Akatek people
Ethnic group
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The Akatek (Akateko) are a Maya people of Guatemala. Their Indigenous Akatek language 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.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 65,965[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Akatek, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Majority Catholic, with Eastern[2] or Oriental Orthodox[3] and Evangelicalist minorities), Maya religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Maya people |
