Escuintla Department
Escuintla | |
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 Escuintla | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Escuintla |
| Capital | Escuintla |
| Municipalities | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Departmental |
| Area | |
| • Department | 4,384 km2 (1,693 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2002)[1] | |
| • Department | 538,746 |
| • Urban | 256,972 |
| • Ethnicities | Ladino Poqomam |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism |
| Time zone | -6 |
| ISO 3166 code | GT-ES |
Escuintla (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈkwintla]) is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. Its capital is the city of Escuintla. The department of Escuintla covers an area of 4,384 km² and is situated in the coastal lowland region to the South of Guatemala-City, bordered by the Pacific Ocean. Escuintla produces about 43 percent of gross domestic product of Guatemala.
Municipalities
- Escuintla
- Guanagazapa
- Iztapa
- La Democracia
- La Gomera
- Masagua
- Nueva Concepción
- Palín
- San José
- San Vicente Pacaya
- Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
- Siquinalá
- Tiquisate
Museums
Museo Regional de Arqueología de la Democracia
Notes
- ^ "XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)". Insituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). 2002.