Petén Department
Map of Petén Department
060 km (37 mi)120 km (75 mi)180 km (112 mi)240 km (149 mi)
Height
5 m (16 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), Max altitude 989 m (3240 ft)Height from west to east in Petén Department
Height from south to north in Petén Department
1Pasión106 to 267 m2San Pedro32 to 322 m3Usumacinta90 to 338 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Flores
Population: 622,409 (Wikidata, 2021)
Area: 35,854 km² / 13,843 sq mi
Created: 1866
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: 989 m
Lowest point: Laguna Grande (5 m)
Borders
- Chiapas — West
- Campeche — North
- Tabasco — Northwest
- Alta Verapaz Department — South
- Orange Walk District — Northeast
- Toledo District — Southeast
- Cayo District — East
- Izabal Department — Southeast
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC−06:00