Chisec

Chisec
—  Municipality  —
Chisec Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 15°48′45″N 90°19′18″W
Kintra	Guatemala
Depairtment	Alta Verapaz
Municipality	Chisec
Govrenment
- Mayor
Hicht	230 m (755 ft)
Indwallers (Census 2002)
- Municipality	69,325
- Urban	12,775
- Ethnicities	Q'eqchi', Ladino
- Religions	Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya
Wabsteid	http://munichisec.gob.gt/

Chisec is a municipality in the north o the Guatemalan depairtment o Alta Verapaz that wis foondit in 1813. The municipality covers a territory o 1488 km². Approximately 95% o the municipality's inhabitants are Mayan, spread ower the toun o Chisec an approximately 140 commonties. (Thare uised tae be closer tae 240 commonties, but a nummer o these hae offeecially split aff tae the new municipality o Raxruha, creatit bi the Guatemalan Congress in 2008.) Q'eqchi' is widely spoken thare alangside Spainyie.

Freemit airtins

• Muni in Spainyie
• INE - XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)
• Visit Chisec
• Commonty based ecotourism in Chisec