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Mixco's municipality is divided into zones with residential neighborhoods, villages, and settlements.

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Mixco

Guatemala

Country
Guatemala
Population
479.7K
Coordinates
14.63, -90.61
490th most populous city in the world

Mixco is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. It is next to the main Guatemala City municipality and has become part of the Guatemala City Metropolitan Area. Most of Mixco is separated from the City by canyons, for which a multitude of bridges have been created.

From the “Administrative division” section

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La Florida was separated from Mixco to join Guatemala City in 1958.

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Mixco

Guatemala

Country
Guatemala
Population
479.7K
Coordinates
14.63, -90.61
490th most populous city in the world

Mixco is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. It is next to the main Guatemala City municipality and has become part of the Guatemala City Metropolitan Area. Most of Mixco is separated from the City by canyons, for which a multitude of bridges have been created.

From the “Administrative division” section

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Photo: Carolina Regalado de Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Deportivo Mixco football club plays in the Guatemalan second division.

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Mixco

Guatemala

Country
Guatemala
Population
479.7K
Coordinates
14.63, -90.61
490th most populous city in the world

Mixco is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. It is next to the main Guatemala City municipality and has become part of the Guatemala City Metropolitan Area. Most of Mixco is separated from the City by canyons, for which a multitude of bridges have been created.

From the “Sports” section

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The Mexican-Guatemalan film El ogro was filmed on location in Tikal and Mixco in 1969.

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Mixco

Guatemala

Country
Guatemala
Population
479.7K
Coordinates
14.63, -90.61
490th most populous city in the world

Mixco is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. It is next to the main Guatemala City municipality and has become part of the Guatemala City Metropolitan Area. Most of Mixco is separated from the City by canyons, for which a multitude of bridges have been created.

From the “In film” section

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Photo: Carolina Regalado de Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Mixco has a subtropical highland climate.

Mixco
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Mixco

Guatemala

Country
Guatemala
Population
479.7K
Coordinates
14.63, -90.61
490th most populous city in the world

Mixco is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. It is next to the main Guatemala City municipality and has become part of the Guatemala City Metropolitan Area. Most of Mixco is separated from the City by canyons, for which a multitude of bridges have been created.

From the “Climate” section

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Photo: Carolina Regalado de Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0

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