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Guatemala City
La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción
Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Nickname: Guate, La Capirucha
Guatemala City (Guatemala )
Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Location within Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°37′22.48″N 90°31′53.33″W / 14.6229111, -90.5314806
Country Guatemala
Department Guatemala
Municipality Guatemala
Established 1773
Government
 - Mayor Álvaro Arzú
Area
 - Total 692 km² (267. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest |||} Guatemala is divided into 22 departments ( departamentos) Alta Verapaz Baja Verapaz Chimaltenango Álvaro Enrique Arzú Yrigoyen (Irigoyen? (born March 14 1946, in Guatemala City) was President of Guatemala from January 14 Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi)
 - Land 1,905 km² (735. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 sq mi)
Elevation 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 1,202,536
Time zone GMT -6 (UTC)
Website: Municipalidad de Guatemala

Guatemala City (in full, La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the capital and largest city of the nation of Guatemala. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest It is also the capital city of the local Guatemala Department and the largest city in Central America.

As of the 2006 census, the city had a population of 1,202,536. [1] The city is located at 14°38′N, 90°33′W, in a mountain valley in the south central part of the country.

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Population

The current population estimates for Guatemala City are about 3,500,000 in the greater metropolitan region. [2] Guatemalans have a diversity of origins, with Spanish and Mestizo descent being the most common. Mestizo is a Spanish term that was coined during the Spanish Empire to refer to people of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry in Latin There are also important Indigenous communities and smaller German, Jewish and Korean.

Guatemala City's population continues to increase with the influx of predominantly indigenous migrants from the other departments as well as people from other countries coming to live to the city.

History

Within the confines of modern Guatemala City is the ancient Maya city of Kaminaljuyu. Kaminaljuyu is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization. Kaminaljuyu dates back some 9,000 years and is one of the Americas' most notable archaeological sites. The center of Kaminaljuyu was located a short distance from the oldest part of Guatemala City. However, in the late 20th century, the city grew around the ruins, and, in some cases, over some of the outlying ruins before they were protected. Many of the several hundred temple mounds have been built over with freeways, shopping centers, commerce, luxury hotels and residential areas. The central ceremonial center of Kaminaljuyu was protected by the Guatemalan government and is now a park within the city. Even so, there are some ruins still alive that are protected by the government.

In Spanish colonial times, Guatemala City was a small town. It had a monastery called 'El Carmen', founded in 1629. The capital of Spanish colonial Central America was moved here after a water volcano destroyed the old capital, Antigua Guatemala, in 1775. The Captaincy General of Guatemala (Capitanía General de Guatemala also known as the Kingdom of Guatemala (Spanish Reino de Guatemala) was an administrative division La Antigua Guatemala (commonly referred to as just Antigua or La Antigua) is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala famous for its well-preserved King Charles III of Spain authorized the moving of the capital on September 27, 1775. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This resulted in a great expansion of the city.

The city was the scene of the declaration of independence of Central America from Spain, and became the capital of the United Provinces of Central America in 1821. The Federal Republic of Central America, also known as the United Central Provinces of America, was a short-lived American State in Central America

Today

National Post Office Building
National Post Office Building

Guatemala City is the economic, governmental and cultural capital of the Republic, and it functions as the main port of entry into the country, with the country's largest international airport, La Aurora International Airport. La Aurora International Airport serves Guatemala City, Guatemala. In addition to a wide variety of restaurants, hotels and shops, the city has a wide variety of art galleries and museums (including some fine collections of Pre-Columbian art) and continually offers an increasing amount of cultural activities. The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences

Structure and growth

Guatemala City is subdivided into 25 zones (although zones 20, 22, and 23 don't exist), each one with its own streets and avenues, making it very easy to find addresses in the city. However, the city has grown so fast in the past years that it has already absorbed most of the neighboring towns, including Villa Nueva, Santa Catarina Pinula, Mixco, and the suburban area of Carretera a El Salvador, currently a big commercial and residential part of the city. El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America.

Zone One is the Historic Center (Centro Histórico), lying in the very heart of the city, the location of many important buildings including the Palacio Nacional (National Palace), the Metropolitan Cathedral, the National Congress, the Casa Presidencial (Presidential House), the National Library and Central Park.

