<Tr> <Th> Climate </Th> <Td> Cwb </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.muniguate.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Guatemala City (Spanish: Ciudad de Guatemala), locally known as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala, and the most populous 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 (English: Hermitage Valley). In 2012, it had a population of 2,110,100 . Guatemala City is also the capital of the local Municipality of Guatemala and of the Guatemala Department . </P> <P> Human settlement on the present site of Guatemala City began with the Maya who built a city at Kaminaljuyu . The Spanish colonists established a small town, which was made a capital city in 1775 . At this period the Central Square with the Cathedral and Royal Palace were constructed . After Central American independence from Spain the city became the capital of the United Provinces of Central America in 1821 . </P>

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