Official Name: | Cuyotenango |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Guatemala |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Suchitepéquez |
Area Total Km2: | 92.5 |
Population As Of: | 2018 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 33436 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 8332 |
Cuyotenango is a town and municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It has a population of 38,791.[2]
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).