Sipacapa

Sipacapa
San Bartolomé Sipacapa
Sipacapa is located in Guatemala
Sipacapa
Sipacapa
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 15°12′44″N 91°38′05″W / 15.21222°N 91.63472°W / 15.21222; -91.63472
Country Guatemala
Department San Marcos
MunicipalitySipacapa
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Mayor (2016-2020)Carlos Domingo[1] (LIDER)
Population
 (Census 2002)[2]
 • Municipality of Guatemala14,043
 • Urban
623
 • Ethnicities
Sipakapense Ladino
 • Religions
Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
ClimateCwb

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.

  1. ^ "San Marcos elige autoridades municipales". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ^ "XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2002.