Chiquimula Department

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Chiquimula Department Departmento de Chiquimula
Department of Guatemala
Collage of Chiquimula
Flag Coat of arms
Chiquimula and its neighbors[a] Guatemala on the Western Hemisphere
Coordinates: 14°47′58″N 89°32′37″W / 14.79944°N 89.54361°W / 14.79944; -89.54361
Country	Guatemala
Capital	Chiquimula
Municipalities	11[1]
Government
• Type	Departmental
Area
• Department of Guatemala	2,376 km2 (917 sq mi)
Elevation	424 m (1,391 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Department of Guatemala	415,063
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
• Urban	155,171
• Ethnicities	Chorti Ladino
• Languages	Chorti Spanish[2]
Time zone	UTC-6
ISO 3166 code	GT-CQ

Chiquimula is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala, in Central America.^[1] The departmental capital is also called Chiquimula.^[2] The department was established by decree in 1871, and forms a part of the southeastern region of Guatemala. Physically, it is mountainous, with a climate that varies between tropical and temperate, depending on the location.

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