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Municipalities of Guatemala

Guatemala's municipalities in their departments

The departments of the Republic of Guatemala are divided into 340 municipalities (Spanish: municipios).[1][2] The municipalities are listed below, by department. Department capitals are written in bold.

Alta Verapaz

Main article: Alta Verapaz Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Chahal 336 29 590 88.07
2 Chisec 1 103 106 084 62.85
3 Cobán 2 132 228 664 107.25
4 Fray Bartolomé de las Casas 1 135 77 896 63 38
5 Santa Catalina la Tinta 85 45 752 536.88
6 Lanquín 208 26 551 127.65
7 Panzós 638 81 063 127.06
8 Raxruhá 533 40 094 75.22
9 San Cristóbal Verapaz 192 80 613 419.86
10 San Juan Chamelco 180 61 634 342.41
11 San Pedro Carchá 1 082 255 002 235.68
12 Santa Cruz Verapaz 48 35 878 747.46
13 Cahabón 900 70 321 78.13
14 Senahú 336 98 703 293.76
15 Tamahú 125 24 444 195.55
16 Tactic 85 38 052 447.67
17 Tucurú 96 50 971 530.95
Alta Verapaz 8 700 1 351 312 155.28

Baja Verapaz

Main article: Baja Verapaz Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Cubulco 444 60 706 136.73
2 Granados 258 14 585 58.81
3 Purulhá 248 65 340 253.47
4 Rabinal 504 45 000 89.29
5 Salamá 776 71 478 92.11
6 San Jerónimo 475 28 321 59.62
7 San Miguel Chicaj 300 36 845 122.82
8 Santa Cruz el Chol 140 10 445 74.61
Baja Verapaz 3 145 332 720 105.79

Chimaltenango

Main article: Chimaltenango Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Chimaltenango 86 116 642 1356.3
2 San José Poaquíl 100 33 932 339.32
3 San Martín Jilotepeque 251 94 901 378.09
4 San Juan Comalapa 76 60 834 800.45
5 Santa Apolonia 96 23 751 247.71
6 Tecpán Guatemala 201 112 864 561.51
7 Patzún 124 71 790 578.95
8 Pochuta 170 11 239 428.66
9 Patzicía 44 40 848 928.36
10 Santa Cruz Balanyá 40 10 981 274.53
11 Acatenango 172 28 780 167.33
12 San Pedro Yepocapa 217 42 996 198.14
13 San Andrés Itzapa 83 35 579 428.66
14 Parramos 16 20 632 1289.5
15 Zaragoza 56 29 668 529.79
16 El Tejar 144 19 492 165.14
Chimaltenango 1 876 754 929 402.41

Chiquimula

Main article: Chiquimula Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Camotán 232 61 958 267.06
2 Chiquimula 372 120 384 214.56
3 Concepción Las Minas 225 12 615 56.07
4 Esquipulas 532 56 253 118
5 Ipala 228 24 024 105.37
6 Jocotán 148 75 578 510.66
7 Olopa 156 30 534 195.73
8 Quetzaltepeque 236 30 136 30 136
9 San Jacinto 60 13 381 223.02
10 San José la Arada 160 9 249 57.81
11 San Juan Ermita 92 18 751 203.82
El Progreso 2 441 452 863 185.52

El Progreso

Main article: El Progreso Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 El Jícaro 249 13 518 54.29
2 Guastatoya 182 27 407 150.59
3 Morazán 329 12 672 38.52
4 San Agustín Acasaguastlán 360 55 508 154.19
5 San Antonio La Paz 209 22 493 107.62
6 San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán 124 7 979 64.35
7 Sanarate 273 42 422 155.39
8 Sansare 118 13 674 115.88
El Progreso 1 844 195 673 106.11

