# Lívingston Municipality, Izabal Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Izabal Department 

# Lívingston

Lívingston is a municipality of Guatemala in Izabal Department. It had an estimated **83,357 people** in 2024 on 2,353 km² (about 35 per km²). Its main town is Lívingston. 252 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 177 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 83,357people (2024)
- 2,353km²
- 177mapped services
- 45 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Lívingston?

Lívingston had an estimated **83,357 people** in 2024 — 18.0% of Izabal Department, 50th of 340 municipalities. There are 1,006 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Izabal Department figure of 1,002). Spread over 2,353 km², that is about **35 people per km²**, 329th of 340 municipalities.

34.4% of people are children under 15 and 4.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 22 years (it is 24 across Izabal Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 63 children and older people.

0–4 ****9,787**

5–9 ****9,676**

10–14 ****9,189**

15–19 ****8,692**

20–24 ****8,933**

25–29 ****7,765**

30–34 ****6,298**

35–39 ****5,112**

40–44 ****4,063**

45–49 ****3,477**

50–54 ****2,880**

55–59 ****2,165**

60–64 ****1,655**

65–69 ****1,198**

70+ ****2,467**

Source: [Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2024 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-gtm).

## Where is Lívingston?

Lívingston lies in [Izabal Department](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/izabal/), [Guatemala](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Chahal](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/alta-verapaz/chahal/), [El Estor](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/izabal/el-estor/), [Morales](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/izabal/morales/), [Puerto Barrios](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/izabal/puerto-barrios/) and [San Luis](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/peten/san-luis/). By area it is the 6th largest of 342 municipalities in Guatemala. It covers 31.4% of [Izabal Department](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/izabal/). The centre of Lívingston is about 189 km in a straight line from Guatemala City, the capital. It is about 62 km from Puerto Barrios, the main town of Izabal Department. The centre point is at 15.7493° N, 89.1777° W.

Source: [Coordinadora Nacional Para La Reducción De Desastres via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-gtm).

## Things to see in and around Lívingston

OpenStreetMap lists 43 named sights in Lívingston: 20 nature reserves; 9 attractions; 3 memorials; 3 viewpoints; 2 museums; 2 waterfalls; 1 cave; 1 monument; 1 zoo; 1 theme park.

- Garifunas Disecados · museum
- Museo Del Pirata · museum
- Gracias a Dios Falls · waterfall
- Siete Altares · waterfall
- Biotopo Protegido Chocón Machacas · nature reserve
- Biotopo Protegido Chocón-Machacas · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada Candilejas · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada Cástulo · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada El Higuerito · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada Las Cuevas · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada Matriz Chocón · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada Punta Herreria · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada Quebrada Azul · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada Quebrada Seca · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada Río Azul · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada Río Bonito · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada Santa Elena · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada Santa Rosa · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada Tapón Creek · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada Zavala · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada Zavala · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada Zavala · nature reserve
- Reserva Privada Santa Elena · nature reserve
- Área de Uso Múltiple Río Sarstún · nature reserve
- Magdalena Shipyard · viewpoint
- River view from high · viewpoint
- Torre del Shaman · viewpoint
- Bridge · attraction
- Graffiti Cliff · attraction
- Hidden cave · attraction

…and 13 more.

### Nearby, outside Lívingston

- Cascada Caliente · waterfall, El Estor18 km
- Finca el Paraiso · waterfall, El Estor18 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Lívingston

- Time zoneUTC−6, no daylight saving · America/Guatemala
- CurrencyQuetzal (GTQ)
- Country calling code+502
- LanguagesSpanish
- Plug typesType A, B · 120 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format5 digits (#####)

### Nearest airports

- Punta Gorda Airport (PND) · Punta Gorda56 km
- Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR) · Puerto Barrios64 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:25) and shortest in Dec (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 17:27).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Lívingston

Open gazetteers list **252 villages, towns and localities** in Lívingston. The largest with a recorded population: Lívingston (17,923). Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 1,036 m above sea level (median 45 m).

