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 18,967,978, against 12,328,453 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 12,328,453 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 13,087,629 | 18,967,978 | +45% |
The two sources differ by 6% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 2,775,106 |
Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 331)
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | Guatemala | 973,049 | — |
| 2 | Mixco | Guatemala | 460,294 | 465,773 now |
| 3 | Villa Nueva | Guatemala | 397,018 | 618,397 now |
| 4 | Petapa | Guatemala | 137,766 | 135,447 now |
| 5 | San Juan Sacatepéquez | Guatemala | 133,564 | 136,886 now |
| 6 | Quetzaltenango | Quezaltenango | 132,230 | 180,706 now |
| 7 | Villa Canales | Guatemala | 119,023 | 155,423 now |
| 8 | Escuintla | Escuintla | 101,046 | 156,313 now |
| 9 | Chinautla | Guatemala | 94,441 | 104,972 now |
| 10 | Chimaltenango | Chimaltenango | 80,678 | 96,985 now |
| 11 | Chichicastenango | Quiché | 77,848 | 141,567 now |
| 12 | Huehuetenango | Huehuetenango | 77,793 | 79,426 now |
| 13 | Amatitlán | Guatemala | 70,354 | 71,836 now |
| 14 | Totonicapán | Totonicapán | 68,195 | 103,952 now |
| 15 | Santa Catarina Pinula | Guatemala | 66,325 | 80,582 now |
| 16 | Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa | Escuintla | 60,820 | 112,780 now |
| 17 | Puerto Barrios | Izabal | 55,443 | 100,593 now |
| 18 | San Francisco El Alto | Totonicapán | 53,200 | 57,894 now |
| 19 | Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 46,647 | — |
| 20 | San José Pinula | Guatemala | 46,178 | 79,844 now |
| 21 | San Pedro Ayampuc | Guatemala | 45,746 | 58,609 now |
| 22 | Jalapa | Jalapa | 44,893 | — |
| 23 | Coatepeque | Quezaltenango | 44,714 | 105,415 now |
| 24 | Sololá | Sololá | 44,442 | 45,373 now |
| 25 | Mazatenango | Suchitepéquez | 43,223 | 77,431 now |
| 26 | Chiquimula | Chiquimula | 40,667 | 111,505 now |
| 27 | San Pedro Sacatepéquez | San Marcos | 39,197 | 40,021 now |
| 28 | Antigua Guatemala | Sacatepéquez | 38,558 | 46,054 now |
| 29 | Retalhuleu | Retalhuleu | 35,902 | 90,505 now |
| 30 | Zacapa | Zacapa | 35,347 | 60,424 now |
| 31 | Jutiapa | Jutiapa | 33,625 | — |
| 32 | Jacaltenango | Huehuetenango | 33,382 | — |
| 33 | Santiago Atitlán | Sololá | 32,623 | — |
| 34 | Momostenango | Totonicapán | 31,087 | — |
| 35 | Palín | Escuintla | 30,684 | 65,873 now |
| 36 | San Benito | Petén | 30,130 | — |
| 37 | Barberena | Santa Rosa | 29,852 | 47,093 now |
| 38 | Ciudad Vieja | Sacatepéquez | 29,582 | — |
| 39 | Ostuncalco | Quezaltenango | 28,299 | 51,828 now |
| 40 | Olintepeque | Quezaltenango | 28,229 | — |
| 41 | Fraijanes | Guatemala | 27,846 | 58,922 now |
