Jalapa Department

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Jalapa Department Departmento de Jalapa
Department of Guatemala
From the top: Catholic Temple, Acoustic Shell, Municipality and Panoramic View.
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Jalapa
Country	Guatemala
Capital	Jalapa
Municipalities	7
Government
• Type	Departmental
Area
• Department of Guatemala	2,063 km2 (797 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Department of Guatemala	342,923
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
• Urban	216,075
• Religions	Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
Time zone	UTC-6

Jalapa is a department of Guatemala, in the south east-of the republic. The capital is the city of Jalapa.

In 2018 the department of Jalapa had a population of 342,923.^[1] The majority is ladino, of predominantly European descent, with sizeable minorities of K'iche' and Poqomam Maya. The main agricultural products are cattle, sorghum, tobacco, onion and maize.