Guatemala Genealogy

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Central America

Guatemala

Guide to Guatemala ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. It was formerly a colony of Spain. The official language is Spanish.

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Click on a department in the map below for instructions and links to records for the department. By hovering over the number, you can verify the name of the department.

Departments

The largest jurisdictions in Guatemala are called Departments (departamentos). There are 22 Departments of Guatemala.

• Alta Verapaz
• Baja Verapaz
• Chimaltenango
• Chiquimula
• El Progreso
• Escuintla
• Guatemala
(includes Guatemala City)
• Huehuetenango
• Izabal
• Jalapa
• Jutiapa
• Petén
• Quetzaltenango
• Quiché
• Retalhuleu
• Sacatepéquez
• San Marcos
• Santa Rosa
• Sololá
• Suchitepéquez
• Totonicapán
• Zacapa

See also Parishes in Guatemala.