Editing Sacatepéquez Department

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'''Sacatepéquez''' ({{IPA|es|sakateˈpekes}}) is one of the 22 [[Departments of Guatemala|department]]s 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 language|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''.<ref name=Baily1>{{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/}}</ref>

==Population==

Sacatepéquez Department has a population of 330,469 (2018 census).<ref name="population" /> 40.2% of the population identifies as [[Maya peoples|Maya]], with 37.7% belonging to the [[Kaqchikel people|Kaqchikel Maya]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Censo 2018 |url=https://censo2018.ine.gob.gt/explo/TabA6.xlsx}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Baily2>{{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/}}</ref> 

== Municipalities ==

# [[Alotenango]]
# [[Antigua Guatemala]]
# [[Ciudad Vieja]]
# [[Jocotenango]]
# [[Magdalena Milpas Altas]]
# [[Pastores]]
# [[San Antonio Aguas Calientes]]
# [[San Bartolomé Milpas Altas]]
# [[San Lucas Sacatepéquez]]
# [[San Miguel Dueñas]]
# [[Santiago Sacatepéquez]]
# [[Santa Catarina Barahona]]
# [[Santa Lucía Milpas Altas]]
# [[Santa María de Jesús]]
# [[Santo Domingo Xenacoj]]
# [[Sumpango, Sacatepéquez|Sumpango]]

==Geography==

The area is [[mountain]]ous, with what the [[British people|British]] described, in 1850, as a "mild climate."<ref name=Baily1/> 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).<ref>{{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}}</ref> [[Jocote]]s, a fruit of the [[cashew]] family, grow in the region.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==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]].<ref name=Baily2/> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Culture ==

=== Art ===
Sacatepéquez is also home to the [[National Museum of Guatemalan Art]], which is located in [[Antigua Guatemala]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Chajoma]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline|Sacatepéquez Department}}

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