Subdivisions of Guatemala: the 22 departments and their municipalities
Guatemala is divided into 22 departments, coded GT-01 to GT-22 in ISO 3166-2, and these into municipalities. Below are the departments with their seats and both ISO codes, then 332 municipalities sorted by department.
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Departments and municipios
A Guatemalan department is a grouping of municipalities, and every department seat appears among the municipalities of its own department: Cobán heads Alta Verapaz and is one of its 16 municipios, and the capital is listed in the Departamento de Guatemala as Ciudad de Guatemala. Sizes differ widely, from 5 municipalities in Izabal to 32 in Huehuetenango.
Many names pair a saint with a second place name, as San Pedro Carchá, Santa Catarina Palopó or San Juan Sacatepéquez, and the same saint can recur in several departments: San José appears in Escuintla and in Petén, San Lorenzo in San Marcos and in Suchitepéquez. The second part travels too. Sacatepéquez ends seven names in four departments, and San Pedro Sacatepéquez exists twice, in Guatemala and in San Marcos.
ISO changed every code in 2021. The letter codes GT-AV to GT-ZA gave way to two-digit numbers, GT-01 for Guatemala up to GT-22 for Jutiapa, and the old code is kept here beside the new one so that older lists can be matched.
The 22 departments of Guatemala with ISO 3166-2 codes
Spanish name, departmental seat and the numeric ISO code with the letter code it replaced in November 2021, in the order of the new codes.
Departments 22
| Department | Seat | ISO 3166-2 |
|---|---|---|
Departamento de Guatemala
|
Guatemala
|
GT-01until 2021 GT-GU
|
Departamento de El Progreso
|
Guastatoya
|
GT-02until 2021 GT-PR
|
Departamento de Sacatepéquez
|
Antigua Guatemala
|
GT-03until 2021 GT-SA
|
Departamento de Chimaltenango
|
Chimaltenango
|
GT-04until 2021 GT-CM
|
Departamento de Escuintla
|
Escuintla
|
GT-05until 2021 GT-ES
|
Departamento de Santa Rosa
|
Cuilapa
|
GT-06until 2021 GT-SR
|
Departamento de Sololá
|
Sololá
|
GT-07until 2021 GT-SO
|
Departamento de Totonicapán
|
Totonicapán
|
GT-08until 2021 GT-TO
|
Departamento de Quetzaltenango
|
Quetzaltenango
|
GT-09until 2021 GT-QZ
|
Departamento de Suchitepéquez
|
Mazatenango
|
GT-10until 2021 GT-SU
|
Departamento de Retalhuleu
|
Retalhuleu
|
GT-11until 2021 GT-RE
|
Departamento de San Marcos
|
San Marcos
|
GT-12until 2021 GT-SM
|
Departamento de Huehuetenango
|
Huehuetenango
|
GT-13until 2021 GT-HU
|
Departamento del Quiché
|
Santa Cruz del Quiché
|
GT-14until 2021 GT-QC
|
Departamento de Baja Verapaz
|
Salamá
|
GT-15until 2021 GT-BV
|
Departamento de Alta Verapaz
|
Cobán
|
GT-16until 2021 GT-AV
|
Departamento del Petén
|
Flores
|
GT-17until 2021 GT-PE
|
Departamento de Izabal
|
Puerto Barrios
|
GT-18until 2021 GT-IZ
|
Departamento de Zacapa
|
Zacapa
|
GT-19until 2021 GT-ZA
|
Departamento de Chiquimula
|
Chiquimula
|
GT-20until 2021 GT-CQ
|
Departamento de Jalapa
|
Jalapa
|
GT-21until 2021 GT-JA
|
Departamento de Jutiapa
|
Jutiapa
|
GT-22until 2021 GT-JU
|
Codes: ISO 3166-2:GT on the ISO Online Browsing Platform, read from its English Wikipedia mirror on 28 October 2026, including the code change of 25 November 2021. Names and seats: the 2016 edition of this list, as on the country page.
The 332 municipalities of Guatemala by department
Every municipality (municipio) of the list, alphabetically under its department. The seat of each department is one of them.
