Guatemala ( Spanish: Guatemala ) is one of the 22 departments of the Republic of Guatemala . The administrative center and largest city is Guatemala , which is also the capital of the country.
| the department | |||||
| Guatemala | |||||
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| Spanish Guatemala | |||||
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| A country | Guatemala | ||||
| Includes | 17 municipalities | ||||
| Adm. Centre | Guatemala | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Square | 2126 km² (14th place ) | ||||
| Timezone | UTC − 6 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 2,541,581 [1] people ( 2002 ) ( 1st place ) | ||||
| Density | 1195.48 people / km² (1st place) | ||||
| official languages | Spanish | ||||
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| ISO 3166-2 Code | GT-GU | ||||
| FIPS Index | GT07 | ||||
| Official site | |||||
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Attractions
The Department of Guatemala has great tourism potential. The department has Amatitlan Lake, a United Nations park in Amatitlan. Most of the tourist sites are located in the capital, for example, the fortress Kaminalhuyu . The authorities of the department and the city are betting on the development of tourism, in Guatemala you can see night clubs, shopping centers, restaurants, resorts, the Aurora Zoo, many shopping centers, a museum of history, anthropology, natural sciences, botanical gardens, traditional markets, and historical residential areas.
Municipalities
Administratively, the department is divided into 17 municipalities:
- Guatemala
- Santa Katarina Pinula
- San Jose Pinula
- San jose del golfo
- Palencia
- Chinautla
- San Pedro Ayampuk
- Misco
- San Pedro Zacatepeques
- San Juan Zacatepeques
- San raymundo
- Chuarrancho
- Freihanes
- Amatitlan
- Villa Nueva
- Villa Canales
- San Miguel Petapa