# Year-specific second-level geography: Guatemala

**URL:** <https://forum.ipums.org/t/year-specific-second-level-geography-guatemala/3781>\
**Category:** INTERNATIONAL\
**Created:** [September 30, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/year-specific-second-level-geography-guatemala/3781 "2020-09-30T20:30:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Gustavo\_Tovar\_Albuqu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gustavo\_Tovar\_Albuqu](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Gustavo_Tovar_Albuqu)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/year-specific-second-level-geography-guatemala/3781/1 "2020-09-30T20:30:01Z")

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Hi,

I am looking for municipal boundaries in 1973 Guatemala. It is my understanding that census data is aggregated because of privacy concerns. This being said, since I am trying to get only the boundaries (without merging it with IPUMS provided data), I was hoping that IPUMS could have the “original” boundaries, in other words, the boundaries before the aggregation. Is it available? If not here, in another place?

Thanks,

Gustavo

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**Author:** ![KariWilliams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@KariWilliams](https://forum.ipums.org/u/KariWilliams)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/year-specific-second-level-geography-guatemala/3781/2 "2020-10-05T14:51:38Z")

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Assuming that the level of detail reported in [GEO2\_GT1973](https://international.ipums.org/international-action/variables/GEO2_GT1973#codes_section) ([corresponding shape files linked here](https://international.ipums.org/international/gis_yrspecific_2nd.shtml)) is too aggregated for your needs, you might try [Statoids](http://www.statoids.com/), [GADM](https://gadm.org/), or [UNSALB](https://www.unsalb.org/).

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**Author:** ![Gustavo\_Tovar\_Albuqu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gustavo\_Tovar\_Albuqu](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Gustavo_Tovar_Albuqu)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/year-specific-second-level-geography-guatemala/3781/3 "2020-10-05T20:03:34Z")

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Unfortunately, yes they are too aggregated as municipalities with small population are “drawn” together. The links you sent also do not have this sort of historical data (but thanks anyway).

I was hoping that IPUMS could have the “original” disaggregated municipal boundaries, since I imagine that they were used at some point to produce the shapefiles you linked. Do you know if IPUMS have them?

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**Author:** ![KariWilliams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@KariWilliams](https://forum.ipums.org/u/KariWilliams)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/year-specific-second-level-geography-guatemala/3781/4 "2020-10-07T13:44:10Z")

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We may be able to provide shapefiles that will suit your needs. Please follow up directly via email ([ipums@umn.edu](mailto:ipums@umn.edu)).