Departamento de Alta Verapaz 16
| Municipality |
|---|
Chahal
|
Chisec
|
Cobán
|
Fray Bartolomé de las Casas
|
Lanquín
|
Panzós
|
San Cristóbal Verapaz
|
San Juan Chamelco
|
San Miguel Tucurú
|
San Pedro Carchá
|
Santa Catalina La Tinta
|
Santa Cruz Verapaz
|
Santa María Cahabón
|
Senahú
|
Tactic
|
Tamahú
|
Departamento de Baja Verapaz 8
| Municipality |
|---|
Cubulco
|
Granados
|
Purulhá
|
Rabinal
|
Salamá
|
San Jerónimo
|
San Miguel Chicaj
|
Santa Cruz El Chol
|
Departamento de Chimaltenango 16
| Municipality |
|---|
Acatenango
|
Chimaltenango
|
Comalapa
|
El Tejar
|
Parramos
|
Patzicía
|
Patzún
|
Pochuta
|
San Andrés Itzapa
|
San José Poaquil
|
San Martín Jilotepeque
|
Santa Apolonia
|
Santa Cruz Balanyá
|
Tecpán Guatemala
|
Yepocapa
|
Zaragoza
|
Departamento de Chiquimula 11
| Municipality |
|---|
Camotán
|
Chiquimula
|
Concepción Las Minas
|
Esquipulas
|
Ipala
|
Jocotán
|
Olopa
|
Quezaltepeque
|
San Jacinto
|
San José La Arada
|
San Juan Ermita
|
Departamento de El Progreso 8
| Municipality |
|---|
El Jícaro
|
Guastatoya
|
Morazán
|
San Agustín Acasaguastlán
|
San Antonio La Paz
|
San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán
|
Sanarate
|
Sansare
|
Departamento de Escuintla 13
| Municipality |
|---|
Escuintla
|
Guanagazapa
|
Iztapa
|
La Democracia
|
La Gomera
|
Masagua
|
Nueva Concepción
|
Palín
|
San José
|
San Vicente Pacaya
|
Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
|
Siquinalá
|
Tiquisate
|
Departamento de Guatemala 17
| Municipality |
|---|
Amatitlán
|
Chinautla
|
Chuarrancho
|
Ciudad de Guatemala
|
Fraijanes
|
Mixco
|
Palencia
|
Petapa
|
San José del Golfo
|
San José Pinula
|
San Juan Sacatepéquez
|
San Pedro Ayampuc
|
San Pedro Sacatepéquez
|
San Raymundo
|
Santa Catarina Pinula
|
Villa Canales
|
Villa Nueva
|
Departamento de Huehuetenango 32
| Municipality |
|---|
Aguacatán
|
Chiantla
|
Colotenango
|
Concepción Huista
|
Cuilco
|
Huehuetenango
|
Ixtahuacán
|
Jacaltenango
|
La Democracia
|
La Libertad
|
Malacatancito
|
Nentón
|
San Antonio Huista
|
San Gaspar Ixchil
|
San Juan Atitán
|
San Juan Ixcoy
|
San Mateo Ixtatán
|
San Miguel Acatán
|
San Pedro Necta
|
San Rafael La Independencia
|
San Rafael Petzal
|
San Sebastián Coatán
|
San Sebastián Huehuetenango
|
Santa Ana Huista
|
Santa Bárbara
|
Santa Cruz Barillas
|
Santa Eulalia
|
Santiago Chimaltenango
|
Soloma
|
Tectitán
|
Todos Santos Cuchumatán
|
Unión Cantinil
|
Departamento de Izabal 5
| Municipality |
|---|
El Estor
|
Livingston
|
Los Amates
|
Morales
|
Puerto Barrios
|
Departamento de Jalapa 7
| Municipality |
|---|
Jalapa
|
Mataquescuintla
|
Monjas
|
San Carlos Alzatate
|
San Luis Jilotepeque
|
San Manuel Chaparrón
|
San Pedro Pinula
|
Departamento de Jutiapa 17
| Municipality |
|---|
Agua Blanca
|
Asunción Mita
|
Atescatempa
|
Comapa
|
Conguaco
|
El Adelanto
|
El Progreso
|
Jalpatagua
|
Jerez
|
Jutiapa
|
Moyuta
|
Pasaco
|
Quezada
|
San José Acatempa
|
Santa Catarina Mita
|
Yupiltepeque
|
Zapotitlán
|
Departamento del Petén 12
| Municipality |
|---|
Dolores
|
Flores
|
La Libertad
|
Melchor de Mencos
|
Poptún
|
San Andrés
|
San Benito
|
San Francisco
|
San José
|
San Luis
|
Santa Ana
|
Sayaxché
|
Departamento de Quetzaltenango 24
| Municipality |
|---|
Almolonga
|
Cabricán
|
Cajolá
|
Cantel
|
Coatepeque
|
Colomba
|
Concepción Chiquirichapa
|
El Palmar
|
Flores Costa Cuca
|
Génova
|
Huitán
|
La Esperanza
|
Olintepeque
|
Ostuncalco
|
Palestina de Los Altos
|
Quetzaltenango
|
Salcajá
|
San Carlos Sija
