Siquinalá is a town, with a population of 18,150 (2018 census), and a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Escuintla department
Escuintla () is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital of the department is the city of Escuintla. Escuintla covers an area of 4,384 km² and is situated in the coastal lowland region, directly south of Guatemala City, and borde ...
of
Guatemala
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. The population of the municipality is 22,968 (2018 census).
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Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala The municipality is located 81 km from Guatemala City
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, situated between the municipalities of Escuintla
Escuintla () is an industrial city in Guatemala, its land extension is 4384 km², and it is nationally known for its sugar agribusiness. Its capital is a minicipality with the same name. Citizens celebrate from December 6 to 9 with a small fair i ...
, , and La Democracia, linked to Siquinalá by road, which continues to the sea at Sipacate
Sipacate is a resort town and municipality on the Pacific coast of Guatemala, in Escuintla Department about west of Puerto San José. It is promoted as a venue for surfing. Being roughly in the center of the Guatemalan coastline, it is used as a ...
, in the municipality of La Gomera
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.
The town holds an annual festival on November 25, in honor of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Catherine of Alexandria (also spelled Katherine); grc-gre, ἡ Ἁγία Αἰκατερίνη ἡ Μεγαλομάρτυς ; ar, سانت كاترين; la, Catharina Alexandrina). is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, wh ...
(''Santa Catalina de Alejandria''), which includes the election of a festival queen, games, sports, singing, and a fair.
References
Municipalities of the Escuintla Department
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