Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
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Municipality and town
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 Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
Location in Guatemala
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| Country |  Guatemala |
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| Department | Escuintla Department | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 200 sq mi (530 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 1,220 ft (372 m) | ||
| Population
(2018 census)
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| • Total | 112,780 | ||
| • Density | 551/sq mi (212.8/km2) | ||
| Climate | Am | ||
Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa (pronounced santa loo-SEE-ah kot-soo-mal-GWAH-pah) is a town and a municipality in Guatemala. It is located in the Escuintla department. In 2018, the town had about 58,877 people living there.
This area is famous for its ancient history. The municipality includes the Cotzumalhuapa archaeological zone. This zone has important pre-Columbian sites like El Baúl and Bilbao. A former president of Guatemala, Carlos Castillo Armas, was also born here.
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Weather in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa has a tropical monsoon climate. This means it has a long rainy season and a short dry season. The weather is generally warm all year round.
| Climate data for Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
Sports in the Town
Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa has a soccer team. This team plays in the Liga Nacional de Guatemala. This is the top soccer league in Guatemala.
Where is Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa?
This town is surrounded by other municipalities.
- To the North, you'll find Yepocapa in the Chimaltenango municipality.
- To the West is Patulul in the Suchitepéquez Department municipality.
- Southwest of the town is Nueva Concepción in the Escuintla municipality.
- To the South, you'll find La Gomera in the Escuintla municipality.
- East of the town are Siquinalá and La Democracia, both in the Escuintla municipalities.
See also
In Spanish: Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa para niños
