San Rafael La Independencia: facts

At a glance

• Country: Guatemala
• Region: Huehuetenango
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 1,059
• Coordinates: 15.7015° N, 91.5355° W
• Time zone: America/Guatemala (UTC-06:00)
• Currency: Quetzal (GTQ)
• Distance to the capital, Guatemala City: 161 km (100 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Huehuetenango Airport (HUG): 43 km (27 mi), straight line
• Quezaltenango Airport (AAZ): 93 km (58 mi), straight line
• Retalhuleu Airport (RER): 132 km (82 mi), straight line

Nearby

• San Sebastian Coatan: 4.8 km (3.0 mi)
• San Miguel Acatan: 6.7 km (4.1 mi)
• Santa Eulalia: 8.9 km (5.5 mi)
• Soloma: 12 km (8 mi)
• San Juan Ixcoy: 15 km (9 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Comitan, 88 km (55 mi)