Chisec
| Chisec | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  Chisec Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 15°48′45″N 90°19′18″W / 15.81250°N 90.32167°W | |
| Country |
 Guatemala |
| Department |
 Alta Verapaz |
| Municipality | Chisec |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Mayor | Rogelio Juárez (VENADO) |
| Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Population (Census 2002)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 69,325 |
| • Urban | 12,775 |
| • Ethnicities | Q'eqchi', Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya |
| Climate | Af |
| Website | http://munichisec.gob.gt/ |
Chisec is a municipality in the north of the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz that was founded in 1813. It is situated at 230m above sea level at 15°48′45″N 90°17′18″W / 15.812570°N 90.288391°WCoordinates: 15°48′45″N 90°17′18″W / 15.812570°N 90.288391°W. The municipality covers a territory of 1488 km². Approximately 95% of the municipality's inhabitants are Mayan, spread over the town of Chisec and approximately 140 communities. (There used to be closer to 240 communities, but a number of these have officially split off to the new municipality of Raxruha, created by the Guatemalan Congress in 2008.) Q'eqchi' is widely spoken there alongside Spanish.
See also
References
External links
- Muni in Spanish
- INE - XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)
- Visit Chisec
- Community based ecotourism in Chisec
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