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HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL

quently pronounced on the 1st of October 1824, and the 5th of March 1825;— from which time these three states, in conjunction with those of Guatemala and San Salvador, formed the Federal Republic.

A new division of the territories of these states has been made so as to give to each a due portion of sea-coast. The accompanying map which I planned with Don José de Valle, and is now first printed, will best show their respective boundaries.


POPULATION.

There is no recent census of the population of Guatemala. The last was taken about twenty-two years ago: it was very inaccurate; but, nevertheless, with reference to it, and other later sources of information, the present population may be fairly stated as follows.

The capital of Guatemala, including the Alcaldias Mayores of Sucatepeque, Sonsonate, Escuintla, Suchitepeque, Chinaltenango, Sololá, Totomicapan and Vera