The following table gives the names of the departments in Guatemala, the name of the chief town, or capital, and the number of inhabitants and elevation of that city, the compilation being made from the latest and most reliable statistics available:— | DEPARTMENTS | CHIEF TOWN | INHABITANTS | ELEVATION (feet) | | Alta Verapaz | Coban | 24,475 | 4,010 | | Amatitlan | Amatitlan | 10,000 | 4,212 | | Baja Verapaz | SalamÁ | 7,125 | 2,831 | | Chimaltenango | Chimaltenango | 14,000 | 5,365 | | Chiquimula | Chiquimula | 10,602 | 1,232 | | Escuintla | Escuintla | 12,000 | 1,248 | | Guatemala | Guatemala City | 85,000 | 4,810 | | Huehuetenango | Huehuetenango | 10,000 | 7,052 | | Izabal | Livingston | 1,500 | 45 | | Jalapa | Jalapa | 10,000 | 4,777 | | Jutiapa | Jutiapa | 12,000 | 2,821 | | Peten | Flores | 6,000 | 478 | | Quezaltenango | Quezaltenango | 22,265 | 7,351 | | QuichÉ | Sante Rosa del QuichÉ | 6,237 | 5,492 | | Retalhuleu | Retalhuleu | 10,000 | 968 | | Sacatepequez | Antigua | 8,000 | 5,314 | | San Marcos | San Marcos | 10,000 | 7,150 | | Santa Rosa | Cuajinicuilapa | 2,000 | 3,214 | | SololÁ | SololÁ | 15,000 | 6,974 | | Suchitepequez | Mazatenango | 10,000 | 1,085 | | Totonicapan | Totonicapan | 25,196 | 7,894 | | Zacapa | Zacapa | 12,000 | 536 |
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