Cuyotenango

Cuyotenango is a town and municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It has a population of 38,791.^[2]

Cuyotenango
Municipality
Country	Guatemala
Department	Suchitepéquez
Area
• Municipality	92.5 km2 (35.7 sq mi)
Population  (2018 census)[1]
• Municipality	33,436
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
• Urban	8,332

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).