Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa

Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta luˈsi.a kotsumalˈɣwapa]) is a town, with a population of 58,877 (2018 census),^[2] and a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala.

Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
Municipality and town
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Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°21′00″N 91°01′00″W
Country	Guatemala
Department	Escuintla Department
Area
• Total	200 sq mi (530 km2)
Elevation	1,220 ft (372 m)
Population  (2018 census)[1]
• Total	112,780
• Density	550/sq mi (210/km2)
Climate	Am

The municipality includes the Cotzumalhuapa archaeological zone, including the pre-Columbian archaeological sites of El Baúl and Bilbao. It is the birthplace of president Carlos Castillo Armas.

Climate

Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Am).

Climate data for Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.3 (88.3)	31.8 (89.2)	32.9 (91.2)	32.9 (91.2)	32.4 (90.3)	31.4 (88.5)	31.4 (88.5)	31.3 (88.3)	30.5 (86.9)	30.5 (86.9)	30.5 (86.9)	31.0 (87.8)	31.5 (88.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	24.7 (76.5)	25.2 (77.4)	26.3 (79.3)	26.7 (80.1)	26.7 (80.1)	26.1 (79.0)	26.0 (78.8)	26.0 (78.8)	25.6 (78.1)	25.4 (77.7)	25.0 (77.0)	24.9 (76.8)	25.7 (78.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18.2 (64.8)	18.7 (65.7)	19.7 (67.5)	20.5 (68.9)	21.0 (69.8)	20.8 (69.4)	20.7 (69.3)	20.7 (69.3)	20.7 (69.3)	20.3 (68.5)	19.6 (67.3)	18.9 (66.0)	20.0 (68.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	12 (0.5)	16 (0.6)	41 (1.6)	114 (4.5)	351 (13.8)	517 (20.4)	415 (16.3)	437 (17.2)	574 (22.6)	502 (19.8)	149 (5.9)	28 (1.1)	3,156 (124.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

Sports

The town has a team that plays in the Liga Nacional de Guatemala, the top division soccer league in Guatemala.

See also

• Guatemala portal
• Geography portal

• Carlos Herrera y Luna

Notes and references

1. Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
2. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
3. "Climate: Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
4. SEGEPLAN. "Municipios de Escuintla, Guatemala". Secretaría General de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia de la República. Guatemala. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.