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Jalapa Department
Departmento de Jalapa | |
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Country | Guatemala |
Capital | Jalapa |
Municipalities | 7 |
Government | |
• Type | Departmental |
Area | |
• Department of Guatemala | 2,063 km2 (797 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Department of Guatemala | 342,923 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
• Urban | 216,075 |
• Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
Time zone | UTC-6 |
Jalapa is a department of Guatemala, in the south east-of the republic. The capital is the city of Jalapa.
In 2018 the department of Jalapa had a population of 342,923. The majority is ladino, of predominantly European descent, with sizeable minorities of K'iche' and Poqomam Maya. The main agricultural products are cattle, sorghum, tobacco, onion and maize.
14°38′02″N 89°58′52″W / 14.63389°N 89.98111°W