- Aercochoch
- Aguacate
- Aldea Río Dulce
- Angel Ha
- Angela
- Arelita
- Baltimore
- Barra San Marcos
- Barranco Blanco
- Bellizos
- Benque Abajo
- Benque Arriba
- Black Creek
- Blue Creek
- Bolivianos
- Bramadero
- Brisas Cuatro Cayos
- Buena Vista
- Buena Vista II
- Buena Vista Miramar
- Buenos Aires
- Cabecera del Aguacate
- Cabeza de Vaca
- Cacagüila
- Cacahuila
- Cachichoch
- Caimanes
- Calajá
- Calix Creek
- Camelias
- Caqui Creek
- Caquichoch
- Carboneras
- Castulo Creek
- Cayo Quemado
- Cerro Blanco
- Cerro Quemado
- Cetal
- Chabilchoch
- Chacalté
- Chinacadena
- Chinarranx
- Chinasearranx
- Chinasejal
- Chino Creek
- Chocchoc
- Chocón
- Chunacté
- Cimarroncito
- Cimarrón
- Ciénaga
- Ciénaga Sumaché
- Ciénega
- Coatepeque Centro II
- Cocales
- Cocales Chacón
- Cocolí
- Comunidad Agraria Chunacté
- Cooperativa Agraria San Felipe de Lara
- Costa de Río Frío
- Costa del Lago Cocales
- Cotoxja
- Cotón
- Coyoucté
- Creek Hall
- Creek Jute
- Cruzchén
- Cuatro Cayos
- Delicias
- El Aguacate
- El Calvario
- El Cedro
- El Ciprés
- El Coco
- El Copén
- El Florido
- El Mango
- El Milagro
- El Paraíso
- El Porvenir
- El Quetzal
- El Relleno
- El Salvador
- El Zapotillo
- El Área
- Esperanza de Cayo Grande
- Faja Sebenque
- Flor del Caibo
- Franco
- Fronteras
- Gallito
- Guitarra
- Jalaute
- Jocoló
- La Bacadilla
- La Ciénaga
- La Colonia
- La Corocera
- La Coroza
- La Ensenada Puntarenas
- La Esmeralda
- La Esperanza
- La Guaira
- La Libertad
- La Nueva Esperanza
- La Pedrera
- La Pintada
- Las Brisas del Golfete
- Las Delicias
- Las Flores
- Las Flores de Sejá
- Las Ilusiones
- Las Jaras
- Las Margaritas
- Las Pacayas
- Las Vegas
- Las Veguitas
- Las Viñas
- Lechuga
- Livingston
- Lo de Enmedio
- Lomas del Río
- Lomas del Río Lotificación
- Los Clavelitos
- Los Laureles
- Los Naranjos
- Los Paracaidistas
- Los Ángeles
- Los Ángeles Sector B
- Lote Once
- Lote Seis
- Lotificación Punta Manatí
- Lámpara
- Lívingston
- Machaca
- Machados
- Machaquilá
- Macho Creek
- Mancalito
- Maya Creek
- Modesto Méndez
- Monte Alegre
- Monte Carmelo
- Monte Los Olivos
- Monte Sión
- Monte de Oro
- Moxelá
- Nacimiento San Gil
- Naranjales
- Nimblajá
- Nimblasajal
- Nueva Jerusalén
- Nueva Vista
- Nuevo Nacimiento Calix
- Nuevo Nacimiento San Gil
- Nuevo Nacimiento San Marcos
- Nuevo Rio Frio
- Nuevo San Marcos
- Pacayal
- Parcelamiento Agrario Coatepeque Dos
- Parcelamiento Agrario Los Ángeles Sector A
- Parcelamiento Agrario Los Ángeles Sector B
- Parcelamiento Agrario Nuevo Paraíso
- Paujil
- Plan Grande
- Plan Grande Tatín
- Playa del Cedro
- Punta Herrería
- Punta de Darío
- Punta del Zompopo
- Quebrada Seca
- Quebradas
- Quehueche
- Quixpurilá
- Río Blanco
- Río Bonito
- Río Dulce
- Río Pita
- Río Quixchán
- Río Salado
- Río Sumaché
- Sabal
- Sahilá
- Salvador
- Samají
- Samaría
- San Antonio Sejá
- San Carlos El Porvenir
- San Felipe
- San Fernando
- San Francisco
- San Gil Lote Seis
- San José
- San José Buena Vista
- San Juan
- San Juan Pacayal
- San Lucas Tierra Colorada
- San Marcos Raxujá
- San Martín
- San Pedro
- Santa Ana
- Santa Cruz Tubá
- Santa Elena
- Santa Isabel
- Santa Lucia Jiquití
- Santa Lucía Jiquití
- Santa María Sechinarrach
- Santa Rosario
- Saquipac
- Saquiquib
- Saquitzul
- Sarita
- Sarstún
- Sarstún Creek
- Searranx
- Sebalan
- Sebenque
- Sebilá
- Secanchute
- Secar
- Sechacalté
- Secotoxá
- Secoyouté
- Semabilá
- Semachaca
- Semanzana
- Semococh
- Semox
- Sepac
- Sepemechilá
- Sesacar
- Sesajal
- Setaña Chacalté
- Shepemeshila
- Sierra Santa Cruz
- Soselá
- Sumaché
- Tamagás
- Tameja
- Tampico
- Tatín
- Tierra Blanca
- Tierra Colorada
- Tierra de Libertad
- Toquelá
- Tripa de Gallina
- Tuba
- Vista al Río
- Vuelve Mujer
- Warre Creek
- Yojoa
- Zapotal

