# Morales Municipality, Izabal Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Izabal Department 

# Morales

Morales is a municipality of Guatemala in Izabal Department. It had an estimated **111,730 people** in 2024 on 1,325 km² (about 84 per km²). Its main town is Morales. 212 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 92 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 111,730people (2024)
- 1,325km²
- 92mapped services
- 60 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Morales?

Morales had an estimated **111,730 people** in 2024 — 24.1% of Izabal Department, 30th of 340 municipalities. There are 1,007 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Izabal Department figure of 1,002). Spread over 1,325 km², that is about **84 people per km²**, 301st of 340 municipalities.

28.9% of people are children under 15 and 6.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 24 across Izabal Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 55 children and older people.

0–4 ****10,531**

5–9 ****10,915**

10–14 ****10,829**

15–19 ****10,742**

20–24 ****11,769**

25–29 ****10,751**

30–34 ****8,819**

35–39 ****7,312**

40–44 ****6,261**

45–49 ****5,423**

50–54 ****4,700**

55–59 ****3,478**

60–64 ****2,859**

65–69 ****2,257**

70+ ****5,084**

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 Morales?

Morales lies in [Izabal Department](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/izabal/), [Guatemala](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Los Amates](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/izabal/los-amates/), [Lívingston](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/izabal/livingston/) and [Puerto Barrios](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/izabal/puerto-barrios/). By area it is the 16th largest of 342 municipalities in Guatemala. It covers 17.7% of [Izabal Department](https://wherepedia.org/guatemala/izabal/). The centre of Morales is about 202 km in a straight line from Guatemala City, the capital. It is about 41 km from Puerto Barrios, the main town of Izabal Department. The centre point is at 15.4216° N, 88.8114° 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 Morales

OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Morales: 4 nature reserves.

- Parque Nacional Cuevas de Silvino · nature reserve
- Parque Regional Municipal Montaña Chiclera · nature reserve
- Reserve for the Conservation of Amphibians of Sierra Caral · nature reserve
- Sierra Caral Water and Forest Reserve · nature reserve

### Nearby, outside Morales

- Canopy El Edén · theme park, Lívingston20 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: Morales

- 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

- Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR) · Puerto Barrios42 km
- Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) · San Pedro Sula95 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:24) and shortest in Dec (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:26).

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 Morales

Open gazetteers list **212 villages, towns and localities** in Morales. The largest with a recorded population: Morales (18,994). Settlements here lie between about 16 m and 1,191 m above sea level (median 60 m).

