleuRetalhuleuThe city of Retalhuleu is in south-western Guatemala. It is the departmental seat of Retalhuleu department as well as the municipal seat of Retalhuleu municipality....
- San Andrés Villa SecaSan Andrés Villa SecaSan Andrés Villa Seca is a municipality in the Retalhuleu department of Guatemala....
- San FelipeSan Felipe, RetalhuleuSan Felipe is a municipality in the department of Retalhuleu, situated on the road to Quetzaltenango between El Palmar, Quetzaltenango to the north-west and San Martin Zapotitlan to the south side.-Geography:...
- San Martín ZapotitlánSan Martín ZapotitlánSan Martín Zapotitlán is a municipality in the Retalhuleu department of Guatemala.This town has one catholic church....
- San SebastiánSan Sebastián, RetalhuleuSan Sebastián is a municipality in the Retalhuleu department of Guatemala....
- Santa Cruz MuluáSanta Cruz MuluáSanta Cruz Muluá is a municipality in the Retalhuleu department of Guatemala. It is situated 180 km from Guatemala City. The administrative center is bounded by the Samalá River to the west, which serves as the border with San Sebastián. Santa Cruz Muluá borders on the north with San Martín...
Sacatepéquez DepartmentSacatepéquezSacatepéquez was a city in Guatemala from November 21, 1542 until July 29, 1773 when it was destroyed by the Santa Marta earthquake. Sacatepéquez means grasshill and gave its name to the department of Sacatepéquez....
- AlotenangoAlotenangoAlotenango is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez. According to the 2002 Guatemalan census, the municipality has a total of 15,848 people. The municipality consists of four wards and is on the Escuintla road...
- AntiguaAntigua GuatemalaAntigua Guatemala is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala famous for its well-preserved Spanish Mudéjar-influenced Baroque architecture as well as a number of spectacular ruins of colonial churches...
- Ciudad ViejaCiudad ViejaCiudad Vieja is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez. According to the 2002 Guatemalan Census, the municipality has a total of 25,696 people.Ciudad Vieja was the second colonial capital of the country.- History :...
- JocotenangoJocotenangoJocotenango is a small municipality in the northeast section of Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez, and is situated north of Antigua Guatemala. It has seven zones, two villages, and one hamlet...
- Magdalena Milpas AltasMagdalena Milpas AltasMagdalena Milpas Altas is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez.Location: As of 2004, the population is 9,774.Languages spoken: Spanish, Quiche, Cakchiquel-External links:*...
- PastoresPastoresPastores is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez....
- San Antonio Aguas CalientesSan Antonio Aguas CalientesSan Antonio Aguas Calientes is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez.This town is known for its weavers. Mayan women in the area use a backstrap loom to weave traditional patterns. There is a two story market on the square that sells weavings and other crafts. Several of...
- San Bartolomé Milpas AltasSan Bartolomé Milpas AltasSan Bartolomé Milpas Altas is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez....
- San Lucas SacatepéquezSan Lucas SacatepéquezSan Lucas Sacatepéquez is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez.-See also:Chajoma...
- San Miguel DueñasSan Miguel DueñasSan Miguel Dueñas is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez....
- Santa Catarina BarahonaSanta Catarina BarahonaSanta Catarina Barahona is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez....
- Santa Lucía Milpas AltasSanta Lucía Milpas AltasSanta Lucía Milpas Altas is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez. Population: Approximately 11,000...
- Santa María de JesúsSanta María de JesúsSanta Maria de Jesus, Sacatepequez, Guatemala is a municipality in the department of Sacatepéquez, near Antigua Guatemala, about 10 km. Located under the slopes of Volcan de Agua. This town has a height of 2,070 meters above sea level. Its central square has a temple built in the seventeenth...
- Santiago SacatepéquezSantiago SacatepéquezSantiago Sacatepéquez is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez. It is well known for a kite festival held here annually on November 1.-See also:Chajoma...
- Santo Domingo XenacojSanto Domingo XenacojSanto Domingo Xenacoj is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez....
- SumpangoSumpango, SacatepéquezSumpango is a town in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez.-External links:* In Spanish* In Spanish...
San Marcos DepartmentSan Marcos (department)San Marcos is a department in Guatemala. The capital is the city of San Marcos.-Departmental history:The department was created by a governmental decree on 8 May 1866, together with Huehuetenango, Izabal and Petén departments...
- AyutlaAyutla, San MarcosAyutla is a municipality in the San Marcos Department of Guatemala. It is situated along the Suchiate River natural border with Mexico in the southern part of the department. The municipality center is Ciudad Tecún Umán...
