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Chiquimula Department information


Chiquimula Department
Departmento de Chiquimula
Department of Guatemala
Collage of Chiquimula
Collage of Chiquimula
Flag of Chiquimula Department
Coat of arms of Chiquimula Department
Coordinates: 14°47′58″N 89°32′37″W / 14.79944°N 89.54361°W / 14.79944; -89.54361
CountryChiquimula Department Guatemala
CapitalChiquimula
Municipalities11[1]
Government
 • TypeDepartmental
Area
 • Department of Guatemala2,376 km2 (917 sq mi)
Elevation
424 m (1,391 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Department of Guatemala415,063
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
 • Urban
155,171
 • Ethnicities
Chorti Ladino
 • Languages
Chorti Spanish[2]
Time zoneUTC-6
ISO 3166 codeGT-CQ

Chiquimula is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala, in Central America.[1] The departmental capital is also called Chiquimula.[2] The department was established by decree in 1871, and forms a part of the southeastern region of Guatemala. Physically, it is mountainous, with a climate that varies between tropical and temperate, depending on the location.

  1. ^ a b INE 2002, p. 12.
  2. ^ a b Hernández and González 2004.
  3. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments in Guatemala


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