Official Name: | Cantel |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
Pushpin Map: | Guatemala |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Guatemala |
Subdivision Name1: | Quetzaltenango |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 52.6 |
Population As Of: | 2018 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 42142 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central Time |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 14.8112°N -91.4555°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cwb |
Cantel is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango Department in Guatemala. It is located 7 miles east of the city of Quetzaltenango and has an area of 52.6 km2. The town of Cantel has a population of 47,941 (2023 census),[2] and is situated at an altitude of 2,370 metres.
Cantel includes the small Maya archaeological sites of Chojolom and Cerro Quiac.