Bahía de Santo Tomás de Castilla
Bahía de Santo Tomás de Castilla is a bay in Izabal Department, Guatemala. Bahía de Santo Tomás de Castilla is situated nearby to the locality Esperanza del Mar, as well as near Portuaria.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santo Tomás de Castilla and Puerto Barrios.
Santo Tomás de Castilla
Town
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Santo Tomás de Castilla, officially known as Mátías de Gálvez though it popularly retains its former name, is a port city in the Izabal Department, Guatemala. It lies at Amatique Bay off the Gulf of Honduras and is administratively a part of Puerto Barrios. Santo Tomás de Castilla is situated 3 km southeast of Bahía de Santo Tomás de Castilla.
Puerto Barrios
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Puerto Barrios is a seaport and the capital of the department of Izabal on the Caribbean Coast of Guatemala. Its population in 2018 was just over 100,000 people.
Bahía de Santo Tomás de Castilla
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Bahía de Gálvez”, “Bahía de Matías de Gálvez”, “Bahía de Santo Tomás”, “Bahia de Santo Tomas de Castilla”, “Saint Thomas Bight”, and “Santo Tomas Bay”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Izabal Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
15.71126° or 15° 42′ 41″ northLongitude
-88.62317° or 88° 37′ 23″ westOpen location code
767HP96G+GPGeoNames ID
3595687
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In Other Languages
“Bahía de Santo Tomás de Castilla” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Bahía de Santo Tomás de Castilla”
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