Guatemalan departments, found on the map
Find all 22 departments, from San Marcos and Huehuetenango to Petén and Izabal. Zoom in for small Sacatepéquez around Antigua.
22 to find, 8 a run.
3 rounds, 6 of 8 to pass each. Pass one and its places are yours.
Every one on the map
Every place listed below can be asked in this game. Places you find in a passed round drop out of your remaining pool.
- Alta Verapaz
- Baja Verapaz
- Chimaltenango
- Chiquimula
- El Progreso
- Escuintla
- Guatemala
- Huehuetenango
- Izabal
- Jalapa
- Jutiapa
- Petén
- Quetzaltenango
- Quiché
- Retalhuleu
- Sacatepéquez
- San Marcos
- Santa Rosa
- Sololá
- Suchitepéquez
- Totonicapán
- Zacapa
What the map tells you about each one
The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.
- Guatemala
- Its administrative centre is Guatemala City. Guatemala department contains the national capital and other municipalities.
- El Progreso
- Its administrative centre is Guastatoya. El Progreso is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Sacatepéquez
- Its administrative centre is Antigua Guatemala. Sacatepéquez is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Chimaltenango
- Its administrative centre is Chimaltenango. Chimaltenango is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Escuintla
- Its administrative centre is Escuintla. Escuintla is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Santa Rosa
- Its administrative centre is Cuilapa. Santa Rosa is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Sololá
- Its administrative centre is Sololá. Sololá is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Totonicapán
- Its administrative centre is Totonicapán. Totonicapán is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Quetzaltenango
- Its administrative centre is Quetzaltenango. Quetzaltenango is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Suchitepéquez
- Its administrative centre is Mazatenango. Suchitepéquez is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Retalhuleu
- Its administrative centre is Retalhuleu. Retalhuleu is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- San Marcos
- Its administrative centre is San Marcos. San Marcos is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Huehuetenango
- Its administrative centre is Huehuetenango. Huehuetenango is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Quiché
- Its administrative centre is Santa Cruz del Quiché. Quiché is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Baja Verapaz
- Its administrative centre is Salamá. Baja Verapaz is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Alta Verapaz
- Its administrative centre is Cobán. Alta Verapaz is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Petén
- Its administrative centre is Flores. Petén is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Izabal
- Its administrative centre is Puerto Barrios. Izabal is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Zacapa
- Its administrative centre is Zacapa. Zacapa is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Chiquimula
- Its administrative centre is Chiquimula. Chiquimula is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Jalapa
- Its administrative centre is Jalapa. Jalapa is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
- Jutiapa
- Its administrative centre is Jutiapa. Jutiapa is one of Guatemala’s 22 departments.
How this one works
How many departments are on the map?
22. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 8 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.
What is a round?
A run of 8 questions, and 6 right passes it. 3 rounds cover the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Guatemala page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.
Can I start the map over?
Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 22 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Guatemala keep their progress.
Do I need an account?
No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.
What happens when I get one wrong?
The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.
The other maps of Guatemala
Bolivia has the same map in Bolivian departments. El Salvador has the same map in Salvadoran departments. Honduras has the same map in Honduran departments. Paraguay has the same map in Paraguayan departments and Asunción. Uruguay has the same map in Uruguayan departments. All three together on the Guatemala atlas page, the country itself on the Guatemala guide, and the other two hundred on the world map.