| 42 | Nahualá | Sololá | 27,070 | — |
| 43 | Cantel | Quezaltenango | 25,476 | 42,142 now |
| 44 | San Marcos | San Marcos | 24,571 | 47,063 now |
| 45 | Santiago Sacatepéquez | Sacatepéquez | 23,712 | — |
| 46 | La Gomera | Escuintla | 23,458 | — |
| 47 | Santa Cruz del Quiché | Quiché | 23,130 | — |
| 48 | Nebaj | Quiché | 22,821 | — |
| 49 | Salamá | Baja Verapaz | 22,266 | 65,275 now |
| 50 | Tecpán Guatemala | Chimaltenango | 21,525 | — |
| 51 | La Democracia | Huehuetenango | 21,026 | — |
| 52 | Sumpango | Sacatepéquez | 20,453 | — |
| 53 | Comalapa | Chimaltenango | 20,310 | — |
| 54 | Esquipulas | Chiquimula | 20,248 | — |
| 55 | Chicacao | Suchitepéquez | 20,005 | — |
| 56 | Flores | Petén | 19,997 | — |
| 57 | San Pablo Jocopilas | Suchitepéquez | 19,766 | — |
| 58 | Comitancillo | San Marcos | 19,191 | — |
| 59 | Gualán | Zacapa | 18,956 | — |
| 60 | San Cristóbal Verapaz | Alta Verapaz | 18,726 | — |
| 61 | Colomba | Quezaltenango | 18,721 | 47,544 now |
| 62 | Nuevo San Carlos | Retalhuleu | 18,670 | — |
| 63 | Morales | Izabal | 18,565 | — |
| 64 | Patzún | Chimaltenango | 18,318 | — |
| 65 | San José | Escuintla | 18,270 | — |
| 66 | San Andrés Itzapa | Chimaltenango | 18,262 | — |
| 67 | Panzós | Alta Verapaz | 18,252 | — |
| 68 | Palencia | Guatemala | 18,191 | — |
| 69 | Tiquisate | Escuintla | 17,814 | — |
| 70 | San Lucas Sacatepéquez | Sacatepéquez | 17,589 | — |
| 71 | Jocotenango | Sacatepéquez | 17,549 | — |
| 72 | Alotenango | Sacatepéquez | 17,051 | — |
| 73 | Poptún | Petén | 16,962 | — |
| 74 | Cuilapa | Santa Rosa | 16,484 | 41,359 now |
| 75 | Patzicía | Chimaltenango | 16,154 | — |
| 76 | La Esperanza | Quezaltenango | 16,089 | — |
| 77 | Sanarate | El Progreso | 15,517 | — |
| 78 | El Estor | Izabal | 15,515 | — |
| 79 | El Tejar | Chimaltenango | 15,445 | — |
| 80 | Asunción Mita | Jutiapa | 15,286 | — |
| 81 | Santa Maria de Jesús | Sacatepéquez | 15,209 | — |
| 82 | El Palmar | Quezaltenango | 14,823 | — |
| 83 | Malacatán | San Marcos | 14,615 | — |
| 84 | San Sebastián | Retalhuleu | 14,518 | — |
| 85 | Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán | Sololá | 14,401 | — |
| 86 | San Lucas Tolimán | Sololá | 14,245 | — |
| 87 | Lívingston | Izabal | 14,055 | — |
| 88 | San Pedro Sacatepéquez | Guatemala | 14,019 | 40,021 now |
| 89 | Patulul | Suchitepéquez | 13,904 | 40,683 now |
| 90 | Barillas | Huehuetenango | 13,809 | — |
| 91 | San Francisco Zapotitlán | Suchitepéquez | 13,541 | — |
| 92 | San Pablo | San Marcos | 13,331 | — |
| 93 | Guastatoya | El Progreso | 13,190 | — |
| 94 | San Mateo Ixtatán | Huehuetenango | 12,941 | — |
| 95 | San Pedro Carchá | Alta Verapaz | 12,926 | — |
