Chisec | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Chisec Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 15°48′45″N 90°19′18″W / 15.81250°N 90.32167°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  Alta Verapaz |
| Municipality | Chisec |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Mayor | Fidencio Lima Pop (UCN) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 1,244 km2 (480 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Population (Census 2018)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 84,553 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9,884 |
| • Ethnicities | Q'eqchi' Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
| Climate | Af |
| Website | munichisec |
Chisec is a town and municipality in the north of the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz that was founded in 1813. It is situated at 230 metres (755 ft) above sea level. The municipality covers a territory of 1,244 km2.
The 2018 census documented the population at 84,553. Approximately 95% of the municipality's inhabitants are Mayan, spread over the town of Chisec and approximately 140 communities. There used to be closer to 240 communities, but a number of these have officially split off to the new municipality of Raxruha, created by the Guatemalan Congress in 2008. The Q'eqchi' language is widely spoken there alongside Spanish.
- ^ "Guatemala: Administrative Division (Departments and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-06-14.