Retalhuleu Department Explained

Official Name:Retalhuleu Department
Native Name:Departmento de Retalhuleu
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Department of Guatemala
Mapsize:300
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guatemala
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Guatemala
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Retalhuleu
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts:9
Government Type:Departmental
Leader Title:Governor
Area Total Km2:1856
Population As Of:2018
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:326828
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:187401
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Blank2:Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya
Utc Offset:-6
Website: (in Spanish)

Retalhuleu (pronounced as /es/) is a department located in the south-west of Guatemala, extending from the mountains to the Pacific Ocean coast. It has an area of 1856 km2. In 2018 the population of the Department of Retalhuleu was 326,828. Its capital, Retalhuleu City, mixes ancient and modern architecture, and it is also known for being a commercial city.

The largest Native American group in the state is the K'iche' (Quiché) Maya people. The department contains a number of Pre-Columbian ruins, including Takalik Abaj, and it also contains numerous amusement parks, the most important and known are Xetulul and Xocomil.

Municipalities

The department is divided into nine municipalities:

  1. Champerico
  2. El Asintal
  3. Nuevo San Carlos
  4. Retalhuleu
  5. San Andrés Villa Seca
  6. San Felipe
  7. San Martín Zapotitlán
  8. San Sebastián
  9. Santa Cruz Muluá

Geography

Tropical savanna climates have monthly mean temperature above 18 °C (64 °F) in every month of the year and typically a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60mm (2.36 in) of precipitation. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Aw". (Tropical Savanna Climate).[2]

Climate

References

14.5353°N -91.6783°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/cities/ Citypopulation.de
  2. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=93687&cityname=Retalhuleu%2C+Retalhuleu%2C+Guatemala&units= Climate Summary