Local time
Mon, 1:37 AM CSTAmerica/GuatemalaCityCapital
Guatemala City
14.62° N, 90.53° W
- Population
- 1,024,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 12
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 12 cities of Guatemala in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Guatemala, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
Traveler brief
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Practical bearings for Guatemala City, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Guatemala City have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name comes from "Quauhtemallan," the name given to a former Mayan settlement by Nahuatl-speaking Mexican allies; it means "land of the eagle," and the Spanish probably pronounced it "Guatemala."
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person