Escuintla

Main article: Escuintla Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Escuintla 332 170 280 512.89
2 Guanagazapa 220 17 485 79.35
3 Iztapa 328 20 401
4 La Democracia 321 22 884 71.29
5 La Gomera 640 53 211 83.14
6 Masagua 473 48 552 102.65
7 Nueva Concepción 555 82 216 156.88
8 Palín 92 72 203 784.02
9 San José 220 68 331 310.6
10 San Vicente Pacaya 236 18 417 78.04
11 Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa 432 127 683 295.56
12 Sipacate 265 18 212 68.72
13 Siquinalá 184 26 317 143.03
14 Tiquisate 471 63 971 135.82
Escuintla 4 769 810 163 169.88

Guatemala

Main article: Guatemala Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Amatitlán 204 152 296 746.55
2 Chinautla 80 124 365 1 554.56
3 Chuarrancho 98 17 057 162.45
4 Ciudad de Guatemala 220 995 363 4 524.37
5 Fraijanes 96 63 721 667.38
6 Mixco 132 517 505 3 920.49
7 Palencia 196 74 839 381.83
8 San José del Golfo 84 8 456 100.67
9 San José Pinula 220 89 636 407.45
10 San Juan Sacatepéquez 293 284 798 972
11 San Miguel Petapa 20 150 513 5 017.1
12 San Pedro Ayampuc 73 67 946 930.77
13 San Pedro Sacatepéquez 148 56 545 382.06
14 San Raymundo 114 38 891 341.15
15 Santa Catarina Pinula 50 87 362 1 747.24
16 Villa Canales 353 167 779 475.29
17 Villa Nueva 114 483 897 4 244.71
Guatemala 2 495 3 380 969 1 355.09

Huehuetenango

Main article: Huehuetenango Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Aguacatán 300 59 638 198.79
2 Chiantla 493 93 780 190.22
3 Colotenango 71 44 823 631.31
4 Concepción Huista 136 21 208 155.94
5 Cuilco 592 67 297 113.68
6 Huehuetenango 204 136 639 669.8
7 Jacaltenango 212 44 605 210.4
8 La Democracia 136 61 486 452.1
9 La Libertad 104 49 035 471.49
10 Malacatancito 268 22 589 85.29
11 Nentón 787 51 349 65.25
12 Petatán 17 7 138 428.19
13 San Antonio Huista 156 19 311 123.79
14 San Gaspar Ixchil 31 10 581 341.32
15 San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán 184 56 511 307.13
16 San Juan Atitán 64 26 031 406.73
17 San Juan Ixcoy 224 31 081 138.75
18 San Mateo Ixtatán 560 60 203 107.51
19 San Miguel Acatán 152 36 245 238.45
20 San Pedro Nécta 119 41 562 349.26
21 San Pedro Soloma 264 64 772 245.35
22 San Rafael La Independencia 64 18 733 292.7
23 San Rafael Pétzal 25 12 786 551.44
24 San Sebastián Coatán 168 25 935 154.38
25 San Sebastián Huehuetenango 108 43 261 400.56
26 Santa Ana Huista 145 10 687 73.7
27 Santa Bárbara 132 44 809 339.46
28 Santa Cruz Barillas 1 112 127 991 115.1
29 Santa Eulalia 292 51 910 177.77
30 Santiago Chimaltenango 39 14 631 375.15
31 Tectitán 68 11 928 175.41
32 Todos Santos Cuchumatán 269 39 638 147.35
33 Unión Cantinil 43 18 367 427.14
Huehuetenango 7 539 1 426 560 189.22

Izabal

Main article: Izabal Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 El Estor 2 896 82 491 28.48
2 Livingston 1 940 80 249 41.37
3 Los Amates 1 615 65 475 40.54
4 Morales 1 295 107 400 82.93
5 Puerto Barrios 1 292 110 846 85.79
Izabal 9 038 446 461 49.61

Jalapa

Main article: Jalapa Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Jalapa 544 192 676 354.18
2 Mataquescuintla 287 47 280 164.74
3 Monjas 256 31 330 122.38
4 San Carlos Alzatate 25 21 938 1 277.52
5 San Luis Jilotepeque 296 26 874 90.79
6 San Manuel Chaparrón 123 9 126 74.20
7 San Pedro Pinula 532 78 244 147.08
Jalapa 2 063 407 468 197.51

