Zacapa

This article is about the municipality. For the rum, see Zacapa rum.

Municipality in Guatemala

Zacapa

Municipality

Seal

Zacapa

Location in Guatemala

Coordinates: 14°58′N 89°32′W﻿ / ﻿14.967°N 89.533°W﻿ / 14.967; -89.533
Country|  Guatemala
Department|  Zacapa
Municipality| Zacapa
Government

• Type| Municipal
• Mayor| Julio Sanchez
Area

• Municipality

| 397 km2 (153 sq mi)
Elevation

| 120 m (390 ft)
Population

(Census 2018)

• Municipality

| 60,424[1]
• Density| 152/km2 (390/sq mi)
• Urban

| 60,370[2]
• Ethnicities

| Ladinos
• Religions

| Catholicism
Evangelicalism
Climate| BSh
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Zacapa (Spanish pronunciation: [saˈkapa]) is the departmental capital municipality of Zacapa Department, one of the 22 Departments of Guatemala. It is located approximately 112 kilometres (70 mi) from Guatemala City.