Tiquisate | |
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Municipality and town | |
Country | Guatemala |
Department | Escuintla Department |
Area | |
• Total | 181 sq mi (468 km) |
Elevation | 299 ft (91 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 57,292 |
• Density | 320/sq mi (120/km) |
Climate | Am |
Tiquisate (Spanish pronunciation: [tikiˈsate]) is a town, with a population of 29,193 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. The area is a major center of banana production, and the Tiquisate banana workers formed Guatemala's first private sector union in 1944.
Tiquisate Municipality has a population of 57,292 in 2018, up from 33,667 in 1994.
References
- ^ Plan Integral de Desarrollo, Tiquisate – Escuintila (in Spanish). 2005. p. 20. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
- Guatemala: dawn of a new banana age? "Guatemala: Dawn of a New Banana Age?" (PDF). 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (2013). "Diagnóstico, Socioeconómico, Potencialidades Productivas y Propuestas de Inversión: Municipio de Tiquisate Departamento de Escuintila" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-12-25.
Escuintla Department | ||
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Capital: Escuintla | ||
Municipalities |
14°17′N 91°22′W / 14.283°N 91.367°W / 14.283; -91.367
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