| 96 | Joyabaj | Quiché | 12,892 | — |
| 97 | Siquinalá | Escuintla | 12,881 | — |
| 98 | San Miguel Chicaj | Baja Verapaz | 12,709 | — |
| 99 | Santa Lucía Milpas Altas | Sacatepéquez | 12,708 | — |
| 100 | Rabinal | Baja Verapaz | 12,660 | — |
| 101 | Santa Bárbara | Suchitepéquez | 12,615 | — |
| 102 | Panajachel | Sololá | 12,598 | — |
| 103 | Chiquimulilla | Santa Rosa | 12,577 | — |
| 104 | Chisec | Alta Verapaz | 11,993 | — |
| 105 | San Andrés Xecul | Totonicapán | 11,883 | — |
| 106 | El Quetzal | San Marcos | 11,849 | — |
| 107 | Sacapulas | Quiché | 11,839 | — |
| 108 | Salcajá | Quezaltenango | 11,719 | — |
| 109 | Flores Costa Cuca | Quezaltenango | 11,712 | — |
| 110 | Almolonga | Quezaltenango | 11,667 | — |
| 111 | Cabricán | Quezaltenango | 11,655 | — |
| 112 | Chajul | Quiché | 11,416 | — |
| 113 | San Juan Chamelco | Alta Verapaz | 11,376 | — |
| 114 | Atescatempa | Jutiapa | 11,305 | — |
| 115 | Melchor de Mencos | Petén | 11,220 | — |
| 116 | Ayutla | San Marcos | 11,196 | — |
| 117 | Nueva Concepción | Escuintla | 10,892 | — |
| 118 | San Juan Cotzal | Quiché | 10,818 | — |
| 119 | San Antonio Suchitepéquez | Suchitepéquez | 10,725 | — |
| 120 | Soloma | Huehuetenango | 10,691 | — |
| 121 | Cuyotenango | Suchitepéquez | 10,602 | — |
| 122 | Santa Catarina Mita | Jutiapa | 10,594 | — |
| 123 | Dolores | Petén | 10,385 | — |
| 124 | Jalpatagua | Jutiapa | 10,254 | — |
| 125 | Pastores | Sacatepéquez | 10,179 | — |
| 126 | Monjas | Jalapa | 10,138 | — |
| 127 | San Agustín Acasaguastlán | El Progreso | 10,122 | — |
| 128 | San Luis Jilotepeque | Jalapa | 10,093 | — |
| 129 | Cubulco | Baja Verapaz | 10,082 | — |
| 130 | Oratorio | Santa Rosa | 9,946 | — |
| 131 | Nueva Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa | 9,922 | — |
| 132 | Masagua | Escuintla | 9,817 | — |
| 133 | Zunil | Quezaltenango | 9,780 | — |
| 134 | Huitán | Quezaltenango | 9,734 | — |
| 135 | San Martín Jilotepeque | Chimaltenango | 9,642 | — |
| 136 | Santa Catalina la Tinta | Alta Verapaz | 9,500 | — |
| 137 | San Pedro la Laguna | Sololá | 9,482 | — |
| 138 | Parramos | Chimaltenango | 9,414 | — |
| 139 | Santa Ana | Petén | 9,307 | — |
| 140 | Ocós | San Marcos | 9,249 | — |
| 141 | Zaragoza | Chimaltenango | 9,168 | — |
| 142 | Zacualpa | Quiché | 9,050 | — |
| 143 | San Cristóbal Cucho | San Marcos | 8,945 | — |
| 144 | Sayaxché | Petén | 8,912 | — |
| 145 | Samayac | Suchitepéquez | 8,809 | — |
| 146 | Casillas | Santa Rosa | 8,786 | — |
| 147 | Yepocapa | Chimaltenango | 8,776 | — |
| 148 | Estanzuela | Zacapa | 8,752 | — |
| 149 | Concepción | Huehuetenango | 8,741 | — |
| 150 | San Felipe | Retalhuleu | 8,737 | — |
| 151 | Tactic | Alta Verapaz | 8,713 | — |
