Almolonga

Almolonga is a city in on the road between Ciudad de and . It provides medicinal sulfur baths, an up-close look at every day agro-business, and a taste of Guatemalan culture.
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  • Type: Town with 11,100 residents
  • Description: municipality of Quetzaltenango Department, Gutaemala
  • Also known as: Almolonga, Quetzaltenango
  • Neighbors: , , and

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zunil and Cantel.

is a town and municipality in the of with a surface area of 80 square kilometres. The town of is located 9 kilometres from the city of Quetzaltenango, on the bank of the .

is a village in , 10 km from the major city of . It is inhabited by K'iche' Maya. Just like going to its neighboring village , take a bus from either bus terminal or Rotonda bus stop in Quetzaltenango, or from the corner of 7 calle and 15 avenida in Zona 3.

, also known as Xela or Xelaju, is the second largest city in . There are a number of attractions in town, and it's also a good base for exploring Guatemala's Western Highlands.

Almolonga

Latitude
14.815° or 14° 48′ 54″ north
Longitude
-91.4947° or 91° 29′ 41″ west
Population
11,100
Elevation
2,261 metres (7,418 feet)
Open location code
766CRG74+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1425350426
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3599793
Wiki­data ID
Q284830
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Almolonga” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Almolonga
  • Cebuano: Municipio de Almolonga
  • Chinese: Almolonga
  • Chinese: 阿尔莫隆加
  • Chinese: 阿爾莫隆加
  • Dutch: Almolonga
  • French: Almolonga
  • Italian: Almolonga
  • Lithuanian: Almolonga
  • Min Nan Chinese: Almolonga
  • Persian: المولانگا، کتسالتنانگو
  • Persian: المولانگا، کوئتزالتنانگو
  • Polish: Almolonga
  • Spanish: Almolonga Quetzaltenango
  • Spanish: Almolonga
  • Swedish: Almolonga
  • Swedish: Municipio de Almolonga
  • Urdu: المولونگا، کویتسالتینانگو
  • Ālmolōncān

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Almolonga”. Photo: Zigomar, CC BY-SA 2.5.