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Hueycantenango, Mexico

Hueycantenango is a town of 1,774 people in Guerrero, Mexico.

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Population1,774 GeoNames
RegionGuerrero
Elevation1,644 m 5,394 ft
Time zoneAmerica/Mexico City
Nearest airportAeropuerto Internacional de Acapulco "General Juan N. Álvarez" (ACA) 109 km

About Hueycantenango

Hueycantenango is a city and seat of the municipality of José Joaquín de Herrera, in the Mexican state of Guerrero.

From the Wikipedia article Hueycantenango (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schools, colleges and libraries2

Escuela primaria Bil. Xicoténcatl

School · 0.6 km

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Universidad de los Pueblos del Sur

School

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Map of Hueycantenango

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Getting there and nearby towns

Aeropuerto Internacional de Acapulco "General Juan N. Álvarez" (ACA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 109 km away.

  • Ayahualtempa 2 km northwest, about 2 min by car
  • Tomactilicán 3 km east, about 3 min by car
  • Ixcatla 4 km southeast, about 4 min by car
  • Tlachimaltepec 4 km north, about 4 min by car
  • Apanguito 4 km east, about 4 min by car
  • Mazazontecomac 6 km east, about 6 min by car
  • Tlalchichiltipán Nuevo 6 km southeast, about 6 min by car
  • Chilapa de Álvarez 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
  • Mazatlán 47 km west, about 47 min by car
  • Chilpancingo 52 km west, about 52 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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