Chiquimula Department
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| Chiquimula | |
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| — Department — | |
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| Coordinates: 14°47′58″N 89°32′37″W / 14.79944°N 89.54361°WCoordinates: 14°47′58″N 89°32′37″W / 14.79944°N 89.54361°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Chiquimula |
| Capital | Chiquimula |
| Municipalities | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Departmental |
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| Area | |
| • Department | 2,376 km2 (917 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 424 m (1,391 ft) |
| Population (Census 2002)[1][2] | |
| • Department | 302,485 (Ranked 14th) |
| • Urban | 78,631 |
| • Ethnicities | Chorti, Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya |
| Time zone | -6 |
Chiquimula is a department of Guatemala, in Central America.
Municipalities [edit]
- Camotán
- Chiquimula
- Concepción Las Minas
- Esquipulas
- Ipala
- Jocotán
- Olopa
- Quezaltepeque
- San Jacinto
- San José La Arada
- San Juan Ermita
References [edit]
- ^ "XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)". INE. 2002.
- ^ "Comunidad Lingüística Ch'orti'". Academia de Lenguas Mayas. 2008. Retrieved 2008.
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