The name of Sacatepéquez probably comes from two words Sacat which means grass and tepet, which means hill, this means Hill of Grass. This words are of pipil origin. 

Department of Sacatepéquez has an extension of 465 Km² (179 miles²).  The capital of the Departamento of Sacatepéquez is Antigua Guatemala, one of the most visited places of Guatemala, it has an altitude of 1 ,530 meters (5,044 feet) over sea level. It has a population¹ of about 259,265. 

The principal activities in this department are tourism and agriculture.  

Municipios of Sacatepéquez

¹ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Year 2000 estimate).

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