Map of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala

Santa Cruz del Quiché is the administrative centre of Quiché, Guatemala, with a population of about 78,279. It lies at 15.0308°N, 91.1487°W. Santa Cruz del Quiché is about 81 km (50 mi) northwest of Guatemala City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chichicastenango, 11 km to the southeast.

Santa Cruz del Quiché at a glance

Where is Santa Cruz del Quiché?

• The 25th 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 Santa Cruz del Quiché

• Chichicastenango — 11 km southeast
• Totonicapán — 26 km southwest
• Sololá — 29 km south
• San Francisco El Alto — 33 km west
• Tecpán Guatemala — 34 km southeast
• Cantel — 41 km southwest
• Patzún — 41 km south
• Santiago Atitlán — 45 km south
• Quetzaltenango — 45 km southwest
• Huehuetenango — 47 km northwest

Largest cities in Quiché

• Chichicastenango — 141,567

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.