List of cities in Guatemala
This is a list of cities in Guatemala .
By far the largest agglomeration in Guatemala is Guatemala City with a population of 2,775,106 (as of January 1, 2005). A quarter of the country's population is thus concentrated in the capital region.
The following table contains the cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, the results of the census of March 26, 1981, April 17, 1994 and November 24, 2002 as well as an estimate for January 1, 2005. The department is also listed , to which the city belongs. The population figures refer to the respective urban settlement in the narrower sense - the geographical urban area - not to the city or municipality in the political sense.
Cities in Guatemala | ||||||
rank | city | Residents | Department | |||
1981 census | 1994 census | 2002 census | 2005 estimate | |||
1. | Guatemala City | 754.243 | 823,301 | 942,348 | 964.823 | Guatemala |
2. | Mixco | 11,544 | 209.791 | 277,400 | 297.039 | Guatemala |
3. | Villa Nueva | 20,236 | 101,295 | 187,700 | 218.294 | Guatemala |
4th | Quetzaltenango | 62,719 | 90,801 | 106,700 | 112.121 | Quetzaltenango |
5. | Escuintla | 36,931 | 49.026 | 65,400 | 69,311 | Escuintla |
6th | Amatitlán | 20,407 | 36,999 | 55,800 | 61,562 | Guatemala |
7th | Chinautla | 2,027 | 37.102 | 55,700 | 61,520 | Guatemala |
8th. | Coban | 14,152 | 33,996 | 47.202 | 59,428 | Alta Verapaz |
9. | Chimaltenango | 14,967 | 26,465 | 43,900 | 48.902 | Chimaltenango |
10. | Mazatenango | 20,918 | 30,350 | 40.281 | 46,968 | Suchitepéquez |
11. | Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa | 14,624 | 24,013 | 39,500 | 44,615 | Escuintla |
12. | Coatepeque | 19.307 | 30,437 | 41,294 | 44,234 | Quetzaltenango |
13. | Petapa | 3,766 | 12,949 | 31,600 | 39,311 | Guatemala |
14th | Chiquimula | 18,965 | 27,644 | 35,100 | 37,256 | Chiquimula |
15th | Puerto Barrios | 24,235 | 29,095 | 35,300 | 36,682 | Izabal |
16. | Retalhuleu | 22.001 | 27,563 | 34,300 | 35,525 | Retalhuleu |
17th | Jalapa | 16,928 | 23,884 | 30,500 | 32,380 | Jalapa |
18th | Huehuetenango | 12,422 | 19,922 | 26,600 | 28,547 | Huehuetenango |
19th | San Benito | 7,903 | 12,685 | 24,792 | 27,182 | El Peten |
20th | Santa Cruz del Quiché | 8,966 | 14,352 | 20,870 | 26,372 | El Quiché |
21st | Santiago Atitlan | 14,152 | 17,585 | 24,300 | 26,302 | Sololá |
22nd | Palin | 8,362 | 11,390 | 24,680 | 26,138 | Escuintla |
23. | Jutiapa | 10,648 | 14,642 | 22,200 | 24,579 | Jutiapa |
24. | Zacapa | 12,482 | 16,386 | 21,900 | 23,513 | Zacapa |
25th | Ciudad Vieja | 9,435 | 14,292 | 21,200 | 23,349 | Sacatepéquez |
26th | San Juan Comalapa | 11,362 | 16,295 | 19,524 | 22,082 | Chimaltenango |
27. | Sumpango | 9,484 | 13,954 | 18,910 | 21,706 | Sacatepéquez |
28. | Antigua Guatemala | 15,801 | 16,357 | 19,700 | 20,616 | Sacatepéquez |
29 | Puerto San José | 9,795 | 14,170 | 17,430 | 19,480 | Escuintla |
30th | Esquipulas | 7,226 | 12,967 | 18,368 | 19,470 | Chiquimula |
31. | Patzun | 9,802 | 13,760 | 17,346 | 19,089 | Chimaltenango |
32. | San Andrés Itzapa | 7,968 | 10,767 | 16,350 | 18,453 | Chimaltenango |
33. | Flores | 1,324 | 9,330 | 16,122 | 18,399 | El Peten |
34. | Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate | 12.096 | 12,734 | 16.801 | 18,244 | Escuintla |
35. | Jocotenango | 6,668 | 14,013 | 16,692 | 17,823 | Sacatepéquez |
36. | San Pedro Sacatepéquez | 11,414 | 14,992 | 17,000 | 17,531 | San Marcos |
37. | El Estor | 5,175 | 9,801 | 14,019 | 17,480 | Izabal |
38. | San Jose Pinula | 5,296 | 7,225 | 14,000 | 16,458 | Guatemala |
39. | San Juan Sacatepéquez | 6,726 | 8,349 | 14,400 | 16,453 | Guatemala |
40. | Nebaj | 4,491 | 9,155 | 14,500 | 16,228 | El Quiché |
41. | Patzicía | 7,628 | 9,543 | 14,496 | 15,514 | Chimaltenango |
42. | San Pedro Ayampuc | 3,842 | 5,679 | 12,600 | 15,314 | Guatemala |
43. | Alotenango | 6,751 | 7,543 | 13,300 | 15,280 | Sacatepéquez |
44. | Santiago Sacatepéquez | 6,522 | 9,840 | 14,000 | 15,261 | Sacatepéquez |
45. | Santa Catarina Pinula | 4,272 | 8,193 | 13,500 | 15,254 | Guatemala |
46. | Santa María de Jesús | 8,287 | 11,469 | 14,418 | 15,095 | Sacatepéquez |
47. | Poptun | 6,362 | 8,075 | 13,300 | 15,028 | El Peten |