Tactic, Guatemala

Tactic
Tactic
Motto: 
"Trabajamos por el desarrollo del pueblo" (We work for people development)
Tactic
Location within Guatemala
Coordinates: 15°19′0″N 90°21′4″W / 15.31667°N 90.35111°W / 15.31667; -90.35111
Country Guatemala
Department Alta Verapaz
Order of Preachers Doctrine1545
Incorporated1877
Government
  TypeMayor–Council
  BodyTactic municipal council
  Mayor of TacticEdín Guerrero
Area
  Total
102 km2 (39 sq mi)
Elevation
1,465 m (4,791 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)
  Total
38,052
  Density370/km2 (970/sq mi)
DemonymTactiqueño/Tactiqueña
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central America)
ClimateCfb
WebsiteTactic municipality

Tactic (Spanish pronunciation: [taɣˈtik]) is a town and a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 1,465 m above sea level. The municipality has a population of 38,052 and covers an area of 102 km². At the 2018 census, the population of the Tactic town was 15,213. The languages spoken in Tactic are predominantly Spanish, Poqomchiʼ, and Q'eqchi'.