- Agua Blanca
- Agua Buena
- Agua Caliente
- Aldea Barranca
- Aldea El Cedro
- Aldea La Libertad
- Aldea Milla Seis
- Aldea Milla Siete
- Aldea Oneida
- Amatillo Abajo
- Amatillo Arriba
- Arapahoe Viejo
- Bananera
- Bandegua
- Barracas
- Barranca
- Barrio Caribe
- Barrio Carrizal
- Barrio El Remolino
- Barrio La Bolsa
- Barrio La Cancha
- Barrio La Estación
- Barrio La Gasolinera
- Barrio Los Castro
- Barrio Michal
- Barrio Nuevo Morales
- Barrio San Antonio
- Barrio Suchiate
- Bañaderos
- Birrinche
- Buena Vista
- Buenos Aires
- Campamento Dos Finca Dublín
- Campamento Finca Berlín
- Campo Bull
- Casa Blanca
- Casimira
- Cayuga
- Cerro Azul
- Champona
- Cheyenne
- Cimarrón
- Colonia El Naranjo
- Colonia Hermana Patricia
- Colonia La Bananera
- Colonia Santa Bárbara
- Creek Negro
- Cruce Riachuelo Las Ánimas
- Cruce de Champona
- Cruce de Picuatz
- Cruce de Tenedores
- Cruce de Virginia
- Cucharas
- Cumbre Fría
- Cumbre de La Sierra Abajo
- Cumbre de La Sierra Arriba
- Cumbre de La Sierra Tope
- Cumbre de Río Blanco
- Dartmouth
- Dulce Nombre
- El Amatillo
- El Benque
- El Bordo
- El Cedrito Milla Siete
- El Cedro
- El Chispal
- El Ciprés
- El Escondido
- El Gran Cañón
- El Manguito
- El Naranjito
- El Playón
- El Pomo
- El Porvenir
- El Prado
- El Quetzal
- El Quetzalito
- El Quinto
- El Redentor
- El Rosario
- El Satélite
- El Zompopo
- Finca Arapahoe Nuevo
- Finca El Real
- Finca Lanquín
- Finca Panorama
- Finca Trinitaria
- Finca Zaculeu
- Finca del Atlántico
- Finca el Real, Morales, Izabal
- Franceses
- Guaytán
- Guerrero
- Guerreros
- Juyamá
- La Bacadilla
- La Cabaña
- La Calle Veinte
- La Catorce
- La Ceiba
- La Ceibita
- La Chiclera
- La Cincuentidos
- La Cocha
- La Cooperativa
- La Coroza
- La Corrugadora
- La Danta
- La Democracia
- La Ensenada
- La Envida
- La Esperanza
- La Libertad
- La Nueva Unión Santa Clara
- La Pedrera
- La Pimienta
- La Presa Uno
- La Ruidosa
- La Tierra
- La Treintinueve
- La Vegona
- La Vigía
- Las Brisas
- Las Cruces
- Las Delicias
- Las Flores
- Las Nubes
- Las Pozas
- Las Ánimas
- Los Cerritos
- Los Godoy
- Los Laureles
- Los Limones
- Manzanal
- Merendoncito
- Milla Ocho
- Milla Seis
- Milla Seis El Totoposte
- Milla Treintidos
- Milla Treintisiete
- Mirasol
- Mojaca
- Mojanales
- Morales
- Navajoa
- Negro Creek
- Negro Norte Abajo
- Negro Norte Arriba
- Nueva Concepción
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nueva Vida Milla Cuatro
- Nueva Virginia
- Nuevo San José
- Onandaga
- Oneida
- Pablo Creek
- Parcelamiento Agrario Los Planes
- Parcelamiento San Gil
- Pata Renca
- Paween
- Peñitas
- Picuatz
- Piedra de Sangre
- Plan del Sucte
- Playitas
- Prados de Buenos Aires
- Puente Virginia
- Punta de Rieles
- Quebrada Grande
- Rancho Grande
- Riachuelo
- Rosario
- Río Chiquito
- Río Negro
- San Antonio El Encanto
- San Fernandito
- San Fernando
- San Francisco
- San Francisco El Río
- San Isidro
- San Joaquín
- San José
- San José El Encantado
- San Juancito
- San Marcos
- San Miguel
- San Miguel Choco
- San Miguelito
- San Pedro El Horizonte
- San Rafael
- San Vicente
- Santa Elena
- Santa Marta
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosita
- Seneca
- Shanne
- Sinaí
- Sioux
- Switch Quebradas
- Tenedores
- Tepemechines
- Totoposte
- Tres Pinos
- Valle Nuevo
- Vegonas Juyamá
- Villa Real
- Villa Sindy
- Virginia
- Vitales
- York
- Zarco Creek

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 Morales

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

### Water

42 rivers and streams; 3 lakes.

- Laguna Negra
- Laguneta El Zompopo
- Laguneta Guacales
- Quebrada Americana
- Quebrada Dartmouth
- Quebrada El Muerto
- Quebrada El Playón
- Quebrada El Remolino
- Quebrada Francés
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada La Ceiba
- Quebrada La Presa
- Quebrada La Sierra
- Quebrada Mojanal
- Quebrada Pescar Creek
- Quebrada Presa Dos
- Quebrada Puente de Oro
- Quebrada Salomón Creek
- Quebrada Seca
- Quebrada Seca
- Quebrada Tepemechín
- Quebrada de Trochas

…and 21 more.

