Chimaltenango Depairtment

Chimaltenango is a depairtment o Guatemala. The caipital is Chimaltenango. Locatit tae the east are the depairtments o Guatemala, hame tae Guatemala Ceety, an Sacatepéquez, while bordered bi the depairtments o El Quiché an Baja Verapaz tae the north an aw, Escuintla an Suchitepéquez tae the sooth, an Sololá tae the wast. The caipital o Chimaltenango is locatit aboot 54 kilometers awa frae Guatemala Ceety.

Population estimate for Chimaltenango Depairtment in 2000 wis 448,000 fowk. The majority o the fowk in the depairtment are o Cakchiquel Maya strynd. The depairtment haes an aurie o 1,979 km².

In addition tae the ceety o Chimaltenango, the depairtment contains the touns o Santa Apolonia (kent for its ceramics), San Juan Comalapa, an Patzún (kent for its elaborate Corpus Christi celebrations in Juin). Chimaltenango is hame tae the Maya ceevilization ruins o Iximché an Mixco Viejo an aw, in addition tae mony smawer steids.

Thare are several humanitarian aid groups that provide services in Chimaltenango. Chimaltenango is the hame o the Rose Education Foundation an aw, a group which wirks tae provide heich quality education opportunities for native Guatemalan childer.

Municipalities

The depairtment abbreviation is CMT.

Freemit airtins