Chisec

Chisec is a town and municipality in the north of the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz that was founded in 1813. It is situated at 230 metres (755 ft) above sea level. The municipality covers a territory of 1,244 km2.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Chisec
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Guatemala
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Guatemala
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: 25px Alta Verapaz
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Chisec
Settlement.government_type: Municipal
Settlement.leader_party: UCN
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Fidencio Lima Pop
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1244
Settlement.elevation_m: 230
Settlement.population_total: 84553
Settlement.population_as_of: Census 2018

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Wikidata facts

Population: 69325
Area: 1103
Elevation: 250
Official website: www.inforpressca.com/chisec
Dialing code: 502

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Commons category: Chisec
inception: 1883-00-00
postal code: 16013

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History
Franja Transversal del Norte
Economy
Oil potential
African oil palm
Climate
Geographic location
See also
Notes and references
References
Bibliography
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The 2018 census documented the population at 84,553. Approximately 95% of the municipality's inhabitants are Maya, 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. The Q'eqchi' language is widely spoken there alongside Spanish.