Guatemala

Official name:
the Republic of Guatemala
Native name:
Guatemala
Capital:
Guatemala
ISO country code
GT
Nat. statistical agency:
Instituto Nacional de Estadística
Population (2010-07-01):
13,550,440 (CIA)
Area:
108,890 sq.km.
Region:
Central America

Census Results

1778-xx-xx : 396,149
1880-xx-xx : 1,224,602
1893-xx-xx : 1,364,678
1921-08-28 : 2,004,900
1940-xx-xx :
1950-04-18 : 2,790,868
1964-04-18 : 4,287,997
1973-03-26 : 5,160,221
1981-03-23 : 6,054,227
1994-04-17 : 8,331,874
2002-11-24 : 11,237,196

Guatemala

Administrative units

departamentocapitalarea (sq.km.)population
1994-04-17
census		population
2002-11-24
census		population
2010-06-30
estimate
source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Guatemala.
Departamento de Alta VerapazCobán8,686543,777776,2461,078,942
Departamento de Baja VerapazSalamá3,124155,480215,915264,019
Departamento de ChimaltenangoChimaltenango1,979314,813446,133595,769
Departamento de ChiquimulaChiquimula2,376230,767302,485362,826
Departamento de El ProgresoGuastatoya1,922108,400139,490155,596
Departamento de EscuintlaEscuintla4,384386,534538,746685,830
Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemala2,1261,813,8252,541,5813,103,685
Departamento de HuehuetenangoHuehuetenango7,400634,374846,5441,114,389
Departamento de IzabalPuerto Barrios9,038253,153314,306403,256
Departamento de JalapaJalapa2,063196,940242,926309,908
Departamento de JutiapaJutiapa3,219307,491389,085428,462
Departamento del PeténFlores35,854224,884366,735613,693
Departamento de QuetzaltenangoQuetzaltenango1,951503,857624,716771,674
Departamento del QuichéSanta Cruz del Quiché8,378437,669655,510921,390
Departamento de RetalhuleuRetalhuleu1,856188,764241,411297,385
Departamento de SacatepéquezAntigua Guatemala465180,647248,019310,037
Departamento de San MarcosSan Marcos3,791645,418794,951995,742
Departamento de Santa RosaCuilapa2,955246,698301,370340,381
Departamento de SololáSololá1,061222,094307,661424,068
Departamento de SuchitepéquezMazatenango2,510307,187403,945504,267
Departamento de TotonicapánTotonicapán1,061272,094339,254461,838
Departamento de ZacapaZacapa2,690157,008200,167218,510
total 108,8898,331,87411,237,19614,361,666

Main cities

namepopulation
2002-11-24
census
Ciudad de Guatemala942,348
Mixco403,689
Villa Nueva355,901
San Juan Sacatepequez152,583
San Pedro Carchá148,344
Cobán144,461
Quetzaltenango127,569
Escuintla119,897
Jutiapa109,910
Santo Tomás Chichicastenango107,193
Jalapa105,796
Villa Canales103,814
San Miguel Petapa101,242
Totonicapán96,392
Chinautla95,312
Coatepeque94,186
Momostenengo87,340
Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa85,974
Morales85,469
Amatitlán82,870
Huehuetenango81,294
Puerto Barrios81,078
Chiquimula79,815
Santa Cruz Barillas75,987
source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Guatemala.