The Republic of Guatemala is divided into 22 departments (Spanish: departamentos) which in turn are divided into 340 municipalities. The departments are governed by a departmental governor, appointed by the President.
In addition, Guatemala has claimed that all or part of the nation of Belize is a department of Guatemala, and this claim is sometimes reflected in maps of the region. Guatemala formally recognized Belize in 1991, but the border disputes between the two nations have not been resolved.
Evolution of Guatemala's territorial organization
19th century - The department surrounding British Honduras is called Verapaz by the British 1825 - The first seven departments officially established. Verapaz, Chiquimula, Guatemala/Escuintla, Sacatepéquez/Chimaltenango, Soconusco, Totonicapán/Huehuetenango, and Suchitepéquez/Sololá. 1838-02-02 - Suchitepéquez/Sololá, Totonicapán/Huehuetenango break away as the Republic of Los Altos 1939 - Los Altos reincorporated 1845-09-16 - Quetzaltenango department established by decree. 1866-05-08 - Huehuetenango, Petén and San Marcos departments established. 1871-11-10 - Chiquimula department reduced by establishment of the Zacapa department and a part of the Izabal department. 1872-08-12 - Quiché department created from 1908-04-13 - Part of El Progreso department created from western Zacapa. 1919-12 - El Progreso department renamed to Estrada Cabrera. 1920-06-09 - Estrada Cabrera department dissolved. 1934 - El Progreso department reestablished.
List of departments
Departments of Guatemala Flag Coat Department Capital Largestcity Pop.(2018) Area(km2) Munici-palities ISOISO 3166-2:GT (ISO 3166-2 codes for the departments of Guatemala) Map Alta Verapaz Cobán San Pedro Carchá 1,215,038 8,686 17 GT-16 Baja Verapaz Salamá 299,476 3,124 8 GT-15 Chimaltenango Chimaltenango 615,776 1,979 16 GT-04 Chiquimula Chiquimula 415,063 2,376 11 GT-20 El Progreso Guastatoya San Agustín Acasaguastlán 176,632 1,922 8 GT-02 Escuintla Escuintla 733,181 4,384 13 GT-05 Guatemala Guatemala City 3,015,081 2,126 17 GT-01 Huehuetenango Huehuetenango 1,170,669 7,403 31 GT-13 Izabal Puerto Barrios 408,688 9,038 5 GT-18 Jalapa Jalapa 342,923 2,063 7 GT-21 Jutiapa Jutiapa 488,395 3,219 17 GT-22 Petén Flores Sayaxché 545,600 35,854 12 GT-17 Quetzaltenango Quetzaltenango 799,101 1,951 24 GT-09 Quiché Santa Cruz del Quiché Chichicastenango 949,261 8,378 21 GT-14 Retalhuleu Retalhuleu 326,828 1,856 9 GT-11 Sacatepéquez Antigua 330,469 465 16 GT-03 San Marcos San Marcos Malacatán 1,032,277 2,397 29 GT-12 Santa Rosa Cuilapa Barberena 396,607 2,295 14 GT-06 Sololá Sololá 421,583 1,061 19 GT-07 Suchitepéquez Mazatenango 554,695 2,510 20 GT-10 Totonicapán Totonicapán Momostenango 418,569 1,061 8 GT-08 Zacapa Zacapa 245,374 2,690 10 GT-19 – – 14,901,286 106,838332 GT –
See also List of cities in Guatemala List of regions of Guatemala by HDI References
External links
Interactive map of Guatemalan departments and municipalities statoid site