Jutiapa

Main article: Jutiapa Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Agua Blanca 340 17 765 52.25
2 Asunción Mita 506 53 141 105.02
3 Atescatempa 68 20 033 294.6
4 Comapa 132 37 218 281.95
5 Conguaco 128 29 887 233.49
6 El Adelanto 31 8 394 270.77
7 El Progreso 68 25 689 257.56
8 Jalpatagua 204 31 601 154.91
9 Jerez 60 6 903 115.05
10 Jutiapa 620 167 049 269.43
11 Moyuta 380 50 742 133.43
12 Pasaco 308 11 229 36.46
13 Quesada 84 23 822 104.94
14 San José Acatempa 68 13 938 204.97
15 Santa Catarina Mita 132 31 709 240.22
16 Yupiltepeque 35 18 262 507.28
17 Zapotitlán 84 10 573 125.87
Jutiapa 3 248 557 955 171.78

Petén

Main article: Petén Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Dolores 3 050 30 302 9.94
2 El Chal 958 15 555 16.24
3 Flores 4 348 88 000 20.23
4 La Libertad 5 272 86 171 16.35
5 Las Cruces 1 775 39 188 22.32
6 Melchor de Mencos 2 098 30 682 14.62
7 Poptún 1 766 69 437 39.42
8 San Andrés 8 874 35 465 4
9 San Benito 112 54 189 483.84
10 San Francisco 320 16 787 52.46
11 San José 2 252 7 261 3.22
12 San Luis 2 913 77 395 26.51
13 Santa Ana 1 008 24 380 24.19
14 Sayaxché 3 904 99 787 25.56
Petén 38 650 674 599 17.45

Quetzaltenango

Main article: Quetzaltenango Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Almolonga 20 17 305 865.25
2 Cabricán 60 28 124 468.73
3 Cajolá 36 19 333 537.03
4 Cantel 22 47 087 2 140.32
5 Coatepeque 426 120 737 283.42
6 Colomba Costa Cuca 212 56 487 266.45
7 Concepción Chiquirichapa 48 20 920 435.83
8 El Palmar 171 31 706 185.41
9 Flores Costa Cuca 63 24 888 395.05
10 Génova 372 46 294 118.10
11 Huitán 16 14 839 927.44
12 La Esperanza 32 24 948 779.63
13 Olintepeque 36 39 383 1 093.97
14 Palestina de Los Altos 22 20 719 941.77
15 Quetzaltenango 120 204 075 1 700.63
16 Salcajá 12 21 577 1 798.08
17 San Carlos Sija 148 36 001 243.25
18 San Francisco La Unión 32 9 665 302.03
19 San Juan Ostuncalco 109 61 517 564.38
20 San Martín Sacatepéquez 100 33 826 338.26
21 San Mateo 20 8 946 447.30
22 San Miguel Sigüilá 28 9 869 352.46
23 Sibilia 28 9 071 323.96
24 Zunil 92 15 893 172.75
Quetzaltenango 2 225 923 910 415.24

Quiché

Main article: Quiché Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Canillá 123 12 724 103.45
2 Chajul 715 52 019 72.75
3 Chicamán 516 43 139 83.60
4 Chiché 144 32 271 224.10
5 Santo Tomás Chichicastenango 400 150 932 377.33
6 Chinique 64 13 547 211.67
7 Cunén 195 47 250 242.30
8 Ixcán 1 693 109 372 64.60
9 Joyabaj 338 107 634 354.06
10 Nebaj 600 77 377 128.96
11 Pachalum 100 9 897 98.97
12 Patzité 64 7 787 121.67
13 Sacapulas 295 55 398 187.78
14 San Andrés Sajcabajá 446 27 962 62.70
15 San Antonio Ilotenango 80 30 864 385.80
16 San Bartolomé Jocotenango 123 15 777 128.27
17 San Juan Cotzal 228 36 298 159.20
18 San Pedro Jocopilas 578 37 990 65.73
19 Santa Cruz del Quiché 271 99 749 368.07
20 Uspantán 865 74 244 85.83
21 Zacualpa 336 40 003 119.06
Quiché 8 174 1 082 234 132.39

