Jalapa Department
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Jalapa Department is an administrative region in southeastern Guatemala known for its mountainous terrain, agricultural economy, and culturally diverse population that includes Poqomam Maya communities.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | department of Guatemala ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Chiquimula Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
El Progreso Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Jutiapa Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Rosa Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Zacapa Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Jalapa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
temperate in highlands
ⓘ
warmer in lower valleys ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| governmentType | departmental government under national administration ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeCenter | Jalapa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalCharacteristic | culturally diverse population ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
commerce ⓘ livestock farming ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Ladino population
ⓘ
Poqomam Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousCommunity | Poqomam Maya communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMountainRange | Sierra de las Minas (southern slopes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMunicipality |
Jalapa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mataquescuintla NERFINISHED ⓘ Monjas NERFINISHED ⓘ San Carlos Alzatate NERFINISHED ⓘ San Luis Jilotepeque NERFINISHED ⓘ San Manuel Chaparrón NERFINISHED ⓘ San Pedro Pinula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousLanguageSpoken | Poqomam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural economy
ⓘ
bean production ⓘ cattle raising ⓘ coffee cultivation ⓘ maize production ⓘ vegetable cultivation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Guatemala ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | Republic of Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Standard Time
|
| usesCurrency | Guatemalan quetzal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | −06:00 ⓘ |
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