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Guatemala Department
Departmento de Guatemala | |
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Department | |
Country | Guatemala |
Capital | Guatemala City |
Municipalities | 17 |
Government | |
• Type | Departmental |
Area | |
• Department | 2,126 km2 (821 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Department | 3,015,081 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,750,965 |
• Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
Time zone | UTC-6 |
Guatemala Department is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital is Guatemala City, which also serves as the national capital. The department consists of Guatemala City, its suburbs and other municipalities.
The department covers a surface area of 2,126 square kilometres (821 sq mi), and had a population of 3,015,081 at the 2018 census.[1]