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Guatemala — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Guatemala had an estimated population of 12,328,453 in 2005, with 331 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Guatemala today — population now 17,247,807, against 12,328,453 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Guatemala2,775,106

Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 331)

#PlaceRegionPopulation (2005)
1GuatemalaGuatemala973,049
2MixcoGuatemala460,294
3Villa NuevaGuatemala397,018
4PetapaGuatemala137,766
5San Juan SacatepéquezGuatemala133,564
6QuetzaltenangoQuezaltenango132,230
7Villa CanalesGuatemala119,023
8EscuintlaEscuintla101,046
9ChinautlaGuatemala94,441
10ChimaltenangoChimaltenango80,678
11ChichicastenangoQuiché77,848
12HuehuetenangoHuehuetenango77,793
13AmatitlánGuatemala70,354
14TotonicapánTotonicapán68,195
15Santa Catarina PinulaGuatemala66,325
16Santa Lucía CotzumalguapaEscuintla60,820
17Puerto BarriosIzabal55,443
18San Francisco El AltoTotonicapán53,200
19CobánAlta Verapaz46,647
20San José PinulaGuatemala46,178
21San Pedro AyampucGuatemala45,746
22JalapaJalapa44,893
23CoatepequeQuezaltenango44,714
24SololáSololá44,442
25MazatenangoSuchitepéquez43,223
26ChiquimulaChiquimula40,667
27San Pedro SacatepéquezSan Marcos39,197
28Antigua GuatemalaSacatepéquez38,558
29RetalhuleuRetalhuleu35,902
30ZacapaZacapa35,347
31JutiapaJutiapa33,625
32JacaltenangoHuehuetenango33,382
33Santiago AtitlánSololá32,623
34MomostenangoTotonicapán31,087
35PalínEscuintla30,684
36San BenitoPetén30,130
37BarberenaSanta Rosa29,852
38Ciudad ViejaSacatepéquez29,582
39OstuncalcoQuezaltenango28,299
40OlintepequeQuezaltenango28,229
41FraijanesGuatemala27,846
42NahualáSololá27,070
43CantelQuezaltenango25,476
44San MarcosSan Marcos24,571
45Santiago SacatepéquezSacatepéquez23,712
46La GomeraEscuintla23,458
47Santa Cruz del QuichéQuiché23,130
48NebajQuiché22,821
49SalamáBaja Verapaz22,266
50Tecpán GuatemalaChimaltenango21,525
51La DemocraciaHuehuetenango21,026
52SumpangoSacatepéquez20,453
53ComalapaChimaltenango20,310
54EsquipulasChiquimula20,248
55ChicacaoSuchitepéquez20,005
56FloresPetén19,997
57San Pablo JocopilasSuchitepéquez19,766
58ComitancilloSan Marcos19,191
59GualánZacapa18,956
60San Cristóbal VerapazAlta Verapaz18,726
61ColombaQuezaltenango18,721
62Nuevo San CarlosRetalhuleu18,670
63MoralesIzabal18,565
64PatzúnChimaltenango18,318
65San JoséEscuintla18,270
66San Andrés ItzapaChimaltenango18,262
67PanzósAlta Verapaz18,252
68PalenciaGuatemala18,191
69TiquisateEscuintla17,814
70San Lucas SacatepéquezSacatepéquez17,589
71JocotenangoSacatepéquez17,549
72AlotenangoSacatepéquez17,051
73PoptúnPetén16,962
74CuilapaSanta Rosa16,484
75PatzicíaChimaltenango16,154
76La EsperanzaQuezaltenango16,089
77SanarateEl Progreso15,517
78El EstorIzabal15,515
79El TejarChimaltenango15,445
80Asunción MitaJutiapa15,286
81Santa Maria de JesúsSacatepéquez15,209
82El PalmarQuezaltenango14,823
83MalacatánSan Marcos14,615
84San SebastiánRetalhuleu14,518
85Santa Catarina IxtahuacánSololá14,401
86San Lucas TolimánSololá14,245
87LívingstonIzabal14,055
88San Pedro SacatepéquezGuatemala14,019
89PatululSuchitepéquez13,904
90BarillasHuehuetenango13,809
91San Francisco ZapotitlánSuchitepéquez13,541
92San PabloSan Marcos13,331
93GuastatoyaEl Progreso13,190
94San Mateo IxtatánHuehuetenango12,941
95San Pedro CarcháAlta Verapaz12,926
96JoyabajQuiché12,892
97SiquinaláEscuintla12,881
98San Miguel ChicajBaja Verapaz12,709
