Official Name: | Baja Verapaz Department |
Native Name: | Departmento de Baja Verapaz |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | Department of Guatemala |
Image Alt: | Quetzal Biotope in Salamá |
Flag Size: | 150px |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Guatemala |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Salamá |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipalities |
Subdivision Name3: | 8 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 3,124 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 299476 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 120281 |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Baja Verapaz (pronounced as /es/) is a department in Guatemala. In 2018, the population of the department was 299,476. The capital is Salamá.
Baja Verapaz contains the Mario Dary Biotope Preserve, preserving the native flora and fauna of the region, especially the endangered national bird of Guatemala, the Resplendent Quetzal.