Escuintla Department

Escuintla Department Departmento de Escuintla
Department of Guatemala
Counterclockwise from top: Puerto Quetzal, Pacaya Volcano, Puerto San Jose, wind farm in san vicente, Palin & Palin-Escuintla highway
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Escuintla
Coordinates: 14°17′52″N 90°47′13″W
Country	Guatemala
Capital	Escuintla
Municipalities	13
Government
• Type	Departmental
Area
• Department of Guatemala	4,384 km2 (1,693 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Department of Guatemala	733,181
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
• Urban	448,531
• Ethnicities	Ladino Poqomam
• Religions	Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism
Time zone	UTC-6
ISO 3166 code	GT-ES

Escuintla (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈkwintla]) is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital of the department is the city of Escuintla. Escuintla covers an area of 4,384 km² and is situated in the coastal lowland region, directly south of Guatemala City, and bordered by the Pacific Ocean. Escuintla produces about 43 percent of gross domestic product of Guatemala.

Municipalities

1. Escuintla
2. Guanagazapa
3. Iztapa
4. La Democracia
5. La Gomera
6. Masagua
7. Nueva Concepción
8. Palín
9. San José
10. San Vicente Pacaya
11. Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
12. Sipacate
13. Siquinalá
14. Tiquisate

Museums

• Museo Regional de Arqueología de la Democracia

External links

• Interactive department map