99Santa Lucía Milpas AltasSacatepéquez12,708
100RabinalBaja Verapaz12,660
101Santa BárbaraSuchitepéquez12,615
102PanajachelSololá12,598
103ChiquimulillaSanta Rosa12,577
104ChisecAlta Verapaz11,993
105San Andrés XeculTotonicapán11,883
106El QuetzalSan Marcos11,849
107SacapulasQuiché11,839
108SalcajáQuezaltenango11,719
109Flores Costa CucaQuezaltenango11,712
110AlmolongaQuezaltenango11,667
111CabricánQuezaltenango11,655
112ChajulQuiché11,416
113San Juan ChamelcoAlta Verapaz11,376
114AtescatempaJutiapa11,305
115Melchor de MencosPetén11,220
116AyutlaSan Marcos11,196
117Nueva ConcepciónEscuintla10,892
118San Juan CotzalQuiché10,818
119San Antonio SuchitepéquezSuchitepéquez10,725
120SolomaHuehuetenango10,691
121CuyotenangoSuchitepéquez10,602
122Santa Catarina MitaJutiapa10,594
123DoloresPetén10,385
124JalpataguaJutiapa10,254
125PastoresSacatepéquez10,179
126MonjasJalapa10,138
127San Agustín AcasaguastlánEl Progreso10,122
128San Luis JilotepequeJalapa10,093
129CubulcoBaja Verapaz10,082
130OratorioSanta Rosa9,946
131Nueva Santa RosaSanta Rosa9,922
132MasaguaEscuintla9,817
133ZunilQuezaltenango9,780
134HuitánQuezaltenango9,734
135San Martín JilotepequeChimaltenango9,642
136Santa Catalina la TintaAlta Verapaz9,500
137San Pedro la LagunaSololá9,482
138ParramosChimaltenango9,414
139Santa AnaPetén9,307
140OcósSan Marcos9,249
141ZaragozaChimaltenango9,168
142ZacualpaQuiché9,050
143San Cristóbal CuchoSan Marcos8,945
144SayaxchéPetén8,912
145SamayacSuchitepéquez8,809
146CasillasSanta Rosa8,786
147YepocapaChimaltenango8,776
148EstanzuelaZacapa8,752
149ConcepciónHuehuetenango8,741
150San FelipeRetalhuleu8,737
151TacticAlta Verapaz8,713
152Santo Domingo XenacojSacatepéquez8,610
153San RaymundoGuatemala8,510
154La LibertadPetén8,467
155San JerónimoBaja Verapaz8,324
156ChiantlaHuehuetenango8,290
157San Miguel DueñasSacatepéquez8,250
158CunénQuiché8,227
159PajapitaSan Marcos7,995
160MoyutaJutiapa7,978
161Nuevo ProgresoSan Marcos7,946
162Concepción ChiquirichapaQuezaltenango7,913
163IxcánQuiché7,667
164Santa Cruz BalanyáChimaltenango7,663
165San Antonio Aguas CalientesSacatepéquez7,650
166San Antonio la PazEl Progreso7,605
167ChampericoRetalhuleu7,601
168Rio BravoSuchitepéquez7,412
169El TumbadorSan Marcos7,406
170MataquescuintlaJalapa7,384
171San Miguel SigüiláQuezaltenango7,381
172El ProgresoJutiapa7,198
173San AndrésPetén7,085
174San Vicente PacayaEscuintla7,014
175ChuarranchoGuatemala7,001
176Santo Tomás la UniónSuchitepéquez6,935
177GuazacapánSanta Rosa6,934
178AcatenangoChimaltenango6,904
179Santa María ChiquimulaTotonicapán6,836
180San Carlos SijaQuezaltenango6,690
181San LuisPetén6,636
182Fray Bartolomé de las CasasAlta Verapaz6,557
183TaxiscoSanta Rosa6,384
184La LibertadHuehuetenango6,306
185TacanáSan Marcos6,305
186TeculutánZacapa6,274
187San José AcatempaJutiapa6,236
188San Carlos AlzatateJalapa6,219
189Santo Domingo SuchitepéquezSuchitepéquez6,141
190San Bartolomé Milpas AltasSacatepéquez6,132
191Santa Cruz NaranjoSanta Rosa6,125
192San Pablo la LagunaSololá6,058
193El AsintalRetalhuleu6,016
194Rio HondoZacapa5,874
195San José PoaquilChimaltenango5,864
196Santa Rosa de LimaSanta Rosa5,861
197Santa Cruz VerapazAlta Verapaz5,649
198PurulháBaja Verapaz5,610
199San Antonio HuistaHuehuetenango5,552
200Magdalena Milpas AltasSacatepéquez5,467
201AguacatánHuehuetenango5,457
202San MateoQuezaltenango5,420
203San BernardinoSuchitepéquez5,387
204SenahúAlta Verapaz5,372
205La DemocracíaEscuintla5,366
206Santa Clara la LagunaSololá5,196
207IpalaChiquimula5,174
208ChahalAlta Verapaz5,086
