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{{Short description|Department of Guatemala}}
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[[Image:Lake Atitlan, Panajachel.jpg|right|thumb|Lake Atitlán from Panajachel]]
[[File:Lake Atitlan, Panajachel.jpg|right|thumb|Lake Atitlán from Panajachel]]
'''Sololá''' is a [[Departments of Guatemala|department]] in the west of [[Guatemala]]. The capital is the city of [[Sololá]].
'''Sololá''' is a [[Departments of Guatemala|department]] in the west of [[Guatemala]]. The capital is the city of [[Sololá]]. [[Lake Atitlan]] is a key feature surrounded by a number of the municipalities.


== Municipalities ==
== Municipalities ==
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# [[Concepción, Sololá|Concepción]]
# [[Concepción, Sololá|Concepción]]
# [[Nahualá]]
# [[Nahualá]]
# [[Nueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan]]
# [[Panajachel]]
# [[Panajachel]]
# [[San Andrés Semetabaj]]
# [[San Andrés Semetabaj]]
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# [[Santa María Visitación]]
# [[Santa María Visitación]]
# [[Santiago Atitlán]]
# [[Santiago Atitlán]]
# [[Sololá, Sololá|Sololá]]
# [[Sololá]]


==Lakes==
==Population==
As of 2018, the department had a population of 421,583.<ref name="population" /> The area is populated almost entirely by different Mayan ethnic groups, of which the two largest groups are the [[Kaqchikel people]] and [[K'iche' people|K'iche']].<ref name=Baily1/><ref name="ine.gob.gt">{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.gob.gt/sistema/uploads/2014/02/26/L5pNHMXzxy5FFWmk9NHCrK9x7E5Qqvvy.pdf|format=PDF|title=CARACTERIZACIÓN|website=Ine.gob.gt|accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref> [[Kaqchikel people]] accounted for 50.1%<ref name="ine.gob.gt"/> of the department's population, and [[K'iche' people|K'iche']] accounted for 35.3%.<ref name="ine.gob.gt"/> Indigenous people in total account for 96.5% of the department's population.<ref name="ine.gob.gt"/>
* [[Lago de Atitlán]]


==Sports==
==Economy==
With fertile [[soil]], Sololá farmers produce [[maize]], [[wheat]], [[barley]], [[vegetable]]s, and [[fruit]]. Fruits include [[apple]]s, [[cherries]], [[cherimoya]], [[peach]]es, and [[pear]]s. [[Livestock]] is also common, including sheep. Since 1850, the region has had a large [[wool]] industry.<ref name=Baily1/>
[http://www.csdsaprissa.es.tl CSD Saprissa de Guatemala] is Solola's main football team and the most famous club in the department.


==Notable people==
==Ecology==
The area is [[mountain]]ous. In 1850, the [[British people|British]] described it as having a "healthy" [[climate]] "rather inclining to cold, or...temperate." Temperatures warm further south.<ref name=Baily1>{{cite book|last=Baily|first=John|title=Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica|year=1850|publisher=Trelawney Saunders|location=London|pages=80–83|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/7306/view/1/80/}}</ref> [[Lago de Atitlán]] is located in Sololá.


==Sports==
* Lisandro Guarcax, Mayan cultural activist, teacher
[[Saprissa de Guatemala]] is Solola's main football team and the most famous club in the department.
* José Miguel Vasconcelos de la Torre, first Minister of Public Instruction for Guatemala
* Arsenio Ralón, violinist, composer
* Raúl Vitelio Ralón Afre, educator, founder of Radio Zamaneb


==External links==
== Geography ==
Sololá has an area of 1,061 km²
*[http://www.inforpressca.com/municipal/mapas_web/solola/solola.php Interactive department map]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


{{Departments of Guatemala}}
{{Departments of Guatemala}}



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[[Category:Sololá Department| ]]
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Latest revision as of 09:59, 2 November 2023

Sololá Department
Departmento de Sololá
Department of Guatemala
View of Volcán Atitlán
View of Volcán Atitlán
Flag of Sololá Department
Flag
Coat of arms of Sololá Department
Coat of arms
Sololá
Sololá
Coordinates: 14°46′N 91°11′W / 14.767°N 91.183°W / 14.767; -91.183
Country Guatemala
CapitalSololá
Municipalities19
Government
 • TypeDepartmental
Area
1,061 km2 (410 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
421,583
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
259,533
 • Ethnicities
K'akchiquel Tz'utujil K'iche Ladino
 • Religions
Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
Time zoneUTC-6
ISO 3166 codeGT-SO
Lake Atitlán from Panajachel

Sololá is a department in the west of Guatemala. The capital is the city of Sololá. Lake Atitlan is a key feature surrounded by a number of the municipalities.

Municipalities

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  1. Concepción
  2. Nahualá
  3. Panajachel
  4. San Andrés Semetabaj
  5. San Antonio Palopó
  6. San José Chacayá
  7. San Juan La Laguna
  8. San Lucas Tolimán
  9. San Marcos La Laguna
  10. San Pablo La Laguna
  11. San Pedro La Laguna
  12. Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan
  13. Santa Catarina Palopó
  14. Santa Clara La Laguna
  15. Santa Cruz La Laguna
  16. Santa Lucía Utatlán
  17. Santa María Visitación
  18. Santiago Atitlán
  19. Sololá

Population

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As of 2018, the department had a population of 421,583.[1] The area is populated almost entirely by different Mayan ethnic groups, of which the two largest groups are the Kaqchikel people and K'iche'.[2][3] Kaqchikel people accounted for 50.1%[3] of the department's population, and K'iche' accounted for 35.3%.[3] Indigenous people in total account for 96.5% of the department's population.[3]

Economy

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With fertile soil, Sololá farmers produce maize, wheat, barley, vegetables, and fruit. Fruits include apples, cherries, cherimoya, peaches, and pears. Livestock is also common, including sheep. Since 1850, the region has had a large wool industry.[2]

Ecology

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The area is mountainous. In 1850, the British described it as having a "healthy" climate "rather inclining to cold, or...temperate." Temperatures warm further south.[2] Lago de Atitlán is located in Sololá.

Sports

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Saprissa de Guatemala is Solola's main football team and the most famous club in the department.

Geography

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Sololá has an area of 1,061 km²

References

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  1. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of departments in Guatemala
  2. ^ a b c Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. pp. 80–83.
  3. ^ a b c d "CARACTERIZACIÓN" (PDF). Ine.gob.gt. Retrieved 14 October 2017.



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