# Escuintla

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For other uses, see [Escuintla (disambiguation)](/source/Escuintla_(disambiguation)).

Municipality in Guatemala

Escuintla Municipality Escuintla, Guatemala Flag Seal Escuintla Location in Guatemala Coordinates: 14°17′52″N 90°47′13″W / 14.29778°N 90.78694°W / 14.29778; -90.78694 Country Guatemala Department Escuintla Municipality Escuintla Government • Type Municipal • Mayor Abraham Rivera Area • Municipality 545 km2 (210 sq mi) Elevation 355 m (1,165 ft) Population (census 2018)[1] • Municipality 156,313 • Density 287/km2 (743/sq mi) • Urban [2] 156,313 • Religions Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Climate Am

**Escuintla** (Spanish pronunciation: [\[esˈkwintla\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Spanish)) is an industrial city in [Guatemala](/source/Guatemala), its land area is 4,384 km2, and it is nationally known for its sugar [agribusiness](/source/Agribusiness). Its capital is a municipality with the same name. Citizens celebrate from December 6 to 9 with a small fair in honor of the Catholic religious holiday of [The Immaculate Conception](/source/The_Immaculate_Conception).

In 2002 the city had a population of 86,678. It is located on the border of the central highlands and the Pacific coastal plain.

## Etymology

Many of the names of the [Departments of Guatemala](/source/Departments_of_Guatemala) consist of one of two things: the name of a [catholic](/source/Catholic_Church) [saint](/source/Saint) associated with the day the city was founded by Spanish Catholics or a description with [Náhuatl](/source/Nahuatl)[3] roots. These influences are due to the ethnicities of the troops under command of [Pedro de Alvarado](/source/Pedro_de_Alvarado)[4] who [invaded the region](/source/Spanish_conquest_of_Guatemala) in 1520. The troops were composed of Spanish soldiers and indigenous [Tlaxcaltec](/source/Tlaxcaltec) men.

The name Escuintla, comes from Nahuatl «Itzcuintlān», which composed of two words:

· «Itzcuintli»: means "dog"

· «-tlān»: is a suffix meaning "near" or "place of"

Therefore, Escuintla means "place of dogs" or "near the dogs".

## History

Escuintla used to be an important stop for trains going to [Puerto San José](/source/Puerto_San_Jos%C3%A9) until 2007.

## Economy

The city is among the more industrialized areas of the country. One of the most important agricultural products of the region is [sugar cane](/source/Sugar_cane). Other products are [tobacco](/source/Tobacco), [seafood](/source/Seafood), and [cattle](/source/Cattle). Escuintla is bathed by the waters of the Pacific, and produces about 43 percent of gross domestic product of Guatemala, is statistically the department, province or region in Mesoamerica with lower unemployment and [extreme poverty](/source/Extreme_poverty), this contrasts with the economic and social reality of Guatemala.

## Geography

The city of Escuintla consists of 2 villages and 12 surrounding communities. The area includes 7 mountains, 55 rivers, 9 streams, and 21 brooks.

### Geographic location

To the north of the municipality of Escuintla is [Yepocapa](/source/Yepocapa) (municipality of [Chimaltenango](/source/Chimaltenango_Department)) and [Alotenango](/source/Alotenango) (municipality of [Sacatepequez](/source/Sacatep%C3%A9quez_Department)). To the East is [Palin](/source/Pal%C3%ADn%2C_Escuintla), [San Vicente Pacaya](/source/San_Vicente_Pacaya), and [Guanagazapa](/source/Guanagazapa) (municipality of [Escuintla](/source/Escuintla_Department)). To the south is [Masagua](/source/Masagua) (municipality of [Escuintla](/source/Escuintla_Department)) and the surfing village of [El Paredón](/source/El_Pared%C3%B3n%2C_Guatemala). To the west is [La Democracia](/source/La_Democracia%2C_Escuintla), [Siquinalá](/source/Siquinal%C3%A1), and [Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa](/source/Santa_Luc%C3%ADa_Cotzumalguapa) (municipality of [Escuintla](/source/Escuintla_Department)).

## Transportation

Today, the CA-2 and CA-9 [highways](/source/Highways) cross here.