### Hills and mountains

10 mountains.

- Cerro Negro Norte · 1,264 m
- Cerro Pozo de Agua · 1,202 m
- Cerro El Caral · 1,136 m
- Cerro Caral · 1,134 m
- Cerro Ánimas Negras · 991 m
- Cerro Juyamá · 966 m
- Cerro Zapote · 820 m
- Cerro Las Crucitas · 754 m
- Cumbre de Río Blanco · 595 m
- Montaña Chiclera · 364 m

### Forests and nature

1 park.

- Parque Nacional Las Cuevas de Silvino

### History

2 ancient sites.

- Playitas
- Sitio Arqueológico Arapahoe

### Getting around

2 railway stations.

- Bananera
- Navajoa

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 Morales and the best time to visit

In Morales, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,738 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (227 mm) and the driest Apr (51 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 22 104 

Feb 23 78 

Mar 24 61 

Apr 26 51 

May 26 127 

Jun 26 214 

Jul 25 188 

Aug 25 195 

Sep 25 227 

Oct 24 205 

Nov 23 174 

Dec 22 113 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Morales

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro Medico Infantil · Morales 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.47330&mlon=-88.82888#map=17/15.47330/-88.82888) 

Bank Banco Banrural, Morales, Izabal · Morales 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.47043&mlon=-88.83844#map=17/15.47043/-88.83844) 

ATM Cajero 5B · Los Amates 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.25562&mlon=-89.09522#map=17/15.25562/-89.09522) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera de Morales · Morales 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.46734&mlon=-88.84035#map=17/15.46734/-88.84035) 

Hotel Hotel Casa Floresta · Morales 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.47352&mlon=-88.82655#map=17/15.47352/-88.82655) 

Mall Plaza Costa Norte · Morales 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.46271&mlon=-88.83554#map=17/15.46271/-88.83554) 

School Liceo Cristiano Bilingüe Manantial de Vida · Morales 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.46125&mlon=-88.84235#map=17/15.46125/-88.84235) 

College Universidad Mariano Galvez de Guatemala · Morales 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.46686&mlon=-88.84052#map=17/15.46686/-88.84052) 

Police station Police Checkpoint · Lívingston 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.65404&mlon=-88.99525#map=17/15.65404/-88.99525) 

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 Morales

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

- Hospitals8
- Banks2
- Petrol pumps11
- Hotels17
- Shopping malls5
- Schools3
- Colleges and universities2
- Cinemas1
- Pharmacies3
- Restaurants37
- Dental clinics3

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
- Lívingston
- Puerto Barrios

## Quick answers

- Where is Morales?In Izabal Department, Guatemala
- What is the population of Morales?111,730 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Morales?About 26 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Morales?About 84 people per km²
- What borders Morales?Los Amates, Lívingston and Puerto Barrios
- What is there to see in Morales?Parque Nacional Cuevas de Silvino, Parque Regional Municipal Montaña Chiclera, Reserve for the Conservation of Amphibians of Sierra Caral, Sierra Caral Water and Forest Reserve
- What time zone is Morales in?UTC−6
- What currency is used in Morales?Quetzal (GTQ)
- What language is spoken in Morales?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Morales?212 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Morales?Settlements lie between 16 m and 1,191 m
- What is the highest point in Morales?Cerro Negro Norte (1,264 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Morales?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Morales?Centro Medico Infantil, about 6.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Morales?Banco Banrural, Morales, Izabal, about 6.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Morales?Cajero 5B, about 36 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Morales?Gasolinera de Morales, about 6.0 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Morales?8 mapped
- How many banks are in Morales?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Morales?11 mapped
- What is the P-code of Morales?GT1804 (OCHA common operational dataset)