Guatemala
Suchitepeque
Municipio de Cuyotenango

Cuyotenango

Cuyotenango is a town and municipality in the of . It has a population of 38,791. Cuyotenango was founded around the 16th century, and its name in Nahuatl literally means "Fortification of the Coyote", a name given by the Mexican soldiers accompanying Pedro de Alvarado, the Spanish conquistador of Guatemala.
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  • Type: Town with 10,800 residents
  • Description: municipality of Suchitepéquez Department, Guatemala
  • Neighbors: and

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Cruz Muluá and Mazatenango.

Village
is a municipality in the Retalhuleu department of . Its name comes from the ancient mayan word " Mulaja " which means " Land Between Rivers, " because its between the Samalá River, the Rio Muluá and many other small rivers and streams. is situated 7 km northwest of Cuyotenango.

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is a city with a population of 77,431 and a municipality in the of . It is the capital of Suchitepéquez department, and is located 165 km from .

Town
is a town, with a population of 18,468, and a municipality in the of . is situated 7 km northeast of Cuyotenango.

Cuyotenango

Latitude
14.542° or 14° 32′ 31″ north
Longitude
-91.57231° or 91° 34′ 20″ west
Population
10,800
Elevation
341 metres (1,119 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GT COY
Open location code
766CGCRH+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1039836008
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3597750
Wiki­data ID
Q2402824
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Cuyotenango” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Cuyotenango”
  • Cebuano: “Municipio de Cuyotenango”
  • Chinese: “Cuyotenango”
  • Chinese: “庫約特南戈”
  • Dutch: “Cuyotenango”
  • French: “Cuyotenango”
  • Italian: “Cuyotenango”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Cuyotenango”
  • Polish: “Cuyotenango”
  • Portuguese: “Cuyotenango”
  • Spanish: “Cuyotenango”
  • Swedish: “Cuyotenango”
  • Swedish: “Municipio de Cuyotenango”
  • Uzbek: “Cuyotenango”

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