Río Naranjo | |
Source1 Location: | Guatemala (San Marcos) |
Source1 Coordinates: | 14.9693°N -91.767°W |
Mouth Coordinates: | 14.5086°N -92.1853°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Length: | 105km (65miles) |
Source1 Elevation: | 2300m (7,500feet) |
Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 20.7m3/s (Coatepeque) |
The Río Naranjo is a river in south-west Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre mountain range in the western department of San Marcos. From there, it flows past the town of Coatepeque in the department of Quetzaltenango through the coastal plains of Retalhuleu into the Pacific Ocean.
The Naranjo river basin covers an area of 1273km2[1] with a population of approximately 272,611 people. [2]