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Quiché (Spanish pronunciation: [kiˈtʃe]) is a department of Guatemala. It is in the heartland of the Kʼicheʼ (Quiché) people, one of the Maya peoples, to the north-west of Guatemala City. The capital is Santa Cruz del Quiché. The word Kʼicheʼ comes from the language of the same name, which means "many trees".

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Quiché Department
Departmento de El Quiché
Statue Tecun Uman
Santa Cruz del Quiché Palace
Santa Cruz del Quiché Cathedral
Flag of Quiché Department
Coat of arms of Quiché Department
Coordinates: 15°1′48″N 91°9′0″W / 15.03000°N 91.15000°W / 15.03000; -91.15000
Country Guatemala
CapitalSanta Cruz del Quiché
Largest cityChichicastenango
Municipalities21
Government
 • TypeDepartmental
 • GovernorOtto Ervin Macz Hó
Area
 • Department
8,378 km (3,235 sq mi)
Highest elevation
3,200 m (10,500 ft)
Lowest elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Department
949,261
 • Urban
306,569
 • Ethnicities
Kʼicheʼ
Ixil
Uspantek
Sakapultek
Poqomchiʼ
Ladino
 • Religions
Roman Catholicism
Evangelicalism
Maya
Time zoneUTC-6
ISO 3166 codeGT-QC
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