Map of Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Huehuetenango is the administrative centre of Huehuetenango, Guatemala, with a population of about 79,426. It lies at 15.3192°N, 91.4724°W. Huehuetenango is about 128 km (79 mi) northwest of Guatemala City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Soloma, 38 km to the north.

Huehuetenango at a glance

Where is Huehuetenango?

• The 24th largest city in Guatemala by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 13 min on the shortest day to 13 h 02 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Huehuetenango

• Soloma — 38 km north
• Comitancillo — 39 km southwest
• San Francisco El Alto — 42 km south
• Jacaltenango — 46 km northwest
• Totonicapán — 47 km south
• Santa Cruz del Quiché — 47 km southeast
• San Pedro Sacatepéquez — 50 km southwest
• San Marcos — 52 km southwest
• Ostuncalco — 53 km south
• Quetzaltenango — 54 km south

Largest cities in Huehuetenango

• Soloma — 49,030
• Jacaltenango — 37,171

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.