Petén is a department of Guatemala. It is geographically the northernmost department of Guatemala, as well as the largest by area — at 35,854 km² it accounts for about one third of Guatemala's area. The capital is Flores. The population at the 2018 census was 545,600.
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Flores is the capital of the Petén Department, Guatemala's landlocked, northernmost department. The population is 13,700. Flores is the seat of the municipality of Flores.
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