Mopan people

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Mopan
Total population

approx. 9,800

Regions with significant populations
Flag of Guatemala Guatemala
El Petén 2,891[1]
Flag of Belize Belize 6,909[2]
Languages
Mopan, Spanish
Religions
Catholic, Evangelicalist, Maya religion

Mopan are one of the Maya peoples in Guatemala and Belize. Their indigenous language is also called Mopan and is one of the Yucatec Maya languages.


[edit] Notes

  1. ^ XI Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002) - Pertenencia de grupo étnico. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2002). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  2. ^ Census 2000