Chisec is a municipality in the north o the Guatemalan depairtment o Alta Verapaz that wis foondit in 1813. The municipality covers a territory o 1488 km². Approximately 95% o the municipality's inhabitants are Mayan, spread ower the toun o Chisec an approximately 140 commonties. (Thare uised tae be closer tae 240 commonties, but a nummer o these hae offeecially split aff tae the new municipality o Raxruha, creatit bi the Guatemalan Congress in 2008.) Q'eqchi' is widely spoken thare alangside Spaingie.

Chisec
Municipality
Chisec is located in Guatemala
Chisec
Chisec
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 15°48′45″N 90°19′18″W / 15.81250°N 90.32167°W / 15.81250; -90.32167
Kintra Guatemala
DepairtmentAlta Verapaz
MunicipalityChisec
Govrenment
 • TeepMunicipal
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (Census 2002)[1]
 • Municipality69,325
 • Urban
12,775
 • Ethnicities
Q'eqchi' Ladino
 • Religions
Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
Websitehttp://munichisec.gob.gt/

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  1. "XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)". INE. 2002. Archived frae the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

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