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  2. Guatemala City - Wikipedia

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    Guatemala City (Spanish: Ciudad de Guatemala, also known nationally colloquially by the nickname as Guate), is the national capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala. [4] It is also a municipality capital of the Guatemala Department and the most populous urban metropolitan area in the region of Central America.

  3. History of Guatemala City - Wikipedia

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    In Spanish colonial times, Guatemala City was a small town. It had a monastery called El Carmen, founded in 1620 (this was the second hermitage).The capital of the Spanish Captaincy General of Guatemala, covering most of modern Central America, was moved here after a series of earthquakes — the Santa Marta earthquakes that started on July 29, 1773 — destroyed the old capital, Antigua. [2]

  4. Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    Guatemala City is the capital and largest city of Guatemala and the most populous urban area in Central America. Retired general Otto Pérez Molina was elected president in 2011 along with Roxana Baldetti, the first woman ever elected vice-president in Guatemala; they began their term in office on 14 January 2012. [142]

  5. List of places in Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    Rank City/Town Population Department 1 Guatemala City: 1,221,739 Guatemala: 2 Villa Nueva: 618,397 Guatemala: 3 Mixco: 465,773 Guatemala: 4 Cobán: 212,047

  6. Departments of Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    Departments of Guatemala; Flag Coat of Arms Department Map # ISO 3166-2:GT [6] Capital Area (km 2) Population (2018 Census) [7] Municipalities Location Alta Verapaz: 1 GT-16 Cobán: 8,686 1,215,038 17 Baja Verapaz: 2 GT-15 Salamá: 3,124 299,476 8 Chimaltenango: 3 GT-04 Chimaltenango: 1,979 615,776 16 Chiquimula: 4 GT-20 Chiquimula: 2,376 ...

  7. Timeline of Guatemala City - Wikipedia

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    1779 – City becomes capital of Spanish colonial Captaincy General of Guatemala. 1789 – Plaza Mayor fountain erected. [3] 1793 – Consulado (merchant guild) established. [4] 1813 – Cathedral of Guatemala City inaugurated. [3] 1823 – City becomes part of the United Provinces of Central America. 1831 – Sociedad Economica museum ...

  8. Municipalities of Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    Guatemala's municipalities in their departments. The departments of the Republic of Guatemala are divided into 340 municipalities (Spanish: municipios). [1] [2] The municipalities are listed below, by department. Department capitals are written in bold.

  9. History of Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    Within months, Carrera returned to Guatemala City as commander-in-chief, supported by the military and political backing of the Indian communities from the densely populated western highlands. [75] During his first presidency, from 1844 to 1848, Carrera transitioned the country from excessive conservatism to a moderate regime.

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