Naranjo River

Río Naranjo
Origin	Guatemala (San Marcos) 14°58′10″N 91°46′01″W / 14.96933°N 91.76700°W / 14.96933; -91.76700 (Source of the Río Naranjo)
Mouth	Pacific Ocean 14°30′31″N 92°11′07″W / 14.508563°N 92.185335°W / 14.508563; -92.185335 (Mouth of the Río Naranjo)Coordinates: 14°30′31″N 92°11′07″W / 14.508563°N 92.185335°W / 14.508563; -92.185335 (Mouth of the Río Naranjo)
Basin countries	Guatemala
Length	105 km
Source elevation	2300 m
Mouth elevation	0 m
Avg. discharge	20.7 m³/s (Coatepeque)

The Río Naranjo is a river in south-west Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre in the western department of San Marcos. From there it flows past the town Coatepeque in the department of Quetzaltenango through the coastal plains of Retalhuleu into the Pacific Ocean.

The Naranjo river basin covers a territory of 1,273 km^2[1] and has a population of approximately 272,611 people ^[2]

References

1. ^ INSIVUMEH. "Principales ríos de Guatemala". http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/rios%20de%20guate.htm. 
2. ^ Jeffrey Rivera & Claudio Castañon (2008). "Studies of Climatic Change with adaptation emphasis: Guatemala" (PDF). http://www.nlcap.net/fileadmin/NCAP/Resources/Guatemala_presentation_IPM08.pdf. Retrieved 2008.