Map of Malacatán, Guatemala

Malacatán is a city in San Marcos, Guatemala, with a population of about 92,816. It lies at 14.9113°N, 92.0579°W. Malacatán is about 169 km (105 mi) west of Guatemala City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tapachula, 21 km to the west.

Malacatán at a glance

Where is Malacatán?

• The 20th largest city in Guatemala by recorded population.
• The largest city in San Marcos on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 15 min on the shortest day to 13 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Malacatán

• Tapachula — 21 km west, Mexico
• San Marcos — 29 km east
• Coatepeque — 31 km southeast
• San Pedro Sacatepéquez — 32 km east
• Comitancillo — 39 km northeast
• Colomba — 42 km southeast
• Ostuncalco — 47 km east
• Nuevo San Carlos — 53 km southeast
• Retalhuleu — 58 km southeast
• Quetzaltenango — 59 km east

Largest cities in San Marcos

• Comitancillo — 59,489
• San Marcos — 47,063
• San Pedro Sacatepéquez — 40,021

Largest cities in Guatemala

• Guatemala City — 994,938
• Villa Nueva — 618,397
• Mixco — 465,773
• Cobán — 212,047
• Quetzaltenango — 180,706
• Jalapa — 159,840
• Escuintla — 156,313
• Villa Canales — 155,423
• Jutiapa — 145,880
• Chichicastenango — 141,567

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.