Playa Grande

Playa Grande is the administrative centre of the municipality of in the department of . Native Mayan languages spoken in the area include, among many others, Uspantek and Q'eqchi', although Spanish is also common.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: Ixcán
  • Also known as: Playa Grande, Guatemala

Places of Interest

Highlights include Playa Grande Airport.

Aerodrome
is an airstrip serving the town of Playa Grande in the of . The runway is in the countryside 4 kilometres northeast of the town. is situated 3½ km east of Playa Grande.

Playa Grande

Latitude
15.9855° or 15° 59′ 8″ north
Longitude
-90.77292° or 90° 46′ 23″ west
Elevation
200 metres (656 feet)
IATA airport code
PKJ
United Nations Location Code
GT PKJ
Open location code
767FX6PG+6R
Geo­Names ID
3591216
Wiki­data ID
Q3041104
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Playa Grande” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Playa Grande
  • Bulgarian: Плая Гранде
  • Catalan: Playa Grande
  • Dutch: Playa Grande
  • French: Playa Grande
  • Italian: Playa Grande Ixcán
  • Japanese: プラヤ・グランデ
  • Lithuanian: Plaja Grandė Iškanas
  • Portuguese: Playa Grande
  • Spanish: Ixcan
  • Spanish: Playa Grande

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Playa Grande”. Photo: Chixoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.