The municipality covers an area of 1,310 km2 (510 sq mi) and is situated at 1,282 m above sea level.

[3][4] Deportivo Carchá football club play their home games in the Estadio Juan Ramon Ponce Guay.

[citation needed] The Northern Transversal Strip was officially created during the government of General Carlos Arana Osorio in 1970, by Legislative Decree 60–70, for agricultural development.

"[6] San Pedro Carchá has a warm and temperate climate (Köppen: Cfb).

San Pedro Carchá is completely surrounded by Alta Verapaz department municipalities: