Acatenango

Acatenango is a stratovolcano in , close to the city of . It is part of the mountain range of the . The volcano has two peaks, Pico Mayor and Yepocapa which is also known as Tres Hermanas.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Volcán de Fuego.

Volcano
or Chi Q'aq' is an active stratovolcano in , on the borders of , and departments. Part of the mountain range of the , the volcano sits about 16 kilometres west of , one of Guatemala's most famous cities and a tourist destination.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alotenango.

Town
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is a town and municipality in the department of . According to the 2018 census, the town has a population of 23,358. The municipality consists of four wards and is situated on the road. is situated 8 km east of Acatenango.

Acatenango

Latitude
14.50069° or 14° 30′ 3″ north
Longitude
-90.87571° or 90° 52′ 33″ west
Elevation
3,976 metres (13,045 feet)
Open location code
766FG42F+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2700409117
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
3600006
Wiki­data ID
Q338192
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Acatenango” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: أكاتينانغو
  • Armenian: Ակատենանգո
  • Catalan: Acatenango
  • Cebuano: Volcán de Acatenango
  • Chinese: 阿卡特南戈火山
  • Czech: Acatenango
  • Dutch: Acatenango
  • French: Acatenango
  • German: Acatenango
  • Greek: Ακατενάνγο
  • Hungarian: Acatenango
  • Italian: Acatenango
  • Japanese: アカテナンゴ山
  • Kazakh: Акатенанго
  • Ladin: Acatenango
  • Lithuanian: Akatenangas
  • Macedonian: Акатенанго (вулкан)
  • Macedonian: Акатенанго
  • Persian: آتشفشان آکاتنانگو
  • Persian: آکاتنانگو
  • Persian: اتشفشان اکاتنانگو
  • Persian: اکاتنانگو
  • Polish: Acatenango
  • Portuguese: Acatenango (vulcão)
  • Portuguese: Acatenango
  • Russian: Акатенанго
  • Serbian: Акатенанго (вулкан)
  • Serbian: Акатенанго
  • Serbo-Croatian: Acatenango
  • Slovak: Acatenango
  • Slovenian: Acatenango
  • Spanish: Acatenango
  • Spanish: Volcan Acatenango
  • Spanish: Volcán Acatenango
  • Spanish: Volcan de Acatenango
  • Spanish: Volcán de Acatenango
  • Swedish: Acatenango
  • Ukrainian: Акатенанго
  • Venetian: Acatenango
  • Acatenango

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Notable Places Nearby

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