Alta Verapaz
Alta Verapaz Department
Departamento de Alta Verapaz | |
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Alta Verapaz | |
| Coordinates: 15°30′N 90°20′W / 15.500°N 90.333°W | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Capital | Cobán |
| Municipalities | 16 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Departmental |
| • Governor | Fernando Jeremías Rodríguez Klarck |
| Area | |
| 8,686 km2 (3,354 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation | 2,800 m (9,200 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| 1,215,038 | |
| • Rank | 2nd in Guatemala |
| • Density | 139.9/km2 (362.3/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 379,708 |
| • Ethnicities | Q'eqchi' Poqomchiʼ Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
| Time zone | UTC-6 |
| ISO 3166 code | GT-AV |
15°30′N 90°20′W / 15.500°N 90.333°W
Alta Verapaz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalta βeɾaˈpas]) is a department in the north central part of Guatemala. The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by El Petén, to the east by Izabal, to the south by Zacapa, El Progreso, and Baja Verapaz, and to the west by El Quiché.
Also in Alta Verapaz are the towns of Chisec, San Pedro Carchá and San Cristóbal Verapaz.