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Revision as of 08:35, 8 October 2016
Sololá | |
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Department | |
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 Sololá | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Sololá |
| Capital | Sololá |
| Municipalities | 19 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Departmental |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,061 km2 (410 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2003)[1] | |
• Total | 307,661 |
| • Ethnicities | K'akchiquel Tz'utujil K'iche Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
| Time zone | -6 |
| ISO 3166 code | GT-SO |
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
- Concepción
- Nahualá
- Panajachel
- San Andrés Semetabaj
- San Antonio Palopó
- San José Chacayá
- San Juan La Laguna
- San Lucas Tolimán
- San Marcos La Laguna
- San Pablo La Laguna
- San Pedro La Laguna
- Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan
- Santa Catarina Palopó
- Santa Clara La Laguna
- Santa Cruz La Laguna
- Santa Lucía Utatlán
- Santa María Visitación
- Santiago Atitlán
- Sololá
Population
As of 2011, the department had a population of 430,573, and the area was populated almost entirely by different Mayan ethnic groups, of which the two largest groups were Kaqchikel people and K'iche'.[2][3] Kaqchikel people Accounted for 50.1%[4] of the department's population, and K'iche' accounted for 35.3%[5] of the department's population. Indigenous people account for 96.5% of the department's population.[6]
Economy
Fertile soil makes Sololá a producer of maize, wheat, barley, vegetables, and fruit. Fruits include apples, cherries, cherimoya, peaches, and pears. Live stock is also common, and as 1850, the region had a large wool industry.[2]
Ecology
The area is very mountainous and also sits on the sea. 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
Saprissa de Guatemala is Solola's main football team and the most famous club in the department.
References
- ^ "Estimaciones de SEGEPLAN, con base en la estructura del XI Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Habitación. Guatemala, enero del 2003". INE].
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.gt/sistema/uploads/2014/02/26/L5pNHMXzxy5FFWmk9NHCrK9x7E5Qqvvy.pdf
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.gt/sistema/uploads/2014/02/26/L5pNHMXzxy5FFWmk9NHCrK9x7E5Qqvvy.pdf
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.gt/sistema/uploads/2014/02/26/L5pNHMXzxy5FFWmk9NHCrK9x7E5Qqvvy.pdf
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.gt/sistema/uploads/2014/02/26/L5pNHMXzxy5FFWmk9NHCrK9x7E5Qqvvy.pdf
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