Cuyotenango
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Cuyotenango
|settlement_type = Municipality
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = 25px Guatemala
|subdivision_type1 = Department
|subdivision_name1 = 25px Suchitepéquez
|area_total_km2 = 92.5
|population_as_of = 2018 census
|population_footnotes = [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/admin/ Citypopuation.de] Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
|population_total = 33436
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_urban = 8332
}}
Cuyotenango is a town and municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It has a population of 38,791.{{Cite web |title=Cuyotenango (Municipality, Guatemala) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/admin/suchitep%C3%A9quez/1002__cuyotenango/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=citypopulation.de}}
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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Category:Municipalities of the Suchitepéquez Department
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