Retalhuleu

Main article: Retalhuleu Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Champerico 361 38 570 106.82
2 El Asintal 112 43 281 386.43
3 Nuevo San Carlos 64 41 956 655.56
4 Retalhuleu 796 109 935 138.11
5 San Andrés Villa Seca 254 56 050 220.71
6 San Felipe 32 26 640 832.5
7 San Martín Zapotitlán 24 13 094 545.58
8 San Sebastián 28 30 724 1 097.29
9 Santa Cruz Muluá 128 16 138 126.08
Retalhuleu 1 800 376 388 209.10

Sacatepéquez

Main article: Sacatepéquez Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Alotenango 95 28 129 296.09
2 Ciudad Vieja 51 41 010 804.12
3 Jocotenango 26 23 942 910.54
4 Antigua Guatemala 78 59 091 757.57
5 Magdalena Milpas Altas 19 12 766 671.89
6 Pastores 19 19 661 1 034.79
7 San Antonio Aguas Calientes 17 12 716 748
8 San Bartolomé Milpas Altas 7 8 642 1 234.57
9 San Lucas Sacatepéquez 25 28 819 1 176.29
10 San Miguel Dueñas 35 15 562 444.63
11 Santa Catarina Barahona 31 4 569 147.39
12 Santa Lucía Milpas Altas 19 17 422 916.95
13 Santa María de Jesús 34 26 769 787.32
14 Santiago Sacatepéquez 15 36 982 2 465.17
15 Santo Domingo Xenacoj 37 14 455 390.68
16 Sumpango 55 46 082 837.85
Sacatepéquez 563 396 617 704.47

San Marcos

Main article: San Marcos Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Ayutla 125 45 401 363.10
2 Catarina 76 35 542 467.66
3 Comitancillo 138 80 612 584.14
4 Concepción Tutuapa 176 84 138 478.06
5 El Quetzal 88 25 888 294.18
6 El Tumbador 84 52 144 620.76
7 Esquipulas Palo Gordo 21 14 018 667.52
8 Ixchiguán 184 24 926 135.47
9 La Blanca 96 34 307 357.36
10 La Reforma 100 23 717 237.17
11 Malacatán 204 109 318 535.87
12 Nuevo Progreso 140 31 968 228.34
13 Ocós 75 12 776 170.35
14 Pajapita 84 23 171 275.85
15 Río Blanco 36 6 085 169.03
16 San Antonio Sacatepéquez 79 20 994 265.75
17 San Cristóbal Cucho 58 17 987 310.12
18 San José El Rodeo 81 19 401 239.52
19 San José Ojetenam 37 22 768 615.35
20 San Lorenzo 25 14 085 563.40
21 San Marcos 121 49 115 405.91
22 San Miguel Ixtahuacán 184 52 452 285.07
23 San Pablo 124 52 217 421.10
24 San Pedro Sacatepéquez 253 85 671 338.62
25 San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta 60 18 532 305.87
26 Sibinal 176 17 069 96.98
27 Sipacapa 152 27 270 179.41
28 Tacaná 302 82 079 271.78
29 Tajumulco 300 63 405 211.35
30 Tejutla 142 44 416 312.79
San Marcos 3 721 1 191 742 320.27

Santa Rosa

Main article: Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Barberena 294 61 079 207.75
2 Casillas 185 27 601 140.86
3 Chiquimulilla 499 64 871 130.00
4 Cuilapa 365 46 974 128.70
5 Guazacapán 172 22 197 129.05
6 Nueva Santa Rosa 67 39 286 586.36
7 Oratorio 214 27 115 126.71
8 Pueblo Nuevo Viñas 290 29 418 101.44
9 San Juan Tecuaco 80 12 825 160.31
10 San Rafael las Flores 84 13 850 164.88
11 Santa Cruz Naranjo 58 17 875 308.72
12 Santa María Ixhuatán 113 26 721 236.47
13 Santa Rosa de Lima 134 21 415 159.58
14 Taxisco 428 36 750 85.86
Santa Rosa 2 983 447 977 150.17

