San Cristóbal Verapaz (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ kɾisˈtoβal βeɾaˈpas]) is a town, with a population of 20,961 (2018 census),[2] and a municipality (population 68,819 at 2018 census) in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz.

[3] Its main income source is the «Cobán» shoe factory, which specializes in industrial rubber boots, which are sold both locally and internationally.

The Northern Transversal Strip was officially created during the government of General Carlos Arana Osorio in 1970, by Legislative Decree 60-70, for agricultural development.

San Cristóbal Verapaz has temperate climate (Köppen: Cfb).

The municipality is divided into the following microregions: There are eighteen populated locations that are considered the most important due to the number of inhabitants and utility availability and access: Source: "Mapas de Guatemala en Línea".