Chiquimula Department

Chiquimula
—  Department  —
Chiquimula
Coordinates: 14°47′58″N 89°32′37″W / 14.79944°N 89.54361°W / 14.79944; -89.54361Coordinates: 14°47′58″N 89°32′37″W / 14.79944°N 89.54361°W / 14.79944; -89.54361
Country	Guatemala
Department	Chiquimula
Capital	Chiquimula
Municipalities	11
Government
- Type	Departmental
- Governor
Area
- Department	2,376 km2 (917.4 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

1. Camotán
2. Chiquimula
3. Concepción Las Minas
4. Esquipulas
5. Ipala
6. Jocotán
7. Olopa
8. Quezaltepeque
9. San Jacinto
10. San José La Arada
11. San Juan Ermita

References

1. ^ "XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)". INE. 2002. http://www.ine.gob.gt/index.php?view=article&catid=42%3Ademografiaypoblacion&id=75%3Acenso2002&option=com_content&Itemid=69. 
2. ^ "Comunidad Lingüística Ch'orti'". Academia de Lenguas Mayas. 2008. http://www.almg.org.gt/Comunidades/chorti/chorti%202.htm. Retrieved 2008. 

External links

• Interactive department map