Jalapa Department

Jalapa
Jalapa
Department
	Flag Coat of arms
	Jalapa
Country	Guatemala
Department	Jalapa
Capital	Jalapa
Municipalities	7
Government
• Type	Departmental
Population (Census 2002)
• Religions	Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
Time zone	-6

Jalapa is a department of Guatemala, in the south east-of the republic. The capital is the city of Jalapa.

In 2000 the department of Jalapa had an estimated population of 390,500. The majority is ladino, of predominantly European descent, with sizable minorities of K'iche' and Poqomam Maya. The main agricultural products are cattle, sorghum, tobacco, onion and maize (corn).

Recently, a program called Wells of Hope has been started in this area. The program focuses mainly on drilling wells so that the people can receive clean water. However, the program also does other things, such as building schools and educating the people to become more self-sufficient.

Municipalities

Volcanoes

Volcán Jumay

References

^ "XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)". INE. 2002.
^ "Comunidad Lingüística Ch'orti'". Academia de Lenguas Mayas. 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

14°38′02″N 89°58′52″W / 14.63389°N 89.98111°W / 14.63389; -89.98111

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[1] "XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)". INE. 2002.

[2] "Comunidad Lingüística Ch'orti'". Academia de Lenguas Mayas. 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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