Cuilapa
Municipality of Guatemala
Cuilapa-Barbarena volcanic field
Cuilapa-Barbarena volcanic field
Cuilapa is located in Guatemala
Cuilapa
Cuilapa
Location in Guatemala
Cuilapa is located in Santa Rosa Department
Cuilapa
Cuilapa
Cuilapa (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
[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)
ClimateAw

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 marks the geographic center of the Americas.[5]

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.[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
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[7]

Geographic location

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

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. ^ a b c d Ambraseys & Adams 2001, pp. 72–73
  7. ^ "Climate: Cuilapa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  8. ^ a b "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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