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Coyolate River

Coordinates: 13°57′14″N 91°18′41″W / 13.953976°N 91.311493°W / 13.953976; -91.311493 (Mouth of the Río Coyolate)
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Coyolatea River
Coyolate River is located in Guatemala
Coyolate River
Location of mouth
Native nameRío Coyolate (Spanish)
Location
CountryGuatemala
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGuatemala (Chimaltenango, Suchitepéquez)
 • coordinates14°27′17″N 91°05′44″W / 14.454712°N 91.095457°W / 14.454712; -91.095457 (Río Coyolate)
 • elevation2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Pacific Ocean
 • coordinates
13°57′14″N 91°18′41″W / 13.953976°N 91.311493°W / 13.953976; -91.311493 (Mouth of the Río Coyolate)
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length155 km (96 mi)
Discharge 
 • average15.6 m3/s (550 cu ft/s) (at Puente Coyolate)

The Río Coyolate is a river in southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre mountain range, in the department of Chimaltenango. It flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Suchitepéquez and Escuintla to the Pacific Ocean.[1]

The Coyolate river basin covers a territory of 1,648 square kilometres (636 sq mi).[2] It has a length of 155 km (96 ml).

References

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  1. ^ INSIVUMEH. "Mapa de Cuencas y Ríos".
  2. ^ INSIVUMEH. "Principales ríos de Guatemala".