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Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
Municipality and town
Flag of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
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Official seal of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
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Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa is located in Guatemala
Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
Location in Guatemala
Country  Guatemala
Department Escuintla Department
Area
 • Total 200 sq mi (530 km2)
Elevation
1,220 ft (372 m)
Population
 (2018 census)
 • Total 112,780
 • Density 551/sq mi (212.8/km2)
Climate Am

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

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

Sports

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

See also

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