Cuilapa

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]

Cuilapa
Municipality of Guatemala
Cuilapa
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°17′N 90°18′W
Country Guatemala
Department Santa Rosa
Government
 • Mayor (2016-2020)Esvin Fernando Marroquín Túpas
Area
 • Total72 sq mi (187 km2)
Population
 (2018 census)[2]
 • Total41,359
 • Density570/sq mi (220/km2)
ClimateAw

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 tropical climate (Köppen: Aw).

Climate data for Amatitlán
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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 precipitation 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]

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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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
    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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
    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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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