Malacatán

Malacatán is a town and municipality in the of , located to the west of town. It is fairly close to the border with - the border-crossing point is in the nearby village of El Carmen.
  • Type: Town with 9,440 residents
  • Description: municipality of San Marcos Department, Guatemala
  • Also known as: Malacatan
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Malacatán Airport.

Aerodrome
is an airport serving the town of Malacatán in the of . The runway is in the countryside 2 kilometres west of the town. The Tapachula VOR-DME is located 18.1 nautical miles southwest of the airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Pablo.

Town
is a town and municipality in the of . is situated 6 km northeast of Malacatán.

Malacatán

Latitude
14.9108° or 14° 54′ 39″ north
Longitude
-92.0585° or 92° 3′ 31″ west
Population
9,440
Elevation
395 metres (1,296 feet)
Open location code
7669WW6R+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 308466555
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3592753
Wiki­data ID
Q2402136
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Malacatán” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Malacatán
  • Cebuano: Municipio de Malacatán
  • Chinese: Malacatán
  • Chinese: 馬拉卡坦
  • Chinese: 马拉卡坦
  • Dutch: Malacatán
  • French: Malacatán
  • Italian: Malacatan
  • Italian: Malacatán
  • Japanese: マラカタン
  • Min Nan Chinese: Malacatán
  • Polish: Malacatán
  • Portuguese: Malacatán
  • Scots: Malacatán
  • Spanish: Malacatan
  • Spanish: Malacatán
  • Swedish: Malacatán
  • Swedish: Municipio de Malacatán
  • Urdu: مالاکاتان
  • Malacatlān

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