Guatemala City (in full, La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the capital and largest city of the nation of Guatemala. It is also the capital city of the local Guatemala Department. It is also the largest city in Central America.
As of the 2002 census, the city had a population of 942,348. The city is located at
, in a mountain valley in the south central part of the country. Temperatures in the city vary from 10 to 25 degrees celsius.