Escuintla
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 Escuintla
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| Coordinates: 14°17′52″N 90°47′13″W / 14.29778°N 90.78694°WCoordinates: 14°17′52″N 90°47′13″W / 14.29778°N 90.78694°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Escuintla |
| Municipality | Escuintla |
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| • Type | Municipal |
| • Mayor | Julio Melgar |
| Population (census 2002)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 119,897 |
| • Urban | 86,678 |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism |
Escuintla is a city in south central Guatemala. It is the capital of the Escuintla Department and the administrative seat of Escuintla Municipality.
In 2003 the city had a population of about 68,000 people. It is on the border of the central highlands and the Pacific coastal plain.
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[edit] Economy
The city is among the more industrialized areas of the country. One of the most important agricultural products of the region is sugar cane. Other products are tobacco, seafood, and cattle. Escuintla is bathed by the waters of the Pacific, and produces about 43 percent of gross domestic product of Guatemala, is statistically the department, province or region in Mesoamerica with lower unemployment and extreme poverty, this contrasts with the economic and social reality of Guatemala
[edit] Transportation
Escuintla used to be an important stop for trains going to Puerto San José until 2007. Today, the CA-2 and CA-9 highways cross here.
[edit] Sports
Juventud Escuintleca football club play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Muñoz Gálvez. Most recently they have again been playing in the second tier of Guatemalan football.
[edit] Attractions
- Auto Safari Chapin
- Beaches
- Rodeos
[edit] References
- ^ "XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)". Insituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). 2002. http://www.ine.gob.gt/index.php?view=article&catid=42%3Ademografiaypoblacion&id=75%3Acenso2002&option=com_content&Itemid=69.
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