- CatarinaCatarina, San MarcosCatarina is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. It is recognised as different municipality on 20th of January 1925 year, split from Malacatán municipality.*...
- ComitancilloComitancilloComitancillo is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.The spoken language is Mam.The municipality was founded by the Spaniards between 1633 and 1648 year.There is an archaeological site Chipel with remains of the Mam culture.*...
- Concepción TutuapaConcepción TutuapaConcepción Tutuapa is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala....
- El QuetzalEl QuetzalEl Quetzal is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. It is recognised as municipality on 19th of June 1900. The major source of income is the agriculture.*...
- El Rodeo
- El TumbadorEl TumbadorEl Tumbador is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. The population is mostly of Mam people, who speak their own language. It was founded in 1878....
- Esquipulas Palo GordoEsquipulas Palo GordoEsquipulas Palo Gordo is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.The town is founded on 24th of December 1826 year.Later in the 1920s it was merged with San Marcos,but in 1948 it recovered its autonomy again.*...
- IxchiguanIxchiguanIxchiguan is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. It was established as municipality on 9th of August 1933. The economy is based on temporary work force on the coffee plantations, respectively on a male migrating work force in Mexico....
- La ReformaLa Reforma, San MarcosLa Reforma is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. The population is mostly indigenous-Mam and they speak their own language and Spanish also. The Catholic Church and the local precolonial religious practices exist together. Coffee is the main source of income.*...
- MalacatánMalacatánMalacatán is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala, located to the west of San Marcos town. It is fairly close to the border with Mexico - the border-crossing point is in the nearby village of El Carmen.-Sports:...
- Nuevo Progreso
- OcosOcosOcos is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.It is situated on the Pacific Ocean coast ,very close to the border with Mexico-only 4 m altitude and two big rivers-the Suchiate and the Naranjo rivers.The coast is perfect for surfing activities ....
- PajapitaPajapitaPajapita is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.It was created on 31 May 1920, after the station on the railroad to Mexico. Pajapita is called also "Land of the Almond trees".*...
- Río BlancoRío Blanco, San MarcosRío Blanco is a mountainous municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala at 2650 altitude. Mam and Spanish are spoken there.- References :*...
- San Antonio SacatepéquezSan Antonio SacatepéquezSan Antonio Sacatepéquez is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala....
- San Cristóbal CuchoSan Cristóbal CuchoSan Cristóbal Cucho is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.It was found on 11th of October 1825.*...
- San José OjetenamSan José OjetenamSan José Ojetenam is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.San José Ojetenam is located deep in the mountainous highlands of Guatemala. It is located 2 hours by road from the nearest major town, San Marcos/San Pedro Sacatepéquez, and is between 8-10 hours from Guatemala City,...
- San LorenzoSan Lorenzo, San MarcosSan Lorenzo is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.It was found in 1812 year by Spanish families.This is the birthplace of Justo Rufino Barrios-President of Guatemala.His native house is declared as a National Heritage.*...
- San MarcosSan Marcos, GuatemalaSan Marcos San Marcos San Marcos (elevation: 7,868 feet (2,398 meters) is a city and municipality in Guatemala.It is the capital of the department of San Marcos.The municipality has a population of approximately 45,000.-Sports:...
- San Miguel IxtahuacánSan Miguel IxtahuacánSan Miguel Ixtahuacán is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.It compromises 19 villages and the population is about 39 000 people. The majority of people are ethnically Maya- Mam, and speak the Mam and Spanish languages...
- San PabloSan Pablo, San MarcosSan Pablo is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala....
- San Pedro SacatepéquezSan Pedro Sacatepéquez, San MarcosSan Pedro Sacatepéquez is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala with territory of 148 km2 at 2033 m altitude. The population is 63 688....
- San Rafael Pie de La CuestaSan Rafael Pie de La CuestaSan Rafael Pie de la Cuesta is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.A small town with red tiled roofs and abundant flowering trees in the northern department of San Marcos, Guatemala, a department which borders Mexico...
- San Sibinal
- SipacapaSipacapaSipacapa is a municipality in the San Marcos department, situated in the Western highlands of Guatemala. Sipacapa's population of around 14,000 is spread among 14 village communities, skattered over mountainous terrain...
- TacanáTacanáTacaná is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of San Marcos....
- TajumulcoTajumulcoTajumulco is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala....
- TejutlaTejutla, San MarcosTejutla is a municipality in the western highlands of Guatemala, in the department of San Marcos. Tejutla was officially founded on 25 July of 1672, although it was already an important town within the Mam kingdom in 1524, at the time of the Spanish conquest of Guatemala...
