The Republic of Guatemala, commonly known as Guatemala, is divided into 22 departments. These departments are further divided into a total of 340 municipalities. Additionally, Guatemala asserts that all or part of the country of Belize is considered a department of Guatemala. This claim is occasionally represented in regional maps.
List of Departments of Guatemala
- Alta Verapaz: Capital - Cobán and San Pedro Carchá
- Baja Verapaz: Capital - Salamá
- Chimaltenango: Capital - Chimaltenango
- Chiquimula: Capital - Chiquimula
- El Progreso: Capital - Guastatoya and San Agustín Acasaguastlán
- Escuintla: Capital - Escuintla
- Guatemala: Capital - Guatemala City
- Huehuetenango: Capital - Huehuetenango
- Izabal: Capital - Puerto Barrios
- Jalapa: Capital - Jalapa
- Jutiapa: Capital - Jutiapa
- Petén: Capital - Flores and Sayaxché
- Quetzaltenango: Capital - Quetzaltenango
- Quiché: Capital - Santa Cruz del Quiché and Chichicastenango
- Retalhuleu: Capital - Retalhuleu
- Sacatepéquez: Capital - Antigua
- San Marcos: Capital - San Marcos and Malacatán
- Santa Rosa: Capital - CuilapaBarberena
- Sololá: Capital - Sololá
- Suchitepéquez: Capital - Mazatenango
- Totonicapán: Capital - Totonicapán and Momostenango
- Zacapa: Capital - Zacapa
Are Departments and Provinces the Same?
In general, both departments and provinces are considered similar administrative subdivisions of a country, but they are not identical; both are sub-national administrative units.
Total Regions of Guatemala
Region I or Metropolitan
Region II or North
- Alta Verapaz Department
- Baja Verapaz Department
Region III or Northeast
- Chiquimula Department
- El Progreso Department
- Izabal Department
- Zacapa Department
Region IV or Southeast
- Jutiapa Department
- Jalapa Department
- Santa Rosa Department
Region V or Central
- Chimaltenango Department
- Sacatepéquez Department
- Escuintla Department
Region VI or Southwest
- Quetzaltenango
- Retalhuleu Department
- San Marcos Department
- Suchitepéquez Department
- Sololá Department
- Totonicapán Department
Region VII or Northwest
- Huehuetenango Department
- Quiché Department
Region VIII or Petén