Cuilapa

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]

  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.