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Suchitepéquez (department)
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Departments of Guatemala
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s 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...
. Its capital is Mazatenango.
It is situated in the southwestern region 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...
, limiting to the north with Quetzaltenango
Quetzaltenango (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...
, Sololá
Sololá
Sololá 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...
and Chimaltenango
Chimaltenango (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...
, to the south with the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, to the east with Escuintla
Escuintla (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...
, and to the west with Retalhuleu
Retalhuleu (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....
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Municipalities
- 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 Lorenzo, SuchitepéquezSan 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 Tomás 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:*...