Escuintla () is one of the 22
departments of Guatemala
The Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala is divided into 22 Department (country subdivision), departments (Spanish language, Spanish: ''departamentos'')
which in turn are divided into 340 Municipalities of Guatemala, municipalities. The departments ...
. The capital of the department is the city of
Escuintla. Escuintla covers an area of 4,384 km
2 and is situated in the coastal lowland region, directly south of
Guatemala City
Guatemala City (, also known colloquially by the nickname Guate), is the Capital city, national capital and largest city of the Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala. It is also the Municipalities of Guatemala, municipal capital of the Guatemala Depa ...
, and bordered by the
Pacific Ocean
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. Escuintla produces about 43 percent of gross domestic product of Guatemala.
Municipalities
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Escuintla
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Guanagazapa
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Iztapa
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La Democracia
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La Gomera
La Gomera () is one of Spain's Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. With an area of , it is the third-smallest of the archipelago's eight main islands. It belongs to the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. La Gomer ...
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Masagua
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Nueva Concepción
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Palín
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San José
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San Vicente Pacaya
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Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
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Sipacate
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Siquinalá
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Tiquisate
Museums
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Museo Regional de Arqueología de la Democracia
Notes
External links
Interactive department map
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Departments of Guatemala