Motagua River
The Motagua River is a 486-kilometre-long river in Guatemala. It rises in the western highlands of Guatemala where it is also called Río Grande, and runs in an easterly direction to the Gulf of Honduras.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Guatemala
- Category: river
- Location: Guatemala, Central America, North America
Latitude 15.7225° or 15° 43' 20.8" north | Longitude -88.2389° or 88° 14' 20.1" west |
Elevation 4 metres (13 feet) | GeoNames ID 3592331 |
Also Known As
- Belarusian: Матагуа
- Belarusian: Рака Матагуа
- Bulgarian: Мотагуа
- Catalan: Riu Motagua
- Catalan: riu Motagua
- Cebuano: Río Motagua
- Chinese: 莫塔瓜河
- Chuvash: Мотагуа
- Czech: Motagua
- Dutch: Motagua
- Dutch: Rio Motagua
- Dutch: Río Motagua
- Finnish: Motagua
- French: Motagua
- French: Río Motagua
- German: Motagua
- German: Rio Motagua
- German: Rio Silapec
- German: Rio Silbapec
- German: Rio Silepec
- German: Río Motagua
- German: Río Silapec
- German: Río Silbapec
- German: Río Silepec
- Hebrew: נהר מוטגואה
- Hungarian: Motagua
- Irish: Abhainn Motagua
- Italian: Motagua
- Japanese: モタグァ川
- Japanese: モタグア川
- Lithuanian: Motagva
- Polish: Motagua
- Portuguese: Rio Motagua
- Russian: Мотагуа
- Spanish: Motagua
- Spanish: Rio Motagua
- Spanish: Río Motagua
- Swedish: Río Motagua
- Ukrainian: Мотаґуа
- Vietnamese: Sông Motagua
- Welsh: Afon Motagua
- Río Grande
- Río Montagua
- Río Selapec
In the Area
Localities
- El QuetzalitoVillage, 6 km west
- Buena VistaVillage, 7 km southeast
- CuyamelTown, 9 km southeast
- TegucigalpitaTown, 10 km south
Landmarks
- Laguna JaloaLake, 6 km south
- Valle de CuyamelPlain, 6 km south
- Bahía de OmoaBay, 8 km east
- Cuyamel RiverStream, 9 km southeast
Other Places
- Barra del Río MotaguaBar, 2½ km east
- Barra BelecocoBar, 4 km northwest
- Estero BelecocoEstuary, 4 km northwest
- Barra El BalayánBar, 4½ km northwest
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