Timeline of Guatemala City

The following is a timeline of the history of Guatemala City, Republic of Guatemala.

Prior to 20th century

 * 1776 – Nueva Guatemala de la Asuncion founded, following destruction by earthquake of former Spanish colonial capital Antigua.
 * 1778 – Population: 10,841.
 * 1779 – City becomes capital of Spanish colonial Captaincy General of Guatemala.
 * 1789 – Plaza Mayor fountain erected.
 * 1793 – Consulado (merchant guild) established.
 * 1813 – Cathedral of Guatemala City inaugurated.
 * 1823 – City becomes part of the United Provinces of Central America.
 * 1831 – Sociedad Economica museum established.
 * 1835 – Capital relocated from Guatemala city to San Salvador.
 * 1858 – Theatre founded.
 * 1874 - Earthquake.
 * 1879 – Gas street lighting installed.
 * 1880 – Population: 58,000.
 * 1882 – Horse streetcar begins operating.
 * 1885 – Electric street lighting installed.
 * 1893 – Population: 72,000.
 * 1898 – National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology established.

20th century

 * 1905 - Population: about 97,000.
 * 1917 – December 17: Earthquake.
 * 1918 – January 4: Earthquake.
 * 1921
 * Airport built.
 * Population: 121,000.
 * 1924 – Zoo founded.
 * 1934 – Museo Nacional de Historia y Bellas Artes (museum) opens.
 * 1935 – Torre del Reformador (tower) and Obelisco (monument) erected.
 * 1940
 * Guatemala Post Office Building constructed.
 * Population: 186,000.
 * 1943 – National Palace rebuilt.
 * 1949 – Club Social y Deportivo Comunicaciones (football club) formed.
 * 1950
 * Estadio Mateo Flores and Estadio del Ejército (stadiums) open.
 * City hosts 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games.
 * Population: 284,276.
 * 1957 – National Library of Guatemala new building opens.
 * 1966 – Del Valle University of Guatemala founded.
 * 1971 – Francisco Marroquin University founded.
 * 1973 – Population: 706,920.
 * 1975 – Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno "Carlos Mérida" established.
 * 1976 – February 4: 1976 Guatemala earthquake.
 * 1978 – National Theatre opens.
 * 1984 – El Mezquital occupied.
 * 1990 – Population: 1,675,589 (estimate).
 * 1991
 * Estadio Cementos Progreso (stadium) opens.
 * Óscar Berger becomes mayor.
 * 1996 – Álvaro Arzú becomes President of Guatemala.
 * 1997 – Tikal Futura shopping mall built.
 * 1999 – Club Premier hi-rise built.
 * 2000
 * Fritz García Gallont becomes mayor.
 * Galileo University founded.
 * Domo (arena) built.

21st century

 * 2001
 * City hosts 2001 Central American Games.
 * Population: 1,022,001.
 * 2002 – Museo Miraflores (archaeological museum) founded.
 * 2004
 * Guatemala City Railway Museum inaugurated.
 * Álvaro Arzú becomes mayor again.
 * 2005 – March: Protest against Central American Free Trade Agreement.
 * 2007
 * February 19: Salvadoran congressmen killings discovered near city.
 * February 23: Sinkhole collapse.
 * 2009 – Guatemala National Police Archives headquartered in city.
 * 2010 – May 30: Sinkhole collapse.
 * 2012 – July: Teacher unrest over upscaled requirements of studying a University degree to become a teacher in the country.
 * 2013 – Air pollution in Guatemala City reaches annual mean of 41 PM2.5 and 56 PM10, more than recommended.
 * 2018 – June: 2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption occurs in vicinity of city.

Published in the 19th century

 * (describes the city in 1840)
 * (includes city directory)
 * (includes city directory)
 * (includes city directory)

Published in the 20th century

 * (Annotated list of titles published in Guatemala City, arranged chronologically)
 * (Annotated list of titles published in Guatemala City, arranged chronologically)