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Escuintla () is one of the 22
departments of Guatemala Guatemala is divided into 22 Department (country subdivision), departments (Spanish language, Spanish: ''departamentos'') which are in turn divided into 340 Municipalities of Guatemala, municipalities. In addition, Guatemala has claimed that all ...
. The capital of the department is the city of
Escuintla Escuintla () is an industrial city in Guatemala, its land extension is 4384 km², and it is nationally known for its sugar agribusiness. Its capital is a minicipality with the same name. Citizens celebrate from December 6 to 9 with a small fair ...
. Escuintla covers an area of 4,384 km² and is situated in the coastal lowland region, directly south of
Guatemala City Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nest ...
, and bordered by the
Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
. Escuintla produces about 43 percent of gross domestic product of Guatemala.


Municipalities

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Escuintla Escuintla () is an industrial city in Guatemala, its land extension is 4384 km², and it is nationally known for its sugar agribusiness. Its capital is a minicipality with the same name. Citizens celebrate from December 6 to 9 with a small fair ...
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Guanagazapa Guanagazapa () is a municipality in the Escuintla department Escuintla () 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 coas ...
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Iztapa Iztapa (), or Puerto de Iztapa, is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. It is located on the shores of the Pacific Ocean and surrounded by Michatoya and Maria Linda Rivers, and also by the Canal de Chiquimulilla. Its populat ...
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La Gomera La Gomera () is one of Spain's Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. With an area of , it is the third smallest of the eight main islands of this archipelago. It belongs to the province of Santa Cruz de Tene ...
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Masagua Masagua () is a town, with a population of 16,797 (2018 census),Citypopulation.de
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San Vicente Pacaya San Vicente Pacaya () is a town and municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. Climate San Vicente Pacaya has a subtropical highland climate ( Köppen: ''Cwb''). Geographic location Films The municipality was the filming loca ...
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Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa () is a town, with a population of 58,877 (2018 census),Citypopulation.de
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Sipacate Sipacate is a resort town and municipality on the Pacific coast of Guatemala, in Escuintla Department about west of Puerto San José. It is promoted as a venue for surfing. Being roughly in the center of the Guatemalan coastline, it is used as a ...
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Siquinalá Siquinalá is a town, with a population of 18,150 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. The population of the municipality is 22,968 (2018 census).Tiquisate Tiquisate () is a town, with a population of 29,193 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Escuintla department Escuintla () is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital of the department is the city of Escuintla. Escuintla covers ...


Museums

* Museo Regional de Arqueología de la Democracia


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