Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala

Santa Rosa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta ˈrosa]) is a department in Guatemala. The capital is Cuilapa.

Santa Rosa Department Departmento de Santa Rosa
Department of Guatemala
Waterfall and rock deposits Dock in La Avellana Monterrico Central park Crocodiles in Taxisco
Flag Coat of arms
Santa Rosa
Coordinates: 14°16′42″N 90°18′00″W
Country	Guatemala
Capital	Cuilapa
Largest settlement	Chiquimulilla
Municipalities	14
Government
• Type	Departmental
Area
• Department of Guatemala	2,295 km2 (886 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,330 m (4,360 ft)
Lowest elevation	214 m (702 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Department of Guatemala	396,607
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
• Urban	184,212
• Ethnicities	Ladino Xinca
• Religions	Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism
Time zone	UTC-6
ISO 3166 code	GT-SR

History

1913 earthquake

On Saturday 8 March 1913, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Santa Rosa, destroying its department capital, Cuilapa.^[2] 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.^[2] Fraijanes, Pueblo Nuevo Viñas, Coatepeque and Jalpatagua were also affected.^[2] Around Cuilapa, there were landslides and road blockades, and even a long crack was reported at Los Esclavos hill.^[2]

Municipalities

1. Barberena
2. Casillas
3. Chiquimulilla
4. Cuilapa
5. Guazacapán
6. Nueva Santa Rosa
7. Oratorio
8. Pueblo Nuevo Viñas
9. San Juan Tecuaco
10. San Rafael Las Flores
11. Santa Cruz Naranjo
12. Santa María Ixhuatán
13. Santa Rosa de Lima
14. Taxisco^[3]

Geography

Santa Rosa water systems^[3]

Type	Name	Location
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
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

Culture

Municipal fairs

Santa Rosa municipal fairs

Municipality	Days	In honor of
Barberena	1 to 6 January	Virgen de la Merced
Casillas	12 to 16 January	Esquipulas Black Christ
Chiquimulilla	30 April to 4 May	Holy Cross
Cuilapa	24 to 25 December	Baby Jesus
	1 to 8 de August	Señor de los Portentos
Guazacapán	6 to 11 December	Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Nueva Santa Rosa	12 to 18 November,(variable)	Cristo Rey
Oratorio	28 February to 3 Marzo	Holy Family
Pueblo Nuevo Viñas	18 to 23 January	Esquipulas Black Christ
San Juan Tecuaco	22 to 26 January	Saint John the Baptist
San Rafael Las Flores	22 to 26 October	Saint Raphael Archangel
Santa Cruz Naranjo	1 to 5 May	Holy Cross
Santa María Ixhuatán	13 to 17 December	Virgin Mary
Santa Rosa de Lima	27 to 31 August	Santa Rosa de Lima
Taxisco	12 to 18 January	Esquipulas Black Christ

Tourism

See also: La Aurora International Airport

Santa Rosa tourist and archeological attractions

Attraction	Name	Location
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
Volcanoes	Tecuamburro	Tecuamburro
	Jumaytepeqe	Nueva Santa Rosa
	Cruz Quemada	Ixhuatán
	Cerro Redondo	Cerinal and Santa Cruz Naranjo
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
Waterfalls	Los Chorritos	Espitia Real, Nueva Santa Rosa
	El Inamo	Estanzuelas, Nueva Santa Rosa
	Las Margaritas Falls	Tecuaco, Oratorio and Ixhuatán
	Osmawal warefal	Tecuamburro
Caves	Los Serafines Cave	Santa Cruz Naranjo
	Cave of El Común	Jumaytepeqe, Nueva Santa Rosa
	La Eduvijes Cave	Santa Rosa de Lima
Beaches	Las Lisas, La Bocabarra and Chapetón	Chiquimulilla
	Hawaii and Monterrico	Monterrico, Guatemala
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

Geographic location

See also

• Guatemala portal
• Geography portal
• List of places in Guatemala