Raxruhá, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Raxruhá ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * The first settlers of the municipality of Raxruhá were Quekchi, Kakchiquel and Achies who were originally from the department of Baja Verapaz, who arrived at Raxruha in the 1940s.
 * In the early days of the municipality was considered for a long time as a village in the municipality of Chisec of Alta Verapaz, but due to the great development and the great territorial extension the villagers fought for it to rise as a municipality of Guatemala.
 * On February 20, 2008, the change of category from village to municipality became official.
 * The municipality of Raxruhá has a population of approximately 35,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1980-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

 * There are no records only for the municipality of Raxruhá. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * The general cemetery of the municipality of Raxruhá

Localities

 * La Flor Sesajal
 * San Miguel Sechochoc