| Official Name: | Santa Rosa Department |
| Native Name: | Departmento de Santa Rosa |
| 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: | Cuilapa |
| Parts Type: | Municipalities |
| Parts: | 14 |
| Government Type: | Departmental |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Area Total Km2: | 2295 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 396607 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 184212 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank1: | Ladino, Xinca |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Population Blank2: | Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 14.2783°N -90.3°W |
| Elevation Max M: | 1330 |
| Elevation Min M: | 214 |
| Iso Code: | GT-SR |
Santa Rosa (pronounced as /es/) is a department in Guatemala. The capital is Cuilapa.
On Saturday 8 March 1913, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Santa Rosa, destroying its department capital, Cuilapa. Both the initial quake and the after shocks 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.
| style=background:gray; | Type | style=background:gray; | Name | style=background:gray; | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style=background:lemonchiffon; rowspan=7 | Rivers | Negro, Los Achiotes, Tapalapa, Los Vados, San Antonio, Las Cañas, La Plata, Utapa, Amapa, El Panal, Las Marías, El Amarillo, Aguacinapa, Las Margaritas, Utema, Urayala | Santa Rosa Department | ||
| Paso Hondo River | |||||
| María Linda | Border with Escuintla Department | ||||
| Los Esclavos River | Cuilapa, Mataquescuintla | ||||
| Canal de Chiquimulilla | Chiquimulillal | ||||
| Ojiveros creek | |||||
| Paso Caballos creek | |||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; rowspan=8 | Ponds | Ayarza | Casillas and San Rafael Las Flores | ||
| Ixpaco | Ixpaco Village, Pueblo Nuevo Viñas | ||||
| Ojo de Agua | Nueva Santa Rosa | ||||
| Laguna Pereira | Santa Rosa de Lima | ||||
| Laguna El Pino | Barberena and Santa Cruz Naranjo | ||||
| La Palmilla | Taxisco | ||||
| Tamarindo Viejo | La Avellana, Taxisco |
| style=background:gray; | Municipality | style=background:gray; | Days | style=background:gray; | In honor of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | Barberena | 1 to 6 January | Virgen de la Merced | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | Casillas | 12 to 16 January | Esquipulas Black Christ | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | Chiquimulilla | 30 April to 4 May | Holy Cross | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; rowspan=2 | Cuilapa | 24 to 25 December | Baby Jesus | ||
| 1 to 8 de August | Señor de los Portentos | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | Guazacapán | 6 to 11 December | Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | Nueva Santa Rosa | 12 to 18 November,(variable) | Cristo Rey | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | Oratorio | 28 February to 3 Marzo | Holy Family | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | Pueblo Nuevo Viñas | 18 to 23 January | Esquipulas Black Christ | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | San Juan Tecuaco | 22 to 26 January | Saint John the Baptist | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | San Rafael Las Flores | 22 to 26 October | Saint Raphael Archangel | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | Santa Cruz Naranjo | 1 to 5 May | Holy Cross | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | Santa María Ixhuatán | 13 to 17 December | Virgin Mary | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | Santa Rosa de Lima | 27 to 31 August | Santa Rosa de Lima | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; | Taxisco | 12 to 18 January | Esquipulas Black Christ |
See also: La Aurora International Airport.
| style=background:gray; | Attraction | style=background:gray; | Name | style=background:gray; | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style=background:lemonchiffon; rowspan=4 | Ponds | Ayarza | Casillas and San Rafael Las Flores | ||
| El Pino | Cerinal, Barberena and Santa Cruz Naranjo | ||||
| Ixpaco | Tecuamburro, Pueblo Nuevo Viñas | ||||
| Tamarindo Viejo | La Avellana, Taxisco | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; rowspan=4 | Volcanoes | Tecuamburro | Tecuamburro | ||
| Jumaytepeqe | Nueva Santa Rosa | ||||
| Cruz Quemada | Ixhuatán | ||||
| Cerro Redondo | Cerinal and Santa Cruz Naranjo | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; rowspan=4 | Colonial monuments | "Los Esclavos" colonial bridge | Cuilapa | ||
| Colonial parish and Santa Rosa de Lima Temple | Cuilapa | ||||
| Jumaytepeqe Colonial Catholic Church | Nueva Santa Rosa | ||||
| La Ermita worship center | Nueva Santa Rosa | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; rowspan=4 | Waterfalls | Los Chorritos | Espitia Real, Nueva Santa Rosa | ||
| El Inamo | Estanzuelas, Nueva Santa Rosa | ||||
| Las Margaritas Falls | Tecuaco, Oratorio and Ixhuatán | ||||
| Osmawal warefal | Tecuamburro | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; rowspan=3 | Caves | Los Serafines Cave | Santa Cruz Naranjo | ||
| Cave of El Común | Jumaytepeqe, Nueva Santa Rosa | ||||
| La Eduvijes Cave | Santa Rosa de Lima | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; rowspan=2 | Beaches | Las Lisas, La Bocabarra and Chapetón | Chiquimulilla | ||
| Hawaii and Monterrico | Monterrico, Guatemala | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon; rowspan=5 | Archeological sites | ||||
| Casas Viejas, Los Cerritos, Santa María Los Ujuxtales, Colinas de San Osmardín and Santa Clara | Chiquimulilla | ||||
| Ixpaco | Pueblo Nuevo Viñas | ||||
| Arada Nueva | Oratorio | ||||
| El Jobo y Tacuilula | Taxisco |