Chimaltenango is a
department of
Guatemala. The capital is
Chimaltenango.
Geography
Located to the east are
Guatemala Department, home to
Guatemala City
Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, ne ...
, and
Sacatepéquez Department, while also bordered by
Quiché Department
Quiché () is a department of Guatemala. It is in the heartland of the K'iche' (Quiché) people, to the north-west of Guatemala City. The capital is Santa Cruz del Quiché. The word K'iche comes from the language of the same name, which means " ...
and
Baja Verapaz Department to the north,
Escuintla Department and
Suchitepéquez Department to the south, and
Sololá Department to the west. The capital of Chimaltenango is located about 54 kilometers away from Guatemala City.
In addition to the city of Chimaltenango, the department contains the towns of Santa Apolonia (known for its
ceramics
A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing an inorganic, nonmetallic material, such as clay, at a high temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcelain, ...
), San Juan Comalapa, and Patzún (known for its elaborate
Corpus Christi celebrations in June). Chimaltenango is also home to the
Maya civilization
The Maya civilization () of the Mesoamerican people is known by its ancient temples and glyphs. Its Maya script is the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in the pre-Columbian Americas. It is also noted for its art, ar ...
ruins of
Iximché and
Mixco Viejo
Mixco Viejo () ("Old Mixco"), occasionally spelt Mixcu Viejo, is an archaeological site in the north east of the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala, some to the north of Guatemala City and from the junction of the rivers Pixcaya and Mot ...
, in addition to many smaller sites.
Demographics
As of the 2018 census, the population of Chimaltenango department was 615,776.
The majority of the people in the department are of
Cakchiquel Maya descent. The department has an area of 1,979 km².
There are several humanitarian aid groups that provide services in Chimaltenango.
Municipalities
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Acatenango
Acatenango is a stratovolcano in Guatemala, close to the city of Antigua. The volcano has two peaks, ''Pico Mayor'' (Highest Peak) and ''Yepocapa'' (3,880 m) which is also known as Tres Hermanas (Three Sisters). Acatenango is joined with Volcá ...
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Chimaltenango
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El Tejar
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Patzicía
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Patzún
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Pochuta
Pochuta is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala.
History and general information
The town was known as "San Miguel Pochuta" during the Spanish colony and was elevated to a municipality in 1921. It has an area of 170&nbs ...
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San Andrés Itzapa
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San José Poaquil
San José Poaquil is a town and municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to t ...
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San Juan Comalapa
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San Martín Jilotepeque
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Santa Apolonia
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Santa Cruz Balanyá
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Yepocapa
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Zaragoza
Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tribut ...
The department abbreviation is CMT.
References
External links
CHIMALTENANGOInteractive department map
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Departments of Guatemala