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Cobán

City population
212,047
#4
in Guatemala
#1
in Alta Verapaz
#2,715
worldwide
Guatemala CityCobán
15.470, -90.375 · 93 km from Guatemala City
Share of Guatemala
1.1%
Of the national population
Elevation
1,326 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Guatemala City
Time zone
America/Guatemala
IANA zone identifier

About Cobán

Cobán is a city in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala with a population of 212,047. It is the 4th largest of the 102 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Guatemala, and the 2,715th largest worldwide. It lies 93 km from Guatemala City.

Position in Guatemala
#4of 102
LargestSmallest
Position in Alta Verapaz
#1of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#1of 5
Coordinates
15.470, -90.375
Record updated
15 May 2025
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 102 in Guatemala

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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