Santa Rosa DepartmentSanta Rosa (Guatemalan department)Santa Rosa is a department in Guatemala. The capital is Cuilapa.- Municipalities :# Barberena# Casillas# Chiquimulilla# Cuilapa# Guazacapán# Nueva Santa Rosa# Oratorio# Pueblo Nuevo Viñas# San Juan Tecuaco# San Rafael Las Flores...
- BarberenaBarberenaBarberena is a municipality in Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. Filled with local vendors and stores selling American goods, Barberena is a small town typical of the Guatemalan countryside....
- CasillasCasillasCasillas is a city in the Guatemalan department ofSanta Rosa. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.The city's population is approximately 6,500 and the spoken language is Spanish....
- ChiquimulillaChiquimulillaChiquimulilla is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. It is located about from the Pacific coast.The city is an important regional trade location and junction. The most important products are leather goods. Chiquimulilla has 12,700 inhabitants.Some descendants of the Xinca...
- CuilapaCuilapaCuilapa, also known as Santa Rosa Cuilapa, is a town in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the department of Santa Rosa and as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Cuilapa.Cuilapa marks the midpoint of the American Continent....
- GuazacapánGuazacapánGuazacapán is a town located in Santa Rosa Department in south-west Guatemala.Guazacapán is also the name of the municipality in Santa Rosa Department around the town of Guazacapán...
- Nueva Santa RosaNueva Santa RosaNueva Santa Rosa is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala.Nueva Santa Rosa is located from Guatemala City. Its population is 15,000.Surrounding cities include: El Riachuelo, El chupadero, Palin, El Valle, Chapas,Espitia Real, and Jumay....
- OratorioOratorio, Santa RosaOratorio is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala.On the outskirts of the regional centerplace, Cuilapa, Oratorio is mainly an agricultural worker habitat. It is surrounded by vast coffee bean and banana plantations. Oratorio sits in a deep valley, so the sun rises late and sets...
- Pueblo Nuevo ViñasPueblo Nuevo ViñasPueblo Nuevo Viñas is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala....
- San Juan TecuacoSan Juan TecuacoSan Juan Tecuaco is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala.located at South East of Guatemala and can be reached by road international from Guatemala City head south to Escuintla, and then head East to Chiquimulilla keep going till about 10 klmt...
- San Rafael Las FloresSan Rafael Las FloresSan Rafael Las Flores is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala....
- Santa Cruz NaranjoSanta Cruz NaranjoSanta Cruz Naranjo is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala....
- Santa María IxhuatánSanta María IxhuatánSanta María Ixhuatán is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala....
- Santa Rosa de LimaSanta Rosa de Lima, Santa RosaSanta Rosa de Lima is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala.It is most famous for hosting the 1956 Guatemalan National Championships....
- TaxiscoTaxiscoTaxisco is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. It is located near the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean.Taxisco was the birthplace of Juan José Arévalo, who served as President of the Republic from 1945 to 1951....
Sololá DepartmentSololá (department)Sololá is a department in the west of Guatemala. The capital is the city of Sololá.- Municipalities :# Concepción# Nahualá# Nueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan# Panajachel# San Andrés Semetabaj# San Antonio Palopó# San José Chacayá# San Juan La Laguna...
- ConcepciónConcepción, SololáConcepción is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala....
- NahualáNahualáNahualá is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The town is sometimes known as Santa Catarina Nahualá, in honor of the town’s patron saint, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, but the official name is just "Nahualá"....
- PanajachelPanajachelPanajachel is a town in the southwestern Guatemalan Highlands, in the department of Sololá. It serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The altitude is...
- San Andrés SemetabajSan Andrés SemetabajSan Andrés Semetabaj is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala....
- San Antonio PalopóSan Antonio PalopóSan Antonio Palopó is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The village is on the eastern shore of Lake Atitlán. The lowest elevation is at the shoreline. The people of the region are Cakchiquel Maya with a distinctive style of clothing. The patron saint of the village is St....
- San José ChacayaSan José ChacayáSan José Chacayá is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala....
- San Juan La LagunaSan Juan La LagunaSan Juan La Laguna is a municipality on the southern shore of Lago de Atitlán, Sololá, Guatemala. It consists of the village named San Juan La Laguna and three smaller aldeas in the nearby mountain. The population is approximately 95% Tz'utujil...
- San Lucas TolimánSan Lucas TolimánSan Lucas Tolimán is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The town of 17,000 people sits on the southeastern shore of Lago de Atitlán, described by Aldous Huxley as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. The population is 90-95% Highland Maya...
