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Baja Verapaz Department

Department of Guatemala

Also known as Baja Verapaz

Country: Guatemala
Located in: Guatemala
Population: 299,476(2018)
Area: 3,124 km²

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Baja Verapaz is a department in Guatemala. In 2018, the population of the department was 299,476. The capital is Salamá. 78.5% of the department's population identifies as Maya, with 53% belonging to the Achi linguistic group.

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Capital: Salamá
Language used: Q’eqchi’
K’iche’
Poqomchi'
Achi
Geoshape: Data:Guatemala/Baja Verapaz.map
Shares border with: Alta Verapaz Department direction relative to location: north
Quiché Department direction relative to location: east
El Progreso Department direction relative to location: southeast
Guatemala Department direction relative to location: south

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15.1014, -90.3186OpenStreetMap ↗

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AIDb. (2026). Baja Verapaz Department (Q504647). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/baja-verapaz-department-Q504647