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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.
A map of Guatemala showing its 22 departments. The Republic of Guatemala is divided into 22 departments (Spanish: departamentos) [1] which in turn are divided into 340 municipalities. [2] [3] The departments are governed by a departmental governor, appointed by the President.
Español: Mapa de Guatemala denotando su división administrativa en departamentos y municipios. Mapa compuesto con los mapas localizadores de la categoría Location maps of Guatemala . Date
A map of Guatemala. ... Major lakes (lagos) in Guatemala Lake Location Department (state administrative district) Amatitlán: 14.4500 -90.5667 (14°27'N ~ 90°34'W)
The department takes its name from the city of Quetzaltenango, which serves as the departmental capital. [4] Although the original Kʼicheʼ inhabitants knew the city by the name Xelaju, the Nahuatl-speaking allies of the Spanish Conquistadors named it Quetzaltenango in their own language, meaning "land of the quetzal birds".
Escuintla is bathed by the waters of the Pacific, and produces about 43 percent of gross domestic product of Guatemala, is statistically the department, province or region in Mesoamerica with lower unemployment and extreme poverty, this contrasts with the economic and social reality of Guatemala.
Coatepeque (Spanish pronunciation: [koateˈpeke]), also known as Village of gardenias, is a town and municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. According to the 2018 census, the town of Coatepeque had a population of 37,330. [2] Coatepeque sits near the Suchiate River and is a transportation center on the Pacific Coast Highway. [3]
Retalhuleu (Spanish pronunciation: [retaluˈlew]) 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 km 2 . In 2018, the population of the Department of Retalhuleu was 326,828. [ 1 ]