Official Name: | Taxisco |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Guatemala |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guatemala |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Guatemala |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Santa Rosa |
Area Total Km2: | 471 |
Population As Of: | 2018 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 29846 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 9130 |
Taxisco is a town and municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. It is located close to the Pacific Ocean.
Taxisco was the birthplace of Juan José Arévalo, who served as President of the Republic from 1945 to 1951.
Prior to the Spanish Conquest, Taxisco was occupied by the Xinca people.[2]