| 152 | Santo Domingo Xenacoj | Sacatepéquez | 8,610 | — |
| 153 | San Raymundo | Guatemala | 8,510 | — |
| 154 | La Libertad | Petén | 8,467 | — |
| 155 | San Jerónimo | Baja Verapaz | 8,324 | — |
| 156 | Chiantla | Huehuetenango | 8,290 | — |
| 157 | San Miguel Dueñas | Sacatepéquez | 8,250 | — |
| 158 | Cunén | Quiché | 8,227 | — |
| 159 | Pajapita | San Marcos | 7,995 | — |
| 160 | Moyuta | Jutiapa | 7,978 | — |
| 161 | Nuevo Progreso | San Marcos | 7,946 | — |
| 162 | Concepción Chiquirichapa | Quezaltenango | 7,913 | — |
| 163 | Ixcán | Quiché | 7,667 | — |
| 164 | Santa Cruz Balanyá | Chimaltenango | 7,663 | — |
| 165 | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Sacatepéquez | 7,650 | — |
| 166 | San Antonio la Paz | El Progreso | 7,605 | — |
| 167 | Champerico | Retalhuleu | 7,601 | — |
| 168 | Rio Bravo | Suchitepéquez | 7,412 | — |
| 169 | El Tumbador | San Marcos | 7,406 | — |
| 170 | Mataquescuintla | Jalapa | 7,384 | — |
| 171 | San Miguel Sigüilá | Quezaltenango | 7,381 | — |
| 172 | El Progreso | Jutiapa | 7,198 | — |
| 173 | San Andrés | Petén | 7,085 | — |
| 174 | San Vicente Pacaya | Escuintla | 7,014 | — |
| 175 | Chuarrancho | Guatemala | 7,001 | — |
| 176 | Santo Tomás la Unión | Suchitepéquez | 6,935 | — |
| 177 | Guazacapán | Santa Rosa | 6,934 | — |
| 178 | Acatenango | Chimaltenango | 6,904 | — |
| 179 | Santa María Chiquimula | Totonicapán | 6,836 | — |
| 180 | San Carlos Sija | Quezaltenango | 6,690 | — |
| 181 | San Luis | Petén | 6,636 | — |
| 182 | Fray Bartolomé de las Casas | Alta Verapaz | 6,557 | — |
| 183 | Taxisco | Santa Rosa | 6,384 | — |
| 184 | La Libertad | Huehuetenango | 6,306 | — |
| 185 | Tacaná | San Marcos | 6,305 | — |
| 186 | Teculután | Zacapa | 6,274 | — |
| 187 | San José Acatempa | Jutiapa | 6,236 | — |
| 188 | San Carlos Alzatate | Jalapa | 6,219 | — |
| 189 | Santo Domingo Suchitepéquez | Suchitepéquez | 6,141 | — |
| 190 | San Bartolomé Milpas Altas | Sacatepéquez | 6,132 | — |
| 191 | Santa Cruz Naranjo | Santa Rosa | 6,125 | — |
| 192 | San Pablo la Laguna | Sololá | 6,058 | — |
| 193 | El Asintal | Retalhuleu | 6,016 | — |
| 194 | Rio Hondo | Zacapa | 5,874 | — |
| 195 | San José Poaquil | Chimaltenango | 5,864 | — |
| 196 | Santa Rosa de Lima | Santa Rosa | 5,861 | — |
| 197 | Santa Cruz Verapaz | Alta Verapaz | 5,649 | — |
| 198 | Purulhá | Baja Verapaz | 5,610 | — |
| 199 | San Antonio Huista | Huehuetenango | 5,552 | — |
| 200 | Magdalena Milpas Altas | Sacatepéquez | 5,467 | — |
| 201 | Aguacatán | Huehuetenango | 5,457 | — |
| 202 | San Mateo | Quezaltenango | 5,420 | — |
| 203 | San Bernardino | Suchitepéquez | 5,387 | — |
| 204 | Senahú | Alta Verapaz | 5,372 | — |
| 205 | La Democracía | Escuintla | 5,366 | — |
