Huehuetenango

Huehuetenango is a locality in , and has about 79,400 residents and an elevation of 1,907 metres. Huehuetenango is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zaculeu and Estadio Los Cuchumatanes.

Archaeological site
or Saqulew is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in the , about 3.7 kilometres outside the modern city of .

Pitch
is a football located in , . It was home to Liga Nacional club Xinabajul. Its capacity is around 5,340. The stadium opened its doors on January 17, 2007.

Aerodrome
is an airport serving the city of , the capital of , . The airport is in the southwestern section of the city, which is in a high elevation basin. is situated 4 km west of Huehuetenango.

Huehuetenango

Latitude
15.321° or 15° 19′ 16″ north
Longitude
-91.47° or 91° 28′ 12″ west
Population
79,400
Elevation
1,907 metres (6,257 feet)
IATA airport code
HUG
United Nations Location Code
GT HUG
Open location code
767C8GCH+9X
Geo­Names ID
3595416
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Russian—“Huehuetenango” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: Уеуетенанго
  • Chinese: 韋韋特南戈
  • Japanese: ウェウェテナンゴ
  • Korean: 우에우에테낭고
  • Lithuanian: Huehuetenangas
  • Russian: Уэуэтенанго

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