City profile · Guatemala · North America
Quetzaltenango
City population
180,706
#5
in Guatemala
#1
in Quetzaltenango
#3,181
worldwide
14.845, -91.523 · 111 km from Guatemala City
About Quetzaltenango
Quetzaltenango is a city in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala with a population of 180,706. It is the 5th largest of the 102 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Guatemala, and the 3,181st largest worldwide. It lies 111 km from Guatemala City.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 9
Elevation
2,351 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Guatemala
Coordinates
14.845, -91.523
Record updated
2025-05-15
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 GuatemalaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.