Total population | |
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39,370 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Languages | |
Akatek, Spanish | |
Religion | |
Christianity (Majority Catholic, with Eastern or Oriental Orthodox and Evangelicalist minorities), Maya religion |
The Akatek (Akateko) are a Maya people in Guatemala. Their indigenous language, which is also called Akatek, belongs to the Q'anjobalan branch of Mayan languages. Most Akatek live in San Miguel Acatán and San Rafael La Independencia, in the department of Huehuetenango.