| 206 | Santa Clara la Laguna | Sololá | 5,196 | — |
| 207 | Ipala | Chiquimula | 5,174 | — |
| 208 | Chahal | Alta Verapaz | 5,086 | — |
| 209 | San Andrés Villa Seca | Retalhuleu | 4,986 | — |
| 210 | Usumatlán | Zacapa | 4,884 | — |
| 211 | Jocotán | Chiquimula | 4,829 | — |
| 212 | Santa Eulalia | Huehuetenango | 4,820 | — |
| 213 | San José del Golfo | Guatemala | 4,807 | — |
| 214 | La Reforma | San Marcos | 4,804 | — |
| 215 | Uspantán | Quiché | 4,617 | — |
| 216 | Cabañas | Zacapa | 4,582 | — |
| 217 | Cahabón | Alta Verapaz | 4,569 | — |
| 218 | San Juan la Laguna | Sololá | 4,513 | — |
| 219 | Jerez | Jutiapa | 4,330 | — |
| 220 | San Martin Zapotitlán | Retalhuleu | 4,328 | — |
| 221 | San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta | San Marcos | 4,231 | — |
| 222 | Tajumulco | San Marcos | 4,223 | — |
| 223 | El Jícaro | El Progreso | 4,155 | — |
| 224 | Pueblo Nuevo Viñas | Santa Rosa | 4,124 | — |
| 225 | San Cristóbal Totonicapán | Totonicapán | 4,104 | — |
| 226 | Quezaltepeque | Chiquimula | 4,041 | — |
| 227 | San Gabriel | Suchitepéquez | 4,033 | — |
| 228 | Tucurú | Alta Verapaz | 3,953 | — |
| 229 | Iztapa | Escuintla | 3,937 | — |
| 230 | San Francisco | Petén | 3,873 | — |
| 231 | Pochuta | Chimaltenango | 3,799 | — |
| 232 | Sansare | El Progreso | 3,714 | — |
| 233 | Génova | Quezaltenango | 3,666 | — |
| 234 | Ixtahuacán | Huehuetenango | 3,631 | — |
| 235 | La Unión | Zacapa | 3,606 | — |
| 236 | San Miguel Ixtahuacán | San Marcos | 3,587 | — |
| 237 | San Martín Sacatepéquez | Quezaltenango | 3,582 | — |
| 238 | Santa Maria Ixhuatán | Santa Rosa | 3,559 | — |
| 239 | San Antonio Palopó | Sololá | 3,514 | — |
| 240 | San Pedro Necta | Huehuetenango | 3,481 | — |
| 241 | Los Amates | Izabal | 3,347 | — |
| 242 | Conguaco | Jutiapa | 3,345 | — |
| 243 | San Pedro Pinula | Jalapa | 3,234 | — |
| 244 | Concepción | Sololá | 3,224 | — |
| 245 | Todos Santos Cuchumatán | Huehuetenango | 3,221 | — |
| 246 | Santa Catarina Barahona | Sacatepéquez | 3,148 | — |
| 247 | Pueblo Nuevo | Suchitepéquez | 3,051 | — |
| 248 | Catarina | San Marcos | 2,977 | — |
| 249 | Yupiltepeque | Jutiapa | 2,966 | — |
| 250 | Santiago Chimaltenango | Huehuetenango | 2,958 | — |
| 251 | Santa Catarina Palopó | Sololá | 2,887 | — |
| 252 | Cajolá | Quezaltenango | 2,866 | — |
| 253 | Guanagazapa | Escuintla | 2,784 | — |
| 254 | Agua Blanca | Jutiapa | 2,719 | — |
| 255 | San Miguel Acatán | Huehuetenango | 2,715 | — |
| 256 | Zunilito | Suchitepéquez | 2,688 | — |
| 257 | Huité | Zacapa | 2,656 | — |
| 258 | Santa Cruz Muluá | Retalhuleu | 2,650 | — |
| 259 | Chinique | Quiché | 2,637 | — |
| 260 | San Marcos la Laguna | Sololá | 2,626 | — |
