Quiché Department
Map of Quiché Department
025 km (16 mi)50 km (31 mi)75 km (47 mi)100 km (62 mi)
Height
118 m (387 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), Max altitude 3323 m (10900 ft)Height from west to east in Quiché Department
Height from south to north in Quiché Department
1Chixoy128 to 1 943 m2Motagua1 299 to 2 039 m3Río Azul305 to 720 m
Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Heights: NASADEM, NASA · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Santa Cruz del Quiché
Population: 1,081,964 (Wikidata, 2021)
Area: 8,378 km² / 3,235 sq mi
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Cerro Tuizupté (3 323 m)
Lowest point: Laguneta Chiribiscar (118 m)
Borders
- Chiapas — Northwest
- Sololá Department — South
- Chimaltenango Department — South
- Huehuetenango Department — West
- Totonicapán Department — Southwest
- Alta Verapaz Department — East
- Baja Verapaz Department — Southeast
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC−06:00