Sipacapa
San Bartolomé Sipacapa | |
|---|---|
  Sipacapa Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 15°12′44″N 91°38′05″W / 15.21222°N 91.63472°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  San Marcos |
| Municipality | Sipacapa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Mayor (2016-2020) | Carlos Domingo[1] (LIDER) |
| Population (Census 2002)[2] | |
| • Municipality of Guatemala | 14,043 |
| • Urban | 623 |
| • Ethnicities | Sipakapense Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
| Climate | Cwb |
Sipacapa is a municipality in the San Marcos department, situated in the Western highlands of Guatemala. Sipacapa's population of around 14,000 is spread among 14 village communities, scattered over mountainous terrain. Sipacapa is considered a linguistic community, as Sipakapense is a Maya language unique to the municipality.
- ^ "San Marcos elige autoridades municipales". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2002.