List of Most Populous Cities in Guatemala
Population data based on the 2002 census.
Departmental Capital
National Capital and Departmental Capital
Rank | City/Town | Population | Department |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Guatemala City | 942,348 | Guatemala |
2 | Mixco | 384,428 | Guatemala |
3 | Villa Nueva | 301,947 | Guatemala |
4 | Quetzaltenango | 120,496 | Quetzaltenango |
5 | San Miguel Petapa | 94,228 | Guatemala |
6 | Escuintla | 86,678 | Escuintla |
7 | San Juan Sacatepéquez | 81,584 | Guatemala |
8 | Villa Canales | 77,638 | Guatemala |
9 | Chinautla | 77,071 | Guatemala |
10 | Chimaltenango | 62,917 | Chimaltenango |
11 | Amatitlán | 60,924 | Guatemala |
12 | Huehuetenango | 57,289 | Huehuetenango |
13 | Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa | 49,480 | Escuintla |
14 | Puerto Barrios | 48,581 | Izabal |
15 | Cobán | 47,202 | Alta Verapaz |
16 | Chichicastenango | 45,549 | El Quiché |
17 | Santa Catarina Pinula | 44,974 | Guatemala |
18 | Totonicapán | 44,762 | Totonicapán |
19 | Coatepeque | 41,294 | Quetzaltenango |
20 | Mazatenango | 40,281 | Suchitepéquez |
21 | Jalapa | 39,301 | Jalapa |
22 | Chiquimula | 37,602 | Chiquimula |
23 | Retalhuleu | 34,300 | Retalhuleu |
24 | San Francisco El Alto | 33,240 | Totonicapán |
25 | Antigua Guatemala | 32,218 | Sacatepéquez |
26 | San Pedro Sacatepéquez | 31,783 | San Marcos |
27 | San José Pinula | 31,436 | Guatemala |
28 | Sololá | 30,155 | Sololá |
29 | Zacapa | 30,036 | Zacapa |
30 | San Pedro Ayampuc | 29,663 | Guatemala |
31 | Jutiapa | 28,100 | Jutiapa |
32 | Ciudad Vieja | 25,226 | Sacatepéquez |
33 | San Benito | 24,792 | Petén |
34 | Palín | 24,680 | Escuintla |
35 | Barberena | 24,085 | Santa Rosa |
36 | Jacaltenango | 23,464 | Huehuetenango |
37 | Momostenango | 22,718 | Totonicapán |
38 | Ostuncalco | 22,113 | Quetzaltenango |
39 | Santa Cruz del Quiché | 20,870 | El Quiché |
40 | San Marcos | 19,648 | San Marcos |
41 | Santiago Sacatepéquez | 19,520 | Sacatepéquez |
42 | Fraijanes | 19,454 | Guatemala |
43 | Sumpango | 18,910 | Sacatepéquez |
44 | Santa Maria Nebaj | 18,484 | El Quiché |
45 | Esquipulas | 18,368 | Chiquimula |
46 | Olintepeque | 18,150 | Quetzaltenango |
47 | Salamá | 18,080 | Baja Verapaz |
48 | Tecpán Guatemala | 17,788 | Chimaltenango |
49 | Puerto San José | 17,430 | Escuintla |
50 | La Gomera | 17,383 | Escuintla |
51 | Patzún | 17,346 | Chimaltenango |
52 | Nahualá | 17,174 | Sololá |
53 | Cantel | 17,121 | Quetzaltenango |
54 | Tiquisate | 16,801 | Escuintla |
55 | Jocotenango | 16,692 | Sacatepéquez |
56 | San Cristóbal Verapaz | 16,445 | Alta Verapaz |
57 | San Andrés Itzapa | 16,350 | Chimaltenango |
58 | Chicacao | 16,154 | Suchitepéquez |
59 | Flores | 16,122 | Petén |
60 | Panzós | 16,005 | Alta Verapaz |
61 | Gualán | 14,977 | Zacapa |
62 | Colomba | 14,948 | Quetzaltenango |
63 | San Lucas Sacatepéquez | 14,783 | Sacatepéquez |
64 | Patzicía | 14,496 | Chimaltenango |
65 | Poptún | 14,442 | Petén |
66 | Asunción Mita | 14,425 | Jutiapa |
67 | Santa María de Jesús | 14,418 | Sacatepéquez |
68 | Alotenango | 14,339 | Sacatepéquez |
69 | Morales | 14,231 | Izabal |
70 | Palencia | 14,164 | Guatemala |
71 | Cuilapa | 14,028 | Santa Rosa |
72 | El Estor | 14,019 | Izabal |
73 | Sanarate | 13,931 | El Progreso |
74 | San Pablo Jocopilas | 13,328 | Suchitepéquez |
75 | Malacatán | 12,891 | San Marcos |
76 | Chisec | 12,775 | Alta Verapaz |
77 | La Democracia | 12,718 | Huehuetenango |
78 | San Lucas Tolimán | 12,674 | Sololá |
79 | San Pedro Sacatepéquez | 12,673 | Guatemala |
80 | El Tejar | 12,498 | Chimaltenango |
81 | San Sebastián | 12,403 | Retalhuleu |
82 | Chiquimulilla | 12,001 | Santa Rosa |
83 | San Pedro Carchá | 11,941 | Alta Verapaz |
84 | El Palmar | 11,875 | Quetzaltenango |
85 | Nuevo San Carlos | 11,815 | Retalhuleu |
86 | Santa Catalina la Tinta | 11,722 | Alta Verapaz |
87 | Comitancillo | 11,679 | San Marcos |
88 | Santa Cruz Barillas | 11,379 | Huehuetenango |
89 | Patulul | 11,259 | Suchitepéquez |
90 | La Esperanza | 11,258 | Quetzaltenango |
91 | Almolonga | 11,131 | Quetzaltenango |
92 | Salcajá | 11,110 | Quetzaltenango |
93 | Guastatoya | 10,776 | El Progreso |
94 | Nueva Concepción | 10,677 | Escuintla |
95 | Livingston | 10,613 | Izabal |
96 | Ayutla | 10,570 | San Marcos |
97 | San Francisco Zapotitlán | 10,458 | Suchitepéquez |
98 | Melchor de Mencos | 10,299 | Petén |
99 | Panajachel | 10,238 | Sololá |
100 | San Pablo | 10,216 | San Marcos |
101 | Chajul | 10,095 | El Quiché |
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