page_title: Guatemala City
section_title: Places of interest by zones
hierarchical_section_title: Guatemala City / Places of interest by zones
caption_attribution_description: English: Guatemalan National Theatre, Miguel Ángel Asturias Cultural Centre Español: Teatro Nacional de Guatemala, Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias
context_page_description: Guatemala City, locally known as Guatemala or Guate, officially Ciudad de Guatemala, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nestled in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita. It is estimated that its population is about 1 million. Guatemala City is also the capital of the Municipality of Guatemala and of the Guatemala Department.
  Guatemala City is the site of the Mayan city of Kaminaljuyu, founded around 1500 BC. Following the Spanish conquest, a new town was established, and in 1776 it was made capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala. In 1821, Guatemala City was the scene of the declaration of independence of Central America from Spain, after which it became the capital of the newly established United Provinces of Central America. In 1847, Guatemala declared itself an independent republic, with Guatemala City as its capital. The city was almost completely destroyed by the 1917–18 earthquakes. Reconstructions following the earthquakes have resulted in a more modern architectural landscape.
context_section_description: Guatemala City is divided into 22 zones in accordance with the urban layout plan designed by Raúl Aguilar Batres.  Each zone has its own streets and avenues, facilitating navigation within the city. Zones are numbered 1 through 25.  However, numbers 20, 22 and 23 have not been designated to zones, thus these zones do not exist within the city proper.
caption: Guatemala National Theater.
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