Río Naranjo (Guatemala)

Río Naranjo
Basin
Main source Guatemala (San Marcos)
14°58′10″N 91°46′01″W / 14.96933°N 91.76700°W / 14.96933; -91.76700 (Source of the Río Naranjo)
Source elevation 2,300 m (7,500 ft)
River mouth Pacific Ocean
14°30′31″N 92°11′07″W / 14.508563°N 92.185335°W / 14.508563; -92.185335 (Mouth of the Río Naranjo)Coordinates: 14°30′31″N 92°11′07″W / 14.508563°N 92.185335°W / 14.508563; -92.185335 (Mouth of the Río Naranjo)
Mouth elevation 0 m
Country Guatemala
Physiognomy
Length 105 km (65 mi)

The Río Naranjo is a river in south-west Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre in the western department of San Marcos. From there it flows past the town Coatepeque in the department of Quetzaltenango through the coastal plains of Retalhuleu into the Pacific Ocean.

The Naranjo river basin covers a territory of 1,273 square kilometres (492 sq mi)[1] and has a population of approximately 272,611 people [2]

References

  1. ↑ INSIVUMEH. "Principales ríos de Guatemala".
  2. ↑ Jeffrey Rivera & Claudio Castañon (2008). "Studies of Climatic Change with adaptation emphasis: Guatemala" (PDF). Retrieved 2008.
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