Map of Cantel, Guatemala

Cantel is a city in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, with a population of about 42,142. It lies at 14.8115°N, 91.4554°W. Cantel is about 103 km (64 mi) west of Guatemala City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Quetzaltenango, 7 km to the west.

Cantel at a glance

Where is Cantel?

• The 47th largest city in Guatemala by recorded population.
• The 5th largest city in Quetzaltenango on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 15 min on the shortest day to 13 h 00 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cantel

• Quetzaltenango — 7 km west
• San Francisco El Alto — 15 km north
• Totonicapán — 15 km northeast
• Ostuncalco — 19 km west
• Sololá — 30 km east
• Santiago Atitlán — 31 km southeast
• Mazatenango — 31 km south
• Colomba — 32 km west
• Chicacao — 33 km southeast
• Nuevo San Carlos — 35 km southwest

Largest cities in Quetzaltenango

• Quetzaltenango — 180,706
• Coatepeque — 105,415
• Ostuncalco — 51,828
• Colomba — 47,544

Largest cities in Guatemala

• Guatemala City — 994,938
• Villa Nueva — 618,397
• Mixco — 465,773
• Cobán — 212,047
• Quetzaltenango — 180,706
• Jalapa — 159,840
• Escuintla — 156,313
• Villa Canales — 155,423
• Jutiapa — 145,880
• Chichicastenango — 141,567

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.