Quetzaltenango Department

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Quetzaltenango Department is an administrative region in western Guatemala known for its highland landscapes, indigenous Maya culture, and its capital city Quetzaltenango (Xela), a major cultural and economic center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf department of Guatemala
borderedBy Huehuetenango Department
Retalhuleu Department NERFINISHED
San Marcos Department
Sololá Department
Suchitepéquez Department
Totonicapán Department
capital Quetzaltenango
continent North America
country Guatemala
ethnicGroup Kʼicheʼ Maya
Ladino
Mam Maya
hasCulturalCenter city of Quetzaltenango
hasIndigenousLanguage Kaqchikel
Kʼicheʼ
Mam
hasMajorCity Almolonga
Cabricán
Cantel
Coatepeque
Colomba
Concepción Chiquirichapa
El Palmar
Flores Costa Cuca
Génova
Huitán
Olintepeque
Palestina de Los Altos
Quetzaltenango
Salcajá
San Carlos Sija
San Juan Ostuncalco NERFINISHED
San Martín Sacatepéquez
Zunil
hasMountain Santa María Volcano NERFINISHED
Santiaguito Volcano NERFINISHED
knownFor coffee production
highland landscapes
horticulture
indigenous Maya culture
thermal springs
volcanic scenery
locatedIn Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands

western Guatemala
majorEconomicSector agriculture
commerce
services
nativeName Departamento de Quetzaltenango
numberOfMunicipalities 24
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf State of Guatemala
linked to: Guatemala
timeZone Central Standard Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
timeZoneOffset UTC−06:00

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Quetzaltenango locatedIn Quetzaltenango Department
Quetzaltenango isCapitalOf Quetzaltenango Department
Mam region Quetzaltenango Department
Battle of Quetzaltenango locatedInPresentDay Quetzaltenango Department
San Marcos Department bordersWith Quetzaltenango Department
Santiaguito lava dome complex region Quetzaltenango Department
southern Guatemala contains Quetzaltenango Department
Sololá Department borders Quetzaltenango Department
Mam language region Quetzaltenango Department
Quiché Department borderedBy Quetzaltenango Department
Kʼicheʼ people populationCenter Quetzaltenango region
linked to: Quetzaltenango Department
Quetzaltenango Department nativeName Departamento de Quetzaltenango
linked to: Quetzaltenango Department
Xela locatedIn Quetzaltenango Department
Xela isCapitalOf Quetzaltenango Department
Xelajú locatedIn Quetzaltenango Department