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Guazacapán
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Guazacapán

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Also known as Guazacapan

Guazacapán () is a town located in Santa Rosa Department in south-west Guatemala. Guazacapán is also the name of the municipality in Santa Rosa Department around the town of Guazacapán. The municipality of Guazacapán covers an area of 130 km2 with a population of 18,855, according to the 2018 census.

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Guazacapán
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Municipality and town
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Guatemala
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bottom
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Location in Guatemala
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Country
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25px Guatemala
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Department
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25px Santa Rosa
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Imperial
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130
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2018 census
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18855
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auto
Settlement.population_urban
12195
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Ethnicities
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Religions
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Climate

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Guazacapán () is a town located in Santa Rosa Department in south-west Guatemala. Guazacapán is also the name of the municipality in Santa Rosa Department around the town of Guazacapán. The municipality of Guazacapán covers an area of 130 km2 with a population of 18,855, according to the 2018 census.

== History == The town dates back to pre-Columbian times, being in existence prior to the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadores in the 16th century.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Guazacapán” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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