Map of San Francisco El Alto, Guatemala

San Francisco El Alto is a city in Totonicapán, Guatemala, with a population of about 57,894. It lies at 14.9449°N, 91.4431°W. San Francisco El Alto is about 106 km (66 mi) west of Guatemala City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Totonicapán, 10 km to the southeast.

San Francisco El Alto at a glance

Where is San Francisco El Alto?

• The 37th largest city in Guatemala by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 14 min on the shortest day to 13 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near San Francisco El Alto

• Totonicapán — 10 km southeast
• Quetzaltenango — 15 km southwest
• Cantel — 15 km south
• Ostuncalco — 21 km southwest
• Santa Cruz del Quiché — 33 km east
• Sololá — 34 km southeast
• San Pedro Sacatepéquez — 34 km west
• Chichicastenango — 36 km east
• Comitancillo — 37 km northwest
• San Marcos — 38 km west

Largest cities in Totonicapán

• Totonicapán — 103,952

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.