|
San Francisco La Unión
|
San Martín Sacatepéquez
|
San Mateo
|
San Miguel Sigüilá
|
Sibilia
|
Zunil
|
Departamento del Quiché 21
| Municipality |
|---|
Canillá
|
Chajul
|
Chicamán
|
Chiché
|
Chichicastenango
|
Chinique
|
Cunén
|
Joyabaj
|
Nebaj
|
Pachalum
|
Patzité
|
Playa Grande Ixcán
|
Sacapulas
|
San Andrés Sajcabajá
|
San Antonio Ilotenango
|
San Bartolomé Jocotenango
|
San Juan Cotzal
|
San Pedro Jocopilas
|
Santa Cruz del Quiché
|
Uspantán
|
Zacualpa
|
Departamento de Retalhuleu 9
| Municipality |
|---|
Champerico
|
El Asintal
|
Nuevo San Carlos
|
Retalhuleu
|
San Andrés Villa Seca
|
San Felipe
|
San Martín Zapotitlán
|
San Sebastián
|
Santa Cruz Muluá
|
Departamento de Sacatepéquez 16
| Municipality |
|---|
Alotenango
|
Antigua Guatemala
|
Ciudad Vieja
|
Jocotenango
|
Magdalena Milpas Altas
|
Pastores
|
San Antonio Aguas Calientes
|
San Bartolomé Milpas Altas
|
San Lucas Sacatepéquez
|
San Miguel Dueñas
|
Santa Catarina Barahona
|
Santa Lucía Milpas Altas
|
Santa María de Jesús
|
Santiago Sacatepéquez
|
Santo Domingo Xenacoj
|
Sumpango
|
Departamento de San Marcos 29
| Municipality |
|---|
Ayutla
|
Catarina
|
Comitancillo
|
Concepción Tutuapa
|
El Quetzal
|
El Rodeo
|
El Tumbador
|
Esquipulas Palo Gordo
|
Ixchiguán
|
La Reforma
|
Malacatán
|
Nuevo Progreso
|
Ocós
|
Pajapita
|
Río Blanco
|
San Antonio Sacatepéquez
|
San Cristóbal Cucho
|
San José Ojetenam
|
San Lorenzo
|
San Marcos
|
San Miguel Ixtahuacán
|
San Pablo
|
San Pedro Sacatepéquez
|
San Rafael Pie de La Cuesta
|
Sibinal
|
Sipacapa
|
Tacaná
|
Tajumulco
|
Tejutla
|
Departamento de Santa Rosa 14
| Municipality |
|---|
Barberena
|
Casillas
|
Chiquimulilla
|
Cuilapa
|
Guazacapán
|
Nueva Santa Rosa
|
Oratorio
|
Pueblo Nuevo Viñas
|
San Juan Tecuaco
|
San Rafael Las Flores
|
Santa Cruz Naranjo
|
Santa María Ixhuatán
|
Santa Rosa de Lima
|
Taxisco
|
Departamento de Sololá 19
| Municipality |
|---|
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
|
Departamento de Suchitepéquez 20
| Municipality |
|---|
Chicacao
|
Cuyotenango
|
Mazatenango
|
Patulul
|
Pueblo Nuevo
|
Río Bravo
|
Samayac
|
San Antonio Suchitepéquez
|
San Bernardino
|
San Francisco Zapotitlán
|
San Gabriel
|
San José El Ídolo
|
San Juan Bautista
|
San Lorenzo
|
San Miguel Panán
|
San Pablo Jocopilas
|
Santa Bárbara
|
Santo Domingo Suchitepéquez
|
Santo Tomás La Unión
|
Zunilito
|
Departamento de Totonicapán 8
| Municipality |
|---|
Momostenango
|
San Andrés Xecul
|
San Bartolo
|
San Cristóbal Totonicapán
|
San Francisco El Alto
|
Santa Lucía La Reforma
|
Santa María Chiquimula
|
Totonicapán
|
Departamento de Zacapa 10
| Municipality |
|---|
Cabañas
|
Estanzuela
|
Gualán
|
Huité
|
La Unión
|
Río Hondo
|
San Diego
|
Teculután
|
Usumatlán
|
Zacapa
|
Municipalities: the 2016 edition of this list, 332 names; Alta Verapaz listed Cahabón twice, once under its full name Santa María Cahabón. Guatemala now counts 340 municipalities (Spanish Wikipedia, Anexo:Municipios de Guatemala, read 28 October 2026), so the municipalities created by later decrees are missing here.
Questions about the subdivisions of Guatemala
How many departments does Guatemala have?
Twenty-two, from Alta Verapaz to Zacapa. ISO 3166-2 codes them GT-01 to GT-22.
In which department is San Carlos Sija?
In Quetzaltenango, one of its 24 municipalities. The department seat is the city of Quetzaltenango.
What was the old ISO code of Alta Verapaz?
GT-AV. Since 25 November 2021 the department is GT-16.