Tiquisate
Tiquisate | |
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Municipality and town | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Escuintla Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 181 sq mi (468 km2) |
| Elevation | 299 ft (91 m) |
| Population (2018 census)[2] | |
• Total | 57,292 |
| • Density | 320/sq mi (120/km2) |
| Climate | Am |
Tiquisate (Spanish pronunciation: [tikiˈsate]) is a town, with a population of 29,193 (2018 census),[3] and a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala.[1] The area is a major center of banana production, and the Tiquisate banana workers formed Guatemala's first private sector union in 1944.[4]
Tiquisate Municipality has a population of 57,292 in 2018, up from 33,667 in 1994.[5]
References
- ^ a b 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.
Capital: Escuintla | ||
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14°17′N 91°22′W / 14.283°N 91.367°W