209San Andrés Villa SecaRetalhuleu4,986
210UsumatlánZacapa4,884
211JocotánChiquimula4,829
212Santa EulaliaHuehuetenango4,820
213San José del GolfoGuatemala4,807
214La ReformaSan Marcos4,804
215UspantánQuiché4,617
216CabañasZacapa4,582
217CahabónAlta Verapaz4,569
218San Juan la LagunaSololá4,513
219JerezJutiapa4,330
220San Martin ZapotitlánRetalhuleu4,328
221San Rafael Pie de la CuestaSan Marcos4,231
222TajumulcoSan Marcos4,223
223El JícaroEl Progreso4,155
224Pueblo Nuevo ViñasSanta Rosa4,124
225San Cristóbal TotonicapánTotonicapán4,104
226QuezaltepequeChiquimula4,041
227San GabrielSuchitepéquez4,033
228TucurúAlta Verapaz3,953
229IztapaEscuintla3,937
230San FranciscoPetén3,873
231PochutaChimaltenango3,799
232SansareEl Progreso3,714
233GénovaQuezaltenango3,666
234IxtahuacánHuehuetenango3,631
235La UniónZacapa3,606
236San Miguel IxtahuacánSan Marcos3,587
237San Martín SacatepéquezQuezaltenango3,582
238Santa Maria IxhuatánSanta Rosa3,559
239San Antonio PalopóSololá3,514
240San Pedro NectaHuehuetenango3,481
241Los AmatesIzabal3,347
242ConguacoJutiapa3,345
243San Pedro PinulaJalapa3,234
244ConcepciónSololá3,224
245Todos Santos CuchumatánHuehuetenango3,221
246Santa Catarina BarahonaSacatepéquez3,148
247Pueblo NuevoSuchitepéquez3,051
248CatarinaSan Marcos2,977
249YupiltepequeJutiapa2,966
250Santiago ChimaltenangoHuehuetenango2,958
251Santa Catarina PalopóSololá2,887
252CajoláQuezaltenango2,866
253GuanagazapaEscuintla2,784
254Agua BlancaJutiapa2,719
255San Miguel AcatánHuehuetenango2,715
256ZunilitoSuchitepéquez2,688
257HuitéZacapa2,656
258Santa Cruz MuluáRetalhuleu2,650
259ChiniqueQuiché2,637
260San Marcos la LagunaSololá2,626
261San Juan BautistaSuchitepéquez2,625
262TejutlaSan Marcos2,599
263San Manuel ChaparrónJalapa2,570
264San Andrés SemetabajSololá2,552
265San Rafael las FloresSanta Rosa2,519
266MorazánEl Progreso2,501
267El CholBaja Verapaz2,483
268San Juan IxcoyHuehuetenango2,482
269NentónHuehuetenango2,477
270San José El ÍdoloSuchitepéquez2,362
271ChichéQuiché2,357
272Santa ApoloniaChimaltenango2,346
273San José la AradaChiquimula2,313
274PachalumQuiché2,295
275IxchiguánSan Marcos2,216
276QuezadaJutiapa2,203
277San Juan TecuacoSanta Rosa2,164
278San Cristóbal AcasaguastlánEl Progreso2,126
279San LorenzoSuchitepéquez2,121
280MalacatancitoHuehuetenango2,078
281ChicamánQuiché2,046
282San Miguel PanánSuchitepéquez1,983
283San Antonio IlotenangoQuiché1,979
284Santa Ana HuistaHuehuetenango1,963
285San Andres SajcabajáQuiché1,947
286LanquínAlta Verapaz1,946
287El AdelantoJutiapa1,923
288San Juan AtitánHuehuetenango1,870
289El RodeoSan Marcos1,848
290PasacoJutiapa1,834
291CuilcoHuehuetenango1,677
292CanilláQuiché1,663
293Palestina de los AltosQuezaltenango1,656
294ColotenangoHuehuetenango1,655
295OlopaChiquimula1,655
296San Antonio SacatepéquezSan Marcos1,623
297SibinalSan Marcos1,623
298San Juan ErmitaChiquimula1,590
299San Bartolomé JocotenangoQuiché1,586
300ZapotitlánJutiapa1,583

Administrative divisions, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Guatemala2,760,352
2Baja Verapaz1,160,624
3Huehuetenango908,057
4San Marcos829,956
5Quiché726,262
6Quezaltenango653,717
7Escuintla581,273
8Chimaltenango486,422
9Suchitepéquez429,649
10Petén420,308
11Jutiapa408,262
12Totonicapán355,310
13Sololá333,663
14Izabal328,515
15Chiquimula321,992
16Santa Rosa313,192
17Sacatepéquez268,547
18Retalhuleu254,329
19Jalapa254,271
20Zacapa211,225
21Alta Verapaz174,983
22El Progreso147,544

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.