Cuyotenango facts for kids
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Cuyotenango
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Municipality
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| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | .png){kind=small} Suchitepéquez |
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| • Municipality | 92.5 km2 (35.7 sq mi) |
| Population
(2018 census)
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| • Municipality | 33,436 |
| • Density | 361.47/km2 (936.2/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,332 |
Cuyotenango is a town and municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It has a population of 38,791.
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).
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