Chiquimula Department

Chiquimula
Department
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Chiquimula
Coordinates: 14°47′58″N 89°32′37″W / 14.79944°N 89.54361°WCoordinates: 14°47′58″N 89°32′37″W / 14.79944°N 89.54361°W
Country	Guatemala
Department	Chiquimula
Capital	Chiquimula
Municipalities	11
Government
• Type	Departmental
Area
• Department	2,376 km^2 (917 sq mi)
Elevation	424 m (1,391 ft)
Population (Census 2002)[1][2]
• Department	302,485 (Ranked 14th)
• Urban	78,631
• Ethnicities	Chorti, Ladino
• Religions	Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya
Time zone	-6
ISO 3166 code	GT-CQ

Chiquimula is a department of Guatemala, in Central America.

Population

As of 1850, the population was an estimated 80,000.^[3]

Governance

Municipalities

1. Camotán
2. Chiquimula
3. Concepción Las Minas
4. Esquipulas
5. Ipala
6. Jocotán
7. Olopa
8. Quezaltepeque
9. San Jacinto
10. San José La Arada
11. San Juan Ermita

Economy

Historically, tobacco was the department's main industry. The area also produced maize, rice, cotton, and beans. Sugar cane was also produced, which was used primarily to make chicha. Cattle, horses and mules were also raised.^[3]

References

1. "XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)". INE. 2002.
2. "Comunidad Lingüística Ch'orti'". Academia de Lenguas Mayas. 2008. Retrieved 2008.
3. Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. p. 88.