Jacaltenango
Jacaltenango is a town and municipality situated in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. It is located in a valley surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Antonio Huista.
San Antonio Huista
Town
Photo: Huista, Public domain.
San Antonio Huista is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is located 362 kilometers from Guatemala City. The predominant language is Spanish, while approximately 20% of the population speak indigenous languages, the majority speaking Mam. San Antonio Huista is situated 7 km west of Jacaltenango.
Jacaltenango
- Type: Town with 8,540 residents
- Description: municipality of Huehuetenango Department in Guatemala
- Categories: municipality of Guatemala and locality
- Location: Municipio de Jacaltenango, Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
15.66634° or 15° 39′ 59″ northLongitude
-91.71097° or 91° 42′ 40″ westPopulation
8,540Elevation
1,459 metres (4,787 feet)Open location code
767CM78Q+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 3250745200OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
3595248Wikidata ID
Q1124580
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Jacaltenango” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Jacaltenango”
- Cebuano: “Jacaltenango”
- Cebuano: “Municipio de Jacaltenango”
- Chinese: “Jacaltenango”
- Chinese: “哈卡爾特南戈”
- Dutch: “Jacaltenango”
- French: “Jacaltenango”
- German: “Jacaltenango”
- Italian: “Jacaltenango”
- Lithuanian: “Chakaltenangas”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Jacaltenango”
- Polish: “Jacaltenango”
- Portuguese: “Jacaltenango”
- Russian: “Хакальтенанго”
- Spanish: “Jacaltenango”
- Swedish: “Jacaltenango”
- Swedish: “Municipio de Jacaltenango”
- Urdu: “جکلٹنانگو”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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