Cuilapa

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Cuilapa
Municipality of Guatemala
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Cuilapa-Barbarena volcanic field
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Cuilapa
Location in Guatemala
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Cuilapa
Cuilapa (Santa Rosa Department)
Coordinates: 14°17′N90°18′W / 14.283°N 90.300°W / 14.283; -90.300
Country Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
Department Flag of Santa Rosa Department.GIF Santa Rosa
Government
[1]
 • Mayor (2016-2020)Esvin Fernando Marroquín Túpas
Area
 • Total72 sq mi (187 km2)
Population
 (2018 census) [2]
 • Total41,359
 • Density570/sq mi (220/km2)
Climate Aw

Cuilapa, also known as Santa Rosa Cuilapa, is a town, with a population of 41,359 (2018 census), [3] in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the department of Santa Rosa and as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Cuilapa. [4]

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Cuilapa marks the geographic center of the Americas. [5]

History

1913 earthquake

On Saturday 8 March 1913, an magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Santa Rosa, destroying its department capital, Cuilapa. [6] 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. [6] Fraijanes, Pueblo Nuevo Viñas, Coatepeque and Jalpatagua were also affected. [6] Around Cuilapa, there were landslides and road blockades, and even a long crack was reported at Los Esclavos hill. [6]

Climate

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

Climate data for Amatitlán
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °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)
Average low °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 [7]

Geographic location

Cuilapa is surrounded by Santa Rosa Department municipalities, except by East where it borders Jutiapa: [8]

See also

Notes and references

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    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. 1 2 3 4 Ambraseys & Adams 2001 , pp. 72–73
    7. ↑ "Climate: Cuilapa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
    8. 1 2 "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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