Escuintla

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Escuintla
Esquintla c.1902
Esquintla c.1902
Escuintla (Guatemala )
Escuintla
Escuintla
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°17′52″N 90°47′13″W / 14.29778, -90.78694
Country Guatemala
Department Escuintla
Municipality Escuintla
Government
 - Type Municipal
 - Mayor Julio Melgar
Population (census 2002)[1]
 - Municipality 119,897
 - Urban 86,678
 - Religions Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism

Escuintla (sometimes spelled Esquintla) is a city in south central Guatemala. It is the capital of the Department of Escuintla and the administrative seat of Escuintla municipality.

In 2003 the city had a population of about 68,000 people. It is on the border of the central highlands and the Pacific coastal plain.

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[edit] Economy

The city is among the more industrialized areas of the country. One of the most important agricultural products of the region is sugar cane.

[edit] Transportation

Escuintla used to be an important stop for trains going to Puerto San José until 2007. Today, the CA-2 and CA-9 highways cross here.

[edit] Attractions

[edit] References

  1. ^ XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002). Insituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) (2002).

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