Escuintla Department

Escuintla Department Departmento de Escuintla
Department of Guatemala
Counterclockwise from top: Puerto Quetzal, Pacaya Volcano, Puerto San Jose, wind farm in san vicente, Palin & Palin-Escuintla highway
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Escuintla
Coordinates: 14°17′52″N 90°47′13″W
Country	Guatemala
Capital	Escuintla
Municipalities	13
Government
• Type	Departmental
Area
• Department of Guatemala	4,384 km2 (1,693 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Department of Guatemala	733,181
• Density	167.2/km2 (433.2/sq mi)
• Urban	448,531
• Ethnicities	Ladino Poqomam
• Religions	Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism
Time zone	UTC-6
ISO 3166 code	GT-ES

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Escuintla (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈkwintla]) is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital of the department is the city of Escuintla. Escuintla covers an area of 4,384 km² and is situated in the coastal lowland region, directly south of Guatemala City, and bordered by the Pacific Ocean. Escuintla produces about 43 percent of gross domestic product of Guatemala.