- San Marcos La LagunaSan Marcos La LagunaSan Marcos La Laguna is a village on the western shore of Lago Atitlán in the Sololá Department of Guatemala. The village is northwest of three volcanos Volcán San Pedro, Volcán Tolimán, and Volcán Atitlán. The village has an outdoor amphitheater and a few hostels. San Marcos connects to other...
- San Pablo La LagunaSan Pablo La LagunaSan Pablo La Laguna is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. It consists of the village that bears the name San Pablo La Laguna which is situated on the shore of Lake Atitlan between the villages of San Juan La Laguna and San Marcos La Laguna....
- San Pedro La LagunaSan Pedro La LagunaSan Pedro La Laguna is a small town with a population of approximately 13,000 people which is nestled on the Western shore of Lake Atitlan beneath the volcano which also bears its name. It is in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The inhabitants of San Pedro are primarily Tz'utujil Mayan with a...
- Santa Catarina IxtahuacanSanta Catarina IxtahuacanSanta Catarina Ixtahuacan is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. It is located at about 7500 ft altitude in the steep mountains descending from the western highlands to the southern coastal plain. The indigenous language is K'ichee'...
- Santa Catarina PalopóSanta Catarina PalopóSanta Catarina Palopó is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The municipality is located on the shores of Lake Atitlán, approximately 3 miles South-Southeast of Panajachel, a popular tourist destination. To the East-Southeast is San Antonio Palopó. The three aforementioned...
- Santa Clara La LagunaSanta Clara La LagunaSanta Clara La Laguna is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala.Location:Lat: 14°42'49" NLon: 91°18'16" WUTM: Zone 15.Lat. 1628750 NLon. 682600 E...
- Santa Cruz La LagunaSanta Cruz La LagunaSanta Cruz La Laguna is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Atitlán and has a population of approximately 6000 people.-Village:...
- Santa Lucía UtatlánSanta Lucía UtatlánSanta Lucía Utatlán is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala....
- Santa María VisitaciónSanta María VisitaciónSanta María Visitación is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala....
- Santiago AtitlánSantiago AtitlánSantiago Atitlán is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The town is situated on Lago de Atitlán, which has an elevation of . The town sits on a bay of Lago Atitlan between two volcanos. Volcan San Pedro rises to west of town; Volcan Toliman rises to southeast of town. Volcan...
- SololáSololáSololá is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Sololá and the administrative seat of Sololá municipality.The name is a hispanicized form of its pre-Columbian name, one spelling variant of which is T'zolojy'a...
Suchitepéquez DepartmentSuchitepéquez (department)Suchitepéquez is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. Its capital is Mazatenango.It is situated in the southwestern region of Guatemala, limiting to the north with Quetzaltenango, Sololá and Chimaltenango, to the south with the Pacific Ocean, to the east with Escuintla, and to the west with...
- ChicacaoChicacaoChicacao is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It is situated at 600m above sea level. It contains 47,200 people. Originally a German settlement, it is famous for a clock that is now over 100 years old.-External links:*...
- CuyotenangoCuyotenangoCuyotenango is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala.Cuyotenango was founded around the 16th century, and it's name in Nahuatl literally means "Fortification of the Coyote", name given by the Mexican soldiers accompanying Pedro de Alvarado, the Spanish conquistador of...
- MazatenangoMazatenango, SuchitepéquezMazatenango is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It is the capital of Suchitepéquez department and is located 165 km from Guatemala City....
- PatululPatululPatulul is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala.It is located north of the coastal region of Tiquisate. It is both a coastal region as well as a mountainous region. Its neighboring town, San Juan Bautista is known for its fine dairy products. They both have their town...
- Pueblo NuevoPueblo Nuevo, SuchitepéquezPueblo Nuevo is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala....
- Río BravoRío Bravo, SuchitepéquezRío Bravo is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala....
- SamayacSamayacSamayac is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It is situated at 620m above sea level. It covers a terrain of 16km².-External links:*...
- San Antonio SuchitepéquezSan Antonio SuchitepéquezSan Antonio Suchitepéquez is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It has an elevation of 300m to 500m above sea level. It contains 37,857 people. It covers a terrain of 64km².-External links:*...
- San BernardinoSan Bernardino, SuchitepéquezSan Bernardino is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala....
- San Francisco ZapotitlánSan Francisco ZapotitlánSan Francisco Zapotitlán is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala....
- San GabrielSan Gabriel, SuchitepéquezSan Gabriel is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala....
