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Cuyotenango is a town and municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It has a population of 38,791.

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Settlement.official_name
Cuyotenango
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Guatemala
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
25px Suchitepéquez
Settlement.area_total_km2
92.5
Settlement.population_as_of
2018 census
Settlement.population_total
33436
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_urban
8332

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Population
36201
Area
92.5
Elevation
334
Dialing code
502
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postal code
10002
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Cuyotenango is a town and municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It has a population of 38,791.

Cuyotenango was founded around the 16th century, and its name in Nahuatl literally means "Fortification of the Coyote", a name given by the Mexican soldiers accompanying Pedro de Alvarado, the Spanish conquistador of Guatemala. There is a beach called Tulate, a vacation spot of Semana Santa (Holy Week).

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