Urban Geography
Five Largest Cities: Guatemala City, Mixco, Villa Nueva, Quetzaltenango, Petapa
Largest city population: 942,348
Population of 2nd to 5th largest cities (Rank Size Rule): Mixco (471,174), Villa Nueva (314,116), Quetzaltenango (235,587), Petapa (188,470)
Actual populations of 2nd to 5th Largest cities: Mixco (384,428), Villa Nueva (301,947), Quetzaltenango (120,496), Petapa (94,228)
Validity of Rank Size in Country: Guatemala does not fit in to the rank size rule since the estimations are not close to hte actual populations such as Petapa's rank size estimation is 188,470 while the actual population is half of that at 94,228.
Population: 14,647,083
Population Density: 146 (per sq. km)
Urban Population %: 50%
Urban Population Living in Slums %: 40.8
Average % change in Urban Population: 3.4%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 88%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 99.1%
Largest city population: 942,348
Population of 2nd to 5th largest cities (Rank Size Rule): Mixco (471,174), Villa Nueva (314,116), Quetzaltenango (235,587), Petapa (188,470)
Actual populations of 2nd to 5th Largest cities: Mixco (384,428), Villa Nueva (301,947), Quetzaltenango (120,496), Petapa (94,228)
Validity of Rank Size in Country: Guatemala does not fit in to the rank size rule since the estimations are not close to hte actual populations such as Petapa's rank size estimation is 188,470 while the actual population is half of that at 94,228.
Population: 14,647,083
Population Density: 146 (per sq. km)
Urban Population %: 50%
Urban Population Living in Slums %: 40.8
Average % change in Urban Population: 3.4%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 88%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 99.1%