Malacatan: facts

At a glance

• Country: Guatemala
• Region: San Marcos
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 92,816
• Coordinates: 14.9113° N, 92.0579° W
• Time zone: America/Guatemala (UTC-06:00)
• Currency: Quetzal (GTQ)
• Distance to the capital, Guatemala City: 169 km (105 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Tapachula International Airport (TAP, Mexico): 36 km (22 mi), straight line
• Retalhuleu Airport (RER): 58 km (36 mi), straight line
• Quezaltenango Airport (AAZ): 60 km (37 mi), straight line

Nearby

• San Pablo: 6.2 km (3.9 mi)
• Catarina: 6.7 km (4.2 mi)
• El Rodeo: 8.8 km (5.5 mi)
• Tuxtla Chico, Mexico: 12 km (8 mi)
• El Tumbador: 14 km (9 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Tapachula, 22 km (13 mi)