La Esperanza
La Esperanza is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. It covers an area of 15.9 km2 at an altitude of 2465 metres. This municipality was founded on April 7, 1910.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 16,500 residents
- Description: municipality of Quetzaltenango Department in Guatemala
- Also known as: “Esperanza” and “La Esperanza, Quetzaltenango”
- Neighbors: Quetzaltenango
Places of Interest
Highlights include Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple.
Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple
Church
The Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. It is in the western part of the city, near the Parque Zoológico Minerva. Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple is situated 3½ km southeast of La Esperanza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Mateo and Quetzaltenango.
San Mateo
Town
San Mateo is a town and municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. San Mateo is situated 3 km west of La Esperanza.
Quetzaltenango
Photo: Chrishonduras, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quetzaltenango, also known as Xela or Xelaju, is the second largest city in Guatemala. There are a number of attractions in town, and it's also a good base for exploring Guatemala's Western Highlands.
Olintepeque
Town
Olintepeque is a town, with a population of 31,545, and a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala, not far from the city of Quetzaltenango. Olintepeque is situated 6 km east of La Esperanza.
La Esperanza
- Categories: municipality of Guatemala and locality
- Location: Municipio de La Esperanza, Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
14.86948° or 14° 52′ 10″ northLongitude
-91.56433° or 91° 33′ 52″ westPopulation
16,500Elevation
2,465 metres (8,087 feet)Open location code
766CVC9P+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
node 3820865017OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
3594703Wikidata ID
Q2608447
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“La Esperanza” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “La Esperanza”
- Cebuano: “Municipio de La Esperanza”
- Chinese: “La Esperanza”
- Chinese: “拉埃斯佩兰萨”
- Chinese: “拉埃斯佩蘭薩”
- Dutch: “La Esperanza”
- French: “La Esperanza”
- Italian: “La Esperanza”
- Min Nan Chinese: “La Esperanza”
- Polish: “La Esperanza”
- Portuguese: “La Esperanza”
- Spanish: “La Esperanza”
- Swedish: “La Esperanza”
- Swedish: “Municipio de La Esperanza”
- Urdu: “لا اسپیرانزا، کویٹزالٹینانگو”
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