Map of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Quetzaltenango is the administrative centre of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, with a population of about 180,706. It lies at 14.8347°N, 91.5181°W. Quetzaltenango is about 110 km (68 mi) west of Guatemala City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Cantel, 7 km to the east.

Quetzaltenango at a glance

Where is Quetzaltenango?

• The 5th largest city in Guatemala by recorded population.
• 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 Quetzaltenango

• Cantel — 7 km east
• Ostuncalco — 12 km west
• San Francisco El Alto — 15 km northeast
• Totonicapán — 19 km northeast
• Colomba — 27 km southwest
• San Pedro Sacatepéquez — 30 km northwest
• Nuevo San Carlos — 33 km southwest
• San Marcos — 33 km northwest
• Mazatenango — 33 km south
• Sololá — 37 km east

Largest cities in Quetzaltenango

• Coatepeque — 105,415
• Ostuncalco — 51,828
• Colomba — 47,544
• Cantel — 42,142

Largest cities in Guatemala

• Guatemala City — 994,938
• Villa Nueva — 618,397
• Mixco — 465,773
• Cobán — 212,047
• Jalapa — 159,840
• Escuintla — 156,313
• Villa Canales — 155,423
• Jutiapa — 145,880
• Chichicastenango — 141,567
• San Juan Sacatepéquez — 136,886

Map of Guatemala and all its cities →

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.