Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa

Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
Municipality and town
Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°21′00″N 91°01′00″W / 14.35000°N 91.01667°W / 14.35000; -91.01667
Country Guatemala
DepartmentEscuintla Department
Area
  Total
200 sq mi (530 km2)
Elevation
1,220 ft (372 m)
Population
 (2018 census)
  Total
112,780
  Density550/sq mi (210/km2)
ClimateAm

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.