Casillas, Guatemala Explained

Official Name:Casillas
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Guatemala
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guatemala
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Guatemala
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1: Santa Rosa
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:207
Population As Of:2018 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:24956
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:7698
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:14.4167°N -105°W
Blank Name:Climate
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Casillas is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Santa Rosa. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The town's population was 7,698 at the 2018 census. The spoken language is Spanish.

Nearby villages include El Jute, Minas, Guadalupe, Chapas, San Juan Tapalapa, El Palmar. The nearest town is Nueva Santa Rosa.

The population is mainly Roman Catholic and the town's festivities to honour the "Cristo Negro" take place from January 12 to January 16. The fair consists of many events, including dances, a rodeo, and carnival rides.

Climate

The municipality has a warm-temperate climate (Köppen Classification).

14.4167°N -105°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/admin/ Citypopulation.de