Places of interest by zones

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 4

Visa Immigration Office for ALL foreigners

Zone 7

Zone 9

Zone 10

Zone 13

Transportation

Universities

There are 10 universities, Universidad Mariano Gálvez, Universidad Panamericana, Universidad Mesoamericana, Universidad Rafael Landivar, Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Universidad del Valle, Universidad del Istmo, Universidad Galileo, Universidad Rural and Universidad de San Carlos, the mother only public one and third oldest university in the New World. Universidad Francisco Marroquín ("Francisco Marroquín University" is a private secular university in Guatemala City, Guatemala that was founded in 1971 The Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (University of the Valley of Guatemala is a private not-for-profit Secular university located in Guatemala City, Galileo University is a University of Technology in Guatemala City.

Sports

Guatemala City possesses several sportsgrounds and is home to many sports clubs. Football is the most popular sport, with Comunicaciones, CSD Municipal, and Aurora FC being the main clubs. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered CSD Comunicaciones is a Guatemalan football club located in Guatemala City. Club Social y Deportivo Municipal, also known as Municipal or Los Rojos (the Reds are a Guatemalan professional football club Aurora FC are a Guatemalan professional football club, one of the traditional teams in the country The Estadio Mateo Flores, located in the Zone 5 of the city, is the largest stadium in the country, followed in capacity by the Estadio Cementos Progreso and the Estadio del Ejército. The Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores is a multi-use National stadium in Guatemala City, the largest in Guatemala. The Estadio Cementos Progreso, also known popularly as Estadio La Pedrera, is a multi-use stadium in Guatemala City. Estadio del Ejército is a football stadium located in Guatemala City, the capital of Guatemala. An important multi-functional hall is the Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG. The Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG, known commonly as Domo de la Zona 13, or simply as Domo ( Dome, due to the type of its

The city has hosted several international sports events: in 1950 it hosted the VI Central American and Caribbean Games, and in 2000 the FIFA Futsal World Championship. The 6th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, from February 28 to March 12 1950. The FIFA Futsal World Championship (popularly if incorrectly referred to as the Futsal World Cup) is the international championship for Futsal, the indoor On July 4, 2007 the International Olympic Committee gathered in Guatemala City and voted Sochi to become the host for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Sochi (Сочи ˈsotɕɪ is a Russian Resort city, situated in Krasnodar Krai just north of the southern Russian border [12]

Guatemala City was announced in November 2007 to host the 2008 edition of the CONCACAF Futsal Championship, to be played at the Domo Polideportivo from June 2 to June 8 2008. The 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was the fourth edition of the main international futsal tournament of the North and Central America and the Caribbean region The North and Central American Futsal Championship is the main national Futsal competition of the CONCACAF nations Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable [3][4]

Natural disasters

Earthquakes

Guatemala City was destroyed several times by earthquakes. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer The worst quakes were registered in 1917/1918 and 1976. The 1976 Guatemala Earthquake struck on February 4, 1976. It was a 7

Volcanic activity

There are four volcanoes visible from the city (Two of them are active). Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the The most active and nearest is the Pacaya, who erupts once in a while, expelling a considerable amount of ash, what frequently leads to the closure of La Aurora International Airport. Pacaya is an active Complex volcano in Guatemala, which first erupted approximately 23000 years ago and has erupted at least 23 times since the Spanish La Aurora International Airport serves Guatemala City, Guatemala. [13]

Mudslides

Due to heavy rainfalls some of the humble neighborhoods built at the edge of steep valleys are frequently washed away and buried under mudslides, as in October 2005 [14].

Sinkhole

In February of 2007 a large sinkhole opened in a poor neighborhood in northeast Guatemala city, killing three people. A sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or Cenote, is a natural depression The sinkhole was 100. 5m (330 feet) deep, and apparently was created by fluid from a sewer dissolving the rock underneath. As a result, some one thousand people have been evacuated from the area. [15]

Zona Viva

Zone Ten or the Zona Viva along with being the financial district of the city it is among the most popular areas for pop culture, shopping and entertainment. The Zona Viva (lively zone is the name used to refer to a part of zone 10 in Guatemala City, east of Avenida Reforma and north of Bulevar de Los Próceres Zone ten is where most of the hotels, restaurants, bars, discotheques, and other entertainment places in the city are located. Also, many of the embassies are located in Zone Ten.

Sister Cities

Sons and daughters of the city

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Censo Nacional 2006, accessed 11 July 2007
  2. ^ Varis, Olli , 'Megacities, Development and Water', International Journal of Water Resources Development, 22:2, 199 - 225
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See also

External links

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Dictionary

Guatemala City

-proper noun

  1. The capital of Guatemala.
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