| Official Name: | Cuilapa |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality of Guatemala |
| Pushpin Map: | Guatemala#Guatemala Santa Rosa |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guatemala |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Guatemala |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Santa Rosa |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor (2016-2020) |
| Leader Name1: | Esvin Fernando Marroquín Túpas |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 187 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 41359 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 14.2833°N -108°W |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Aw |
Cuilapa, also known as Santa Rosa Cuilapa, is a town, with a population of 41,359 (2018 census),[3] in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the department of Santa Rosa and as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Cuilapa.
Cuilapa marks the geographic center of the Americas.[4]
On Saturday 8 March 1913, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Santa Rosa, destroying its department capital, Cuilapa. Both the initial quake and the aftershocks destroyed a lot of private homes, and also the cathedral and the prison, leaving behind significant human losses; similar destruction occurred at Barberena, Cerro Redondo, Llano Grande and El Zapote. Fraijanes, Pueblo Nuevo Viñas, Coatepeque and Jalpatagua were also affected. Around Cuilapa, there were landslides and road blockades, and even a long crack was reported at Los Esclavos hill.
Cuilapa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).
Cuilapa is surrounded by Santa Rosa Department municipalities, except by East where it borders Jutiapa: