Guatemala Department is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital is Guatemala City, which also serves as the national capital. The department consists of Guatemala City, its suburbs and other municipalities.

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Guatemala Department Departmento de Guatemala
Department
Counterclockwise from top: Guatemala City, Santa Catarina Pinula, Mixco, Lago Amatitlan, Parque Nacional Naciones Unidas & Villa Nueva.
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Municipalities of Guatemala Department Guatemala on the Western Hemisphere
Country	Guatemala
Capital	Guatemala City
Municipalities	17
Government
• Type	Departmental
Area
• Department	2,126 km2 (821 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Department	3,015,081
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
• Urban	2,750,965
• Religions	Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
Time zone	UTC-6

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The department covers a surface area of 2,126 square kilometres (821 sq mi), and had a population of 3,015,081 at the 2018 census.^[1]

1. Amatitlán
2. Chinautla
3. Chuarrancho
4. Fraijanes
5. Guatemala City
6. Mixco
7. Palencia
8. San José del Golfo
9. San José Pinula
10. San Juan Sacatepéquez
11. San Miguel Petapa
12. San Pedro Ayampuc
13. San Pedro Sacatepéquez
14. San Raymundo
15. Santa Catarina Pinula
16. Villa Canales
17. Villa Nueva