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Lívingston

Named natural and historic features inside Lívingston, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

57 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Chocón Machacas River
- Laguna Grande
- Quebrada Arcopec
- Quebrada Benque Grande
- Quebrada Chicté
- Quebrada Cruzchén
- Quebrada La Presa
- Quebrada Posilá
- Quebrada Saquib
- Quebrada Saquiquib Chiquita
- Quebrada Seca
- Quebrada Semox
- Quebrada de Guitarra
- Quebrada de Soselá
- Quebrada de Toquelá
- Riachuelo La Máquina
- Río Aguacate
- Río Blanco
- Río Blue Creek
- Río Bonito
- Río Calix Creek
- Río Carboneras
- Río Chacalté
- Río Chino Creek

…and 34 more.

### Coast and islands

7 headlands; 4 lagoons; 1 island.

- Cayo Quemado
- Laguna Calix
- Laguna Escondida
- Laguna Negra
- Laguna Salvador
- Punta Arena
- Punta Guanabisia
- Punta Pedernales
- Punta Pita
- Punta Santa Cruz
- Punta Zacatal
- Punta de Marañon

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains.

- Cerro San Gil · 1,269 m
- Cerro San Gil · 954 m
- Cerro Sexán · 842 m
- Cerro Sarstún · 387 m

### Forests and nature

2 parks; 1 nature reserve.

- Parque Nacional Río Dulce
- Reserva Protectoral De Manantiales Cerro San Gil
- Rio Dulce National Park

### History

1 ruin.

- Castillo San Felipe

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Las Vegas Airport

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Lívingston and the best time to visit

In Lívingston, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,651 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (220 mm) and the driest Apr (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 99 

Feb 23 78 

Mar 24 61 

Apr 27 50 

May 27 125 

Jun 26 199 

Jul 25 182 

Aug 25 188 

Sep 25 220 

Oct 24 195 

Nov 22 152 

Dec 22 103 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lívingston

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro Médico · Lívingston 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.66376&mlon=-89.01234#map=17/15.66376/-89.01234) 

Bank Banco Industrial · Lívingston 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.76797&mlon=-89.11035#map=17/15.76797/-89.11035) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Lívingston 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.66725&mlon=-89.02112#map=17/15.66725/-89.02112) 

Hotel Hotel Emy · Lívingston 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.66580&mlon=-89.01760#map=17/15.66580/-89.01760) 

Mall Parador del Río · Lívingston 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.66107&mlon=-89.00607#map=17/15.66107/-89.00607) 

School Escuela El Florido · Lívingston 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.69057&mlon=-89.03316#map=17/15.69057/-89.03316) 

Police station DISETUR pnc · Lívingston 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.66906&mlon=-89.02439#map=17/15.66906/-89.02439) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Lívingston

Places mapped inside Lívingston in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals4
- Banks6
- Petrol pumps3
- Hotels78
- Shopping malls1
- Schools2
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants77
- Police stations3
- Dental clinics1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other municipalities in Izabal Department

- El Estor
- Los Amates
- Morales
- Puerto Barrios

## Quick answers

- Where is Lívingston?In Izabal Department, Guatemala
- What is the population of Lívingston?83,357 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Lívingston?About 22 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Lívingston?About 35 people per km²
- What borders Lívingston?Chahal, El Estor, Morales, Puerto Barrios and San Luis
- What is there to see in Lívingston?Alligator pool, Biotopo Protegido Chocón Machacas, Biotopo Protegido Chocón-Machacas, Bridge
- What time zone is Lívingston in?UTC−6
- What currency is used in Lívingston?Quetzal (GTQ)
- What language is spoken in Lívingston?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Lívingston?252 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Lívingston?Settlements lie between 1 m and 1,036 m
- What is the highest point in Lívingston?Cerro San Gil (1,269 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Lívingston?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Lívingston?Centro Médico, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Lívingston?Banco Industrial, about 7.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lívingston?Texaco, about 19 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Lívingston?4 mapped
- How many banks are in Lívingston?6 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Lívingston?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Lívingston?GT1802 (OCHA common operational dataset)