Map of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala

Puerto Barrios is the administrative centre of Izabal Department, Guatemala, with a population of about 100,593. It lies at 15.7278°N, 88.5944°W. Puerto Barrios is about 239 km (148 mi) northeast of Guatemala City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Quimistán, 47 km to the southeast.

Puerto Barrios at a glance

Where is Puerto Barrios?

• The 18th largest city in Guatemala by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 11 min on the shortest day to 13 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Puerto Barrios

• Quimistán — 47 km southeast, Honduras
• Omoa — 60 km east, Honduras
• San Pedro Sula — 66 km east, Honduras
• Choloma — 70 km east, Honduras
• Puerto Cortez — 72 km east, Honduras
• La Lima — 80 km southeast, Honduras
• El Progreso — 93 km southeast, Honduras
• Lepaera — 106 km south, Honduras
• El Negrito — 106 km southeast, Honduras
• Santa Cruz de Yojoa — 112 km southeast, Honduras

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.