Gobernación
Gobernación is a triangulation station in Petén Department, Guatemala. Gobernación is situated nearby to Flores Island, as well as near Santa Barbara Islet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Flores Island and Santa Barbara Islet.
Flores Island
Island
Photo: Javier Aroche, CC BY 2.0.
Flores Island is a 13.3-hectare island located in Lake Petén Itzá, in the northern region of the Central American country of Guatemala. It belongs to the Department of Petén and hosts the city of Flores, which serves as the departmental capital alongside the neighboring town of Santa Elena de la Cruz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flores and Santa Elena.
Flores
Flores is a town in Petén, Guatemala. The town proper is an island on Lago Petén Itzá, connected to land by a causeway, on the other side of which lie the twin towns Santa Elena and San Benito.
Santa Elena
Town
Santa Elena is located on the shores of Lake Petén Itzá in the Petén department of Guatemala. It is connected by a causeway to its sister town of Flores and the two are often referred to as just Flores.
San Miguel
San Miguel is a small village on the north shore of Lago Petén Itzá in the Petén department of the Northern Lowlands of Guatemala.Gobernación
- Type: Triangulation station
- Also known as: “Gobernacion”
- Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
16.9301° or 16° 55′ 48″ northLongitude
-89.8915° or 89° 53′ 29″ westElevation
128 metres (420 feet)Open location code
768GW4J5+2CGeoNames ID
12212222
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In Other Languages
“Gobernación” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Gobernación”
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