Casillas is a town and municipality in the
Guatemala
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department of
Santa Rosa. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding
municipality
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of the same name.
The town's population was 7,698 at the 2018 census. The spoken language is
Spanish
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Nearby villages include El Jute, Minas, Guadalupe, Chapas, San Juan Tapalapa, El Palmar. The nearest town is Nueva Santa Rosa.
The population is mainly
Roman Catholic
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and the town's festivities to honour the "Cristo Negro" take place from January 12 to January 16. The fair consists of many events, including dances, a rodeo, and carnival rides.
Climate
The municipality has a warm-temperate climate (Köppen Classification).
References
Municipalities of the Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala
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