Ixcán

Ixcán is a municipality in the department of El Quiché. Its administrative centre is the town of Playa Grande. The municipality consists of 176 communities, called aldeas.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Playa Grande Airport.

Aerodrome
is an airstrip serving the town of in the of . The runway is in the countryside 4 kilometres northeast of the town.

Ixcán

Latitude
15.9833° or 15° 59′ north
Longitude
-90.7667° or 90° 46′ west
Population
61,400
Elevation
187 metres (614 feet)
Open location code
767FX6MM+88
Geo­Names ID
9166161
Wiki­data ID
Q2609036
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Ixcán” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Ixcán
  • Catalan: Ixcán
  • Cebuano: Ixcan
  • Cebuano: Municipio de Ixcan
  • Chinese: Ixcán
  • Chinese: 伊斯坎
  • Dutch: Ixcán
  • Italian: Ixcan
  • Italian: Playa Grande Ixcan
  • Italian: Playa Grande Ixcán
  • Italian: Playa Grande
  • Japanese: イフカン
  • Min Nan Chinese: Ixcán
  • Polish: Ixcán
  • Spanish: Ixcan
  • Spanish: Ixcán
  • Swedish: Ixcan
  • Swedish: Municipio de Ixcan

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