Sololá

Main article: Sololá Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Concepción 40 7 214 180.35
2 Nahualá 218 87 319 400.55
3 Panajachel 22 16 101 731.86
4 San Andrés Semetabaj 48 14 681 305.85
5 San Antonio Palopó 34 15 752 463.29
6 San José Chacayá 44 5 220 118.64
7 San Juan La Laguna 38 13 400 350.97
8 San Lucas Tolimán 116 31 805 274.18
9 San Marcos La Laguna 12 2 944 245.33
10 San Pablo La Laguna 12 8 004 667
11 San Pedro La Laguna 24 11 828 492.83
12 Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán 218 61 274 281.07
13 Santa Catarina Palopó 8 4 882 610.25
14 Santa Clara La Laguna 12 10 390 865.83
15 Santa Cruz La Laguna 12 7 894 657.83
16 Santa Lucía Utatlán 44 21 790 495.23
17 Santa María Visitación 23 2 602 216.83
18 Santiago Atitlán 136 44 854 329.81
19 Sololá 94 99 934 1063.12
Sololá 1 155 467 888 405.09

Suchitepéquez

Main article: Suchitepéquez Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Chicacao 216 67 399 312.03
2 Cuyotenango 93 37 785 408.49
3 Mazatenango 356 88 828 235.47
4 Patulul 332 42 394 127.69
5 Pueblo Nuevo 24 12 111 504.63
6 Río Bravo 302 31 303 103.65
7 Samayac 16 26 665 1666.56
8 San Antonio Suchitepéquez 64 65 50| 1023.45
9 San Bernardino 32 17 110 534.69
10 San Francisco Zapotitlán 60 24 763 412.72
11 San Gabriel 16 8 082 505.13
12 San José El Ídolo 88 12 017 136.56
13 San José La Máquina 147 26 062 177.29
14 San Juan Bautista 52 9 404 180.65
15 San Lorenzo 60 13 930 232.17
16 San Miguel Panán 40 12 475 311.88
17 San Pablo Jocopilas 26 22 490 865.00
18 Santa Bárbara 125 27 708 221.66
19 Santo Domingo Suchitepéquez 242 48 825 201.76
20 Santo Tomás La Unión 80 12 800 160.00
21 Zunilito 56 8 888 158.71
Suchitepéquez 2 427 557 589 229.74

Totonicapán

Main article: Totonicapán Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Momostenango 305 139 552 457.55
2 San Andrés Xecul 17 29 849 1 755.82
3 San Bartolo 8 12 459 1 557.38
4 San Cristóbal Totonicapán 36 36 119 1003.31
5 San Francisco El Alto 132 65 521 496.37
6 Santa Lucía La Reforma 136 25 668 188.74
7 Santa María Chiquimula 212 58 865 278.28
8 Totonicapán 328 118 960 362.68
Totonicapán 1 174 486 993 414.81

Zacapa

Main article: Zacapa Department
N. Municipalities Area

(km2)

Population

(2018)

Density
1 Cabañas 136 14 817 108.95
2 Estanzuela 94 10 872 115.41
3 Gualán 696 49 709 71.42
4 Huité 89 12 021 23.25
5 La Unión 214 38 473 179.79
6 Río Hondo 422 23 384 55.41
7 San Diego 104 7 732 74.59
8 San Jorge 82 18 000 219.51
9 Teculután 211 20 272 96.08
10 Usumatlán 257 13 245 51.54
11 Zacapa 517 66 423 128.47
Zacapa 2 822 274 948 97.43

References

  1. ^ "Country Report: Guatemala". Pan American Health Organization. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Coloma, Andrea (November 15, 2015). "Petatán ya es el municipio número 340 de Guatemala" (in Spanish). Guatemala.com. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
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