Sacatepéquez Department

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Sacatepéquez ({{IPA|es|sakateˈpekes}}) is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The name comes from Sacatepéquez, a city from November 21, 1542, until July 29, 1773, when it was destroyed by the 1773 Guatemalan Earthquake (Santa Marta Earthquake). Sacatepéquez means grasshill in the Nahuatl language. The capital of Sacatepéquez is Antigua Guatemala. Other important cities include Ciudad Vieja and San Lucas Sacatepéquez, which also hosts a marketplace and is a culinary attraction. The Chajoma were a group of indigenous people who were Kaqchikel speaking Maya, they identified Mixco Viejo as their capital, and spread throughout the Sacatepequez Department until their capital was moved to Ciudad Vieja, in Antigua.

Name

Sacatepéquez has also been spelled Zacatepeques.{{cite book|last=Baily|first=John|title=Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica|year=1850|publisher=Trelawney Saunders|location=London|page=76|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/7306/view/1/76/}}

Population

Sacatepéquez Department has a population of 330,469 (2018 census). 40.2% of the population identifies as Maya, with 37.7% belonging to the Kaqchikel Maya.{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Censo 2018 |url=https://censo2018.ine.gob.gt/explo/TabA6.xlsx}} In 1850, the area had a population of an estimated 56,000. The southern area, which is closer to Guatemala City, has the largest population.{{cite book|last=Baily|first=John|title=Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica|year=1850|publisher=Trelawney Saunders|location=London|page=77|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/7306/view/1/77/}}

Municipalities

Geography

The area is mountainous, with what the British described, in 1850, as a "mild climate." Guatemala hosts a chain of active and dormant volcanoes, with those in Sacatepequez including Acatenago, Volcan De Agua (Volcano of Water), and Volcan de Fuego (Volcano of Fire).{{Cite web|url=http://www.mayaparaiso.com/volcanos/volguatee.php#acatenango|title=The Volcanos of Guatemala|last=Landmeier|first=Phillip|website=www.mayaparaiso.com|access-date=2017-05-10}} Jocotes, a fruit of the cashew family, grow in the region.{{Cite web|url=http://www.quepasa.gt/guatemalas-national-fruit-the-jocote/|title=Guatemala's "National Fruit" – The Jocote - Qué Pasa Magazine|website=www.quepasa.gt|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-10}}

Economy

The more populated areas produce fruit and various crops, including maize. Livestock is also raised, with trade going towards Guatemala City. The southern area of the department produces coffee, sugar, tobacco, and cotton. As of 1850, products were being shipped out of Iztapa. Although Guatemala is able to produce cash crops such as bananas and textiles, 72% of people living in rural areas live in poverty with 31% of them reaching extreme poverty.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I0YkHGVJxNoC&q=San+Lucas+marketplace+guatemala&pg=PA54|title=Growing a Soul for Social Change: Building the Knowledge Base for Social Justice|last=Huber-Warring|first=Tonya|date=2008-01-01|publisher=IAP|isbn=9781593118877|language=en}}

Culture

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Sacatepéquez is also home to the National Museum of Guatemalan Art, which is located in Antigua Guatemala.{{Cite web |title=Museo Nacional de Arte de Guatemala MUNAG – SIC |url=https://www.sicultura.gob.gt/directory-directorio_c/listing/munag/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=www.sicultura.gob.gt}}{{Cite web |last=Contreras |first=Pamela |date=2023-11-11 |title=For the First Time Ever: Government Creates a National Art Museum of Guatemala {{!}} GTNews - Guatemalan News Agency |url=https://news.gob.gt/for-the-first-time-ever-government-creates-a-national-art-museum-of-guatemala/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |language=en-US}}

References

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Category:Departments of Guatemala