Departments of Guatemala

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The departments of Guatemala

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Guatemala is divided into 22 ^[1] departments (departamentos):

1. Alta Verapaz
2. Baja Verapaz
3. Chimaltenango
4. Chiquimula
5. Petén
6. El Progreso
7. Quiché
8. Escuintla
9. Guatemala
10. Huehuetenango
11. Izabal
12. Jalapa
13. Jutiapa
14. Quetzaltenango
15. Retalhuleu
16. Sacatepéquez
17. San Marcos
18. Santa Rosa
19. Sololá
20. Suchitepequez
21. Totonicapán
22. Zacapa

In addition, Guatemala has in the past claimed that all or part of the nation of Belize is a department of Guatemala, and this claim is sometimes reflected in maps of the region. Guatemala formally recognized Belize in 1992, but as of 2006 the remaining border disputes between the two nations had not been resolved. ^[2]

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[edit] See also

• ISO 3166-2:GT
• Interactive map of Guatemalan departments and municipalities