Map of Salamá, Guatemala

Salamá is the administrative centre of Baja Verapaz, Guatemala, with a population of about 65,275. It lies at 15.1028°N, 90.3181°W. Salamá is about 55 km (34 mi) north of Guatemala City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is San Pedro Ayampuc, 39 km to the south.

Salamá at a glance

Where is Salamá?

• The 30th largest city in Guatemala by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 14 min on the shortest day to 13 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Salamá

• San Pedro Ayampuc — 39 km south
• Cobán — 41 km north
• Chinautla — 49 km southwest
• San Juan Sacatepéquez — 55 km southwest
• Guatemala City — 55 km south
• Mixco — 61 km southwest
• Santa Catarina Pinula — 62 km south
• San José Pinula — 63 km south
• Jalapa — 63 km southeast
• Villa Nueva — 70 km southwest

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.