Acatenango: facts

At a glance

• Country: Guatemala
• Region: Chimaltenango
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 12,136
• Coordinates: 14.5545° N, 90.9437° W
• Time zone: America/Guatemala (UTC-06:00)
• Currency: Quetzal (GTQ)
• Distance to the capital, Guatemala City: 47 km (29 mi), straight line

Getting there

• La Aurora International Airport (GUA): 45 km (28 mi), straight line
• Quezaltenango Airport (AAZ): 69 km (43 mi), straight line
• Retalhuleu Airport (RER): 81 km (50 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yepocapa: 5.9 km (3.7 mi)
• Patzicia: 8.8 km (5.5 mi)
• Zaragoza: 12 km (7 mi)
• San Andres Itzapa: 13 km (8 mi)
• Santa Cruz Balanya: 15 km (9 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, 26 km (16 mi)