Río Naranjo (Guatemala)

Río Naranjo
Río Naranjo
Location
Country	Guatemala
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Guatemala (San Marcos)
• coordinates	14°58′10″N 91°46′01″W / 14.96933°N 91.76700°W
• elevation	2,300 m (7,500 ft)
Mouth
• location	Pacific Ocean
• coordinates	14°30′31″N 92°11′07″W / 14.508563°N 92.185335°W
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	105 km (65 mi)
Discharge
• average	20.7 m3/s (730 cu ft/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 1,273 square kilometres (492 sq mi)^[1] with a population of approximately 272,611 people. ^[2]

References

^ INSIVUMEH. "Principales ríos de Guatemala".
^ Jeffrey Rivera & Claudio Castañon (2008). "Studies of Climatic Change with adaptation emphasis: Guatemala" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved January 1, 2008.

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[1] INSIVUMEH. "Principales ríos de Guatemala".

[2] Jeffrey Rivera & Claudio Castañon (2008). "Studies of Climatic Change with adaptation emphasis: Guatemala" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved January 1, 2008.

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