Escuintla (department)
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| Coordinates: | |
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| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Escuintla |
| Capital | Escuintla |
| Municipalities | 13 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Departmental |
| - Governor | |
| Area | |
| - Department | 4,384 km² (1,692.7 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2002)[1] | |
| - Department | 538,746 |
| - Urban | 256,972 |
| - Ethnicities | Ladino, Poqomam |
| - Religions | Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism |
| Time zone | -6 (UTC) |
Escuintla is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. Its capital is the city of Escuintla. The department of Escuintla covers an area of 4,384 km² and is situated in the coastal lowland region to the South of Guatemala-City.
[edit] Municipalities
- Escuintla
- Guanagazapa
- Iztapa
- La Democracia
- La Gomera
- Masagua
- Nueva Concepción
- Palín
- San José
- San Vicente Pacaya
- Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
- Siquinalá
- Tiquisate
[edit] Notes
- ^ XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002). Insituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) (2002).
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