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Alta Verapaz
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Alta Verapaz is a depairtment in the north central pairt o Guatemala. The caipital an chief ceety o the depairtment is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered tae the north bi El Petén, tae the east bi Izabal, tae the sooth bi Zacapa, El Progreso, an Baja Verapaz, an tae the wast bi El Quiché.
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Alta Verapaz | |
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Depairtment | |
![]() Alta Verapaz | |
Coordinates: 15°30′N 90°20′W | |
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Depairtment | Alta Verapaz |
Caipital | Cobán |
Municipalities | 16 |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Depairtmental |
• Govrenor | Dominga Tecúm Camil |
Area | |
• Depairtment | 8686 km2 (3,354 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2800 m (9,200 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Population (Census 2002)[1] | |
• Depairtment | 776,246 |
• Urban | 163,012 |
• Ethnicities | Q'eqchi' poqomchi' Ladino |
• Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
Time zone | -6 |
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An aw in Alta Verapaz are the touns o Chisec, San Pedro Carchá an San Cristóbal Verapaz.