Map of San Marcos, Guatemala

San Marcos is the administrative centre of San Marcos, Guatemala, with a population of about 47,063. It lies at 14.9639°N, 91.7944°W. San Marcos is about 142 km (88 mi) west of Guatemala City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is San Pedro Sacatepéquez, 4 km to the east.

San Marcos at a glance

Where is San Marcos?

• The 43rd 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 San Marcos

• San Pedro Sacatepéquez — 4 km east
• Comitancillo — 15 km north
• Ostuncalco — 21 km southeast
• Malacatán — 29 km west
• Colomba — 29 km south
• Coatepeque — 30 km south
• Quetzaltenango — 33 km southeast
• San Francisco El Alto — 38 km east
• Cantel — 40 km southeast
• Nuevo San Carlos — 43 km south

Largest cities in San Marcos

• Malacatán — 92,816
• Comitancillo — 59,489
• 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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Other places named San Marcos

• San Marcos — California, United States
• San Marcos — Sucre Department, Colombia
• San Marcos — Texas, United States
• San Marcos — San Salvador Department, El Salvador

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.