The departments of the Republic of Guatemala are divided into 340 municipalities ( Spanish : municipios ). The municipalities are listed below, by department. Department capitals are written in bold.
1-582: The Guatemala City metropolitan area ( Área Metropolitana de Guatemala or AMG ) is a conglomeration of densely populated municipalities surrounding Guatemala City . In 2005, the metropolitan area was defined by the governments of Guatemala and Guatemala City as comprising the municipalities of Amatitlán , Chinautla , Guatemala City, Mixco , San Miguel Petapa , Santa Catarina Pinula , Villa Canales and Villa Nueva . Together these eight municipalities cover 478 square kilometres and were projected by Guatemala's National Institute of Statistics to have
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