Huehuetenango is the capital of Huehuetenango department in the western highlands of Guatemala, close to the border with Mexico's Chiapas state. The surrounding department is one of Guatemala's most ethnically and linguistically diverse, home to several Mayan-language communities including Mam, Qanjobal and Popti, and the city serves as their principal commercial and administrative center. It lies in a mountainous zone near the Cuchumatanes range, among the highest non-volcanic mountains in Central America.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude15.314722 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Huehuetenango (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1524-01-01T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 136,639 (2022)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 15.314722, longitude -91.476111
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1901 m
P2046 (area)
area 204.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 136639 (2022)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Huehuetenango - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3595416
15.32097 -91.47001 P PPLA GT 08 1301 79426 1907 America/Guatemala
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1907 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 15.25, -91.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 15.25, -91.25
15.25 -91.25 Cwb
Huehuetenango (Wikipedia)
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