- San José El IdoloSan José El IdoloSan José El Idolo is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It has an area of and is at an altitude of 170 m. It contains 11,000 people. The annual festival is March 17-March 20.-External links:*...
- San Juan BautistaSan Juan Bautista, SuchitepéquezSan Juan Bautista is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala....
- San LorenzoSan Lorenzo, SuchitepéquezSan Lorenzo is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It is situated at 220 m above sea level. It contains 7,753 people. It covers a terrain of 60 km². The annual festival is on February 2.-External links:*...
- San Miguel PanánSan Miguel PanánSan Miguel Panán is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It is situated at 730 m above sea level. It contains 15,000 people. It covers a terrain of 40 km².-External links:*...
- San Pablo JocopilasSan Pablo JocopilasSan Pablo Jocopilas is a municipality east-northeast of Samayac and west of highway CA 2 in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala....
- Santa BárbaraSanta Bárbara, SuchitepéquezSanta Bárbara is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It is situated at 140 m above sea level. It contains 18,365 people. It covers a terrain of 132 km².-External links:*...
- Santo Domingo SuchitepequezSanto Domingo SuchitepequezSanto Domingo Suchitepéquez is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala....
- Santo Tomas La UniónSanto Tomás La UniónSanto Tomás La Unión is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala....
- ZunilitoZunilitoZunilito is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It is situated at 790 m above sea level. It covers an area of 78 km².-External links:*...
Totonicapán DepartmentTotonicapán (department)Totonicapán is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital is the city of Totonicapán.- Municipalities :# Momostenango# San Andrés Xecul# San Bartolo# San Cristóbal Totonicapán# San Francisco El Alto# Santa Lucía La Reforma...
- MomostenangoMomostenangoMomostenango is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala. The municipality is situated in the North-West of Totonicapán, in the Western highlands of Guatemala.-Population:Momostenango's population is predominantly of Maya K'iche' descent...
- San Andrés XeculSan Andrés XeculSan Andrés Xecul is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala....
- San BartoloSan Bartolo, TotonicapánSan Bartolo is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala. It is north of San Francisco El Alto and west of Santa María Chiquimula....
- San Cristóbal TotonicapánSan Cristóbal TotonicapánSan Cristóbal Totonicapán is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala.In the second week in december they have a festival called "Festival de Guadalupe" where people paint their whole bodies with body paint to become diablos. They then walk through the main street and are likely to...
- San Francisco El AltoSan Francisco El AltoSan Francisco El Alto is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala.The municipality includes the villages or aldeas of: Chivarreto, Chirrenox, Pabatoc, Paxixil, Rancho de Teja, Pachaj, Sacmixit, San Antonio Sija, Saquicol Chiquito, and Tacajalbé...
- Santa Lucía La ReformaSanta Lucía La ReformaSanta Lucía La Reforma is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala....
- Santa María ChiquimulaSanta María ChiquimulaSanta María Chiquimula is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala....
- TotonicapánTotonicapánTotonicapán is a city in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the department of Totonicapán and as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Totonicapán.- External links :# #...
Zacapa DepartmentZacapa (department)Zacapa is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital is the city of Zacapa.- Municipalities :# Cabañas# Estanzuela# Gualán# Huité# La Unión# Río Hondo# San Diego# Teculután# Usumatlán# Zacapa-External links:***...
- CabañasCabañas, ZacapaCabañas is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa.It is a small town of about 10,000, and income is mostly from farming.The 2008 Aéreo Ruta Maya crash of a Cessna 208 close to Cabañas killed 11 passengers and crew....
- EstanzuelaEstanzuelaEstanzuela is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa. It is a small town. Estanzuela was a passing place for Spaniards looking to go farther west to the ocean. A group of these Spaniards decided to rest for a while, and thought Estanzuela to be the perfect location. As they went...
- GualánGualánGualán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa.Gualán is a small city located in the department of Zacapa in the country of Guatemala...
- HuitéHuitéHuité is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa....
- La UniónLa Unión, ZacapaLa Unión is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa.- External Links :*...
- Río Hondo
- San DiegoSan Diego, ZacapaSan Diego is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa....
- TeculutánTeculutánTeculután is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa.There is a Pollo Campero there and Pizza Burger Diner as well.-Sports:Deportivo Teculután football club play in Guatemala's second division, but spent 3 seasons at the highest domestic football level between 2001-2004.They play...
- UsumatlánUsumatlánUsumatlán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa....
- ZacapaZacapaZacapa is a city in eastern Guatemala, along the Río Grande de Zacapa. It is renowned locally for its manual crafting of cigars, hard dry cheese and a flavored cake made with said cheese ....