| 261 | San Juan Bautista | Suchitepéquez | 2,625 | — |
| 262 | Tejutla | San Marcos | 2,599 | — |
| 263 | San Manuel Chaparrón | Jalapa | 2,570 | — |
| 264 | San Andrés Semetabaj | Sololá | 2,552 | — |
| 265 | San Rafael las Flores | Santa Rosa | 2,519 | — |
| 266 | Morazán | El Progreso | 2,501 | — |
| 267 | El Chol | Baja Verapaz | 2,483 | — |
| 268 | San Juan Ixcoy | Huehuetenango | 2,482 | — |
| 269 | Nentón | Huehuetenango | 2,477 | — |
| 270 | San José El Ídolo | Suchitepéquez | 2,362 | — |
| 271 | Chiché | Quiché | 2,357 | — |
| 272 | Santa Apolonia | Chimaltenango | 2,346 | — |
| 273 | San José la Arada | Chiquimula | 2,313 | — |
| 274 | Pachalum | Quiché | 2,295 | — |
| 275 | Ixchiguán | San Marcos | 2,216 | — |
| 276 | Quezada | Jutiapa | 2,203 | — |
| 277 | San Juan Tecuaco | Santa Rosa | 2,164 | — |
| 278 | San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán | El Progreso | 2,126 | — |
| 279 | San Lorenzo | Suchitepéquez | 2,121 | — |
| 280 | Malacatancito | Huehuetenango | 2,078 | — |
| 281 | Chicamán | Quiché | 2,046 | — |
| 282 | San Miguel Panán | Suchitepéquez | 1,983 | — |
| 283 | San Antonio Ilotenango | Quiché | 1,979 | — |
| 284 | Santa Ana Huista | Huehuetenango | 1,963 | — |
| 285 | San Andres Sajcabajá | Quiché | 1,947 | — |
| 286 | Lanquín | Alta Verapaz | 1,946 | — |
| 287 | El Adelanto | Jutiapa | 1,923 | — |
| 288 | San Juan Atitán | Huehuetenango | 1,870 | — |
| 289 | El Rodeo | San Marcos | 1,848 | — |
| 290 | Pasaco | Jutiapa | 1,834 | — |
| 291 | Cuilco | Huehuetenango | 1,677 | — |
| 292 | Canillá | Quiché | 1,663 | — |
| 293 | Palestina de los Altos | Quezaltenango | 1,656 | — |
| 294 | Colotenango | Huehuetenango | 1,655 | — |
| 295 | Olopa | Chiquimula | 1,655 | — |
| 296 | San Antonio Sacatepéquez | San Marcos | 1,623 | — |
| 297 | Sibinal | San Marcos | 1,623 | — |
| 298 | San Juan Ermita | Chiquimula | 1,590 | — |
| 299 | San Bartolomé Jocotenango | Quiché | 1,586 | — |
| 300 | Zapotitlán | Jutiapa | 1,583 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 2,760,352 |
| 2 | Baja Verapaz | 1,160,624 |
| 3 | Huehuetenango | 908,057 |
| 4 | San Marcos | 829,956 |
| 5 | Quiché | 726,262 |
| 6 | Quezaltenango | 653,717 |
| 7 | Escuintla | 581,273 |
| 8 | Chimaltenango | 486,422 |
| 9 | Suchitepéquez | 429,649 |
| 10 | Petén | 420,308 |
| 11 | Jutiapa | 408,262 |
| 12 | Totonicapán | 355,310 |
| 13 | Sololá | 333,663 |
| 14 | Izabal | 328,515 |
| 15 | Chiquimula | 321,992 |
| 16 | Santa Rosa | 313,192 |
| 17 | Sacatepéquez | 268,547 |
| 18 | Retalhuleu | 254,329 |
| 19 | Jalapa | 254,271 |
| 20 | Zacapa | 211,225 |
| 21 | Alta Verapaz | 174,983 |
| 22 | El Progreso | 147,544 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.