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| Huehuetenango |
|
Department of Huehuetenango |
| Coordinates: 15°18′51″N 91°28′33″W / 15.31417, -91.47583 |
| Country |
 Guatemala |
| Department |
 Huehuetenango |
| Capital |
Huehuetenango |
| Municipalities |
31 |
| Government |
| - Type |
Departmental |
| - Governor |
|
| Area |
| - Department |
7,403 km² (2,858.3 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation |
3,837 m (12,589 ft) |
| Lowest elevation |
300 m (984 ft) |
| Population (Census 2002)[1] |
| - Department |
846,544 |
| - Urban |
192,099 |
| - Ethnicities |
Mam, Q'anjob'al, Chuj, Jakaltek, Tektik, Awakatek, Akatek, Ladino |
| - Religions |
Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya |
| Time zone |
-6 (UTC) |
Huehuetenango is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. It is situated in the western highlands and shares borders with México in the North and West; with El Quiché in the East, with Totonicapán, Quetzaltenango, and San Marcos to the South. The capital is the city of Huehuetenango.
Huehuetenango's ethnic composition is one of the most diverse in Guatemala. While the Mam are predominant in the department, other Maya people are the Q'anjob'al, Chuj, Jakaltek, Tektik, Awakatek, and Akatek.[2]
[edit] Municipalities
- Aguacatán
- Chiantla
- Colotenango
- Concepción Huista
- Cuilco
- Huehuetenango
- Jacaltenango
- La Democracia
- La Libertad
- Malacatancito
- Nentón
- San Antonio Huista
- San Gaspar Ixchil
- San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán
- San Juan Atitán
- San Juan Ixcoy
- San Mateo Ixtatán
- San Miguel Acatán
- San Pedro Necta
- Soloma
- San Rafael La Independencia
- San Rafael Petzal
- San Sebastián Coatán
- San Sebastián Huehuetenango
- Santa Ana Huista
- Santa Bárbara
- Santa Cruz Barillas
- Santa Eulalia
- Santiago Chimaltenango
- Tectitán
- Todos Santos Cuchumatán
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