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Cuilapa
Municipality of Guatemala
Cuilapa-Barbarena volcanic fieldCuilapa-Barbarena volcanic field
Cuilapa is located in GuatemalaCuilapaCuilapaLocation in GuatemalaShow map of GuatemalaCuilapa is located in Santa Rosa DepartmentCuilapaCuilapaCuilapa (Santa Rosa Department)Show map of Santa Rosa Department
Coordinates: 14°17′N 90°18′W / 14.283°N 90.300°W / 14.283; -90.300
Country Guatemala
Department Santa Rosa
Government
 • Mayor (2016-2020)Esvin Fernando Marroquín Túpas
Area
 • Total72 sq mi (187 km)
Population
 • Total41,359
 • Density570/sq mi (220/km)
ClimateAw

Cuilapa, also known as Santa Rosa Cuilapa, is a town, with a population of 41,359 (2018 census), in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the department of Santa Rosa and as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Cuilapa.

Cuilapa marks the geographic center of the Americas.

History

1913 earthquake

Main article: 1913 Guatemala earthquake

On Saturday 8 March 1913, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Santa Rosa, destroying its department capital, Cuilapa. Both the initial quake and the aftershocks destroyed a lot of private homes, and also the cathedral and the prison, leaving behind significant human losses; similar destruction occurred at Barberena, Cerro Redondo, Llano Grande and El Zapote. Fraijanes, Pueblo Nuevo Viñas, Coatepeque and Jalpatagua were also affected. Around Cuilapa, there were landslides and road blockades, and even a long crack was reported at Los Esclavos hill.

Climate

Cuilapa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).

Climate data for Amatitlán
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.4
(83.1) 		28.8
(83.8) 		29.8
(85.6) 		29.7
(85.5) 		29.3
(84.7) 		28.2
(82.8) 		29.0
(84.2) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.0
(82.4) 		28.0
(82.4) 		27.9
(82.2) 		27.8
(82.0) 		28.6
(83.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.7
(72.9) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.9
(75.0) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.4
(75.9) 		23.9
(75.0) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.5
(72.5) 		23.6
(74.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6) 		17.1
(62.8) 		18.0
(64.4) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19.6
(67.3) 		19.6
(67.3) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19.4
(66.9) 		18.7
(65.7) 		17.9
(64.2) 		17.2
(63.0) 		18.5
(65.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 2
(0.1) 		3
(0.1) 		11
(0.4) 		50
(2.0) 		226
(8.9) 		374
(14.7) 		302
(11.9) 		287
(11.3) 		353
(13.9) 		255
(10.0) 		61
(2.4) 		8
(0.3) 		1,932
(76)
Source: Climate-Data.org

Geographic location

Cuilapa is surrounded by Santa Rosa Department municipalities, except by East where it borders Jutiapa:

Places adjacent to Cuilapa
Nueva Santa Rosa Casillas
Barberena Cuilapa Oratorio
Jutiapa, Jutiapa Department municipality
Pueblo Nuevo Viñas Chiquimulilla and Santa María Ixhuatán

See also

Notes and references

References

  1. "Alcaldes electos en el departamento de Santa Rosa". Municipalidades de Guatemala (in Spanish). Guatemala. 7 September 2015. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  3. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
  4. Escalante Herrera 2007.
  5. "Viaje a Guatemala". Prensa Libre. Guatemala. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  6. ^ Ambraseys & Adams 2001, pp. 72–73
  7. "Climate: Cuilapa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Municipios del departamento de Santa Rosa". SEGEPLAN (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

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