## Municipal Government

The government of the cities of Guatemala are made of a municipal council. This is in accordance with article 254 in the [Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala](/source/Constitution_of_Guatemala).[5] The municipal code, which is similar to the ordinary law and contains disposition that applies to all cities of Guatemala, establishes in article 9 that the municipal council covers the deliberations and decisions of municipal issues.

The municipal council integrates with accordance of what the Constitution declares in article 254 which says that the council consists of a mayor, trustees, and councilors that have been elected and may be reelected by the public for a period of four years. With respect to the municipal code, article 9 of the constitution explains that this system is done in all municipalities in accordance to the stated law.

The mayors of Escuintla:

- 2016-2020: Abrahám Rivera Estévez

## Sports

[Juventud Escuintleca](/source/Juventud_Escuintleca) football club play their home games at the [Estadio Ricardo Muñoz Gálvez](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Estadio_Ricardo_Mu%C3%B1oz_G%C3%A1lvez&action=edit&redlink=1). Most recently they have again been playing in the [second tier of Guatemalan](/source/Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_de_Ascenso) football.

## Climate

Escuintla has a [tropical monsoon climate](/source/Tropical_monsoon_climate) ([Köppen](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification): *Am*).

Climate data for Escuintla Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.9 (89.4) 32.1 (89.8) 33.4 (92.1) 33.3 (91.9) 32.5 (90.5) 31.2 (88.2) 31.5 (88.7) 31.2 (88.2) 30.2 (86.4) 30.1 (86.2) 30.4 (86.7) 31.0 (87.8) 31.6 (88.8) Daily mean °C (°F) 25.5 (77.9) 25.7 (78.3) 27.2 (81.0) 27.3 (81.1) 27.3 (81.1) 26.5 (79.7) 26.9 (80.4) 26.7 (80.1) 25.7 (78.3) 25.2 (77.4) 25.1 (77.2) 25.1 (77.2) 26.2 (79.1) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.2 (66.6) 19.4 (66.9) 21.0 (69.8) 21.3 (70.3) 22.2 (72.0) 21.8 (71.2) 22.3 (72.1) 22.2 (72.0) 21.3 (70.3) 20.4 (68.7) 19.8 (67.6) 19.3 (66.7) 20.9 (69.5) Average precipitation mm (inches) 7 (0.3) 13 (0.5) 30 (1.2) 93 (3.7) 333 (13.1) 555 (21.9) 337 (13.3) 360 (14.2) 581 (22.9) 417 (16.4) 85 (3.3) 15 (0.6) 2,826 (111.4) Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

## Notable people

- [Norma Torres](/source/Norma_Torres) (born 1965) – [U.S. representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) for [California](/source/California)[7]

## Geographic location

Places adjacent to Escuintla Yepocapa, Chimaltenango municipality Alotenango, Sacatepéquez municipality La Democracia, Siquinalá and Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Escuintla municipalities Escuintla Palín, San Vicente Pacaya and Guanagazapa, Escuintla municipalities[8] Masagua, Escuintla municipality[8]

## See also

- [Guatemala portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Guatemala)
- [Geography portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Geography)

- [Escuintla Department](/source/Escuintla_Department)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Citypopulation.de](https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/admin/) Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Citypopulation.de](https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/cities/) Population of the major cities in Guatemala

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bedell, George (2011). "The Nahuatl Language". *Language in India*. **11** (11): 798–826 – via Communication & Mass Media Complete.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Kelly, John Eoghan (1932). *Pedro de Alvarado, conquistador*. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Guatemala; Pan American Union; General Legal Division (1966). *Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala, 1965*. Washington: Pan American Union, General Secretariat, Organization of American States.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Climate-Data.org_6-0)** ["Climate: Escuintla"](http://en.climate-data.org/location/1005355/). Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["TORRES, Norma Judith"](https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000474). *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*. Retrieved July 12, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-segeplan_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-segeplan_8-1) SEGEPLAN. ["Municipios de Escuintla, Guatemala"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150714014759/http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=7%3Aescuintla). *Secretaría General de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia de la República*. Guatemala. Archived from [the original](http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=7:escuintla) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

## External links

- [Escuintla on prensalibre.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20060130004141/http://www.viajeaguatemala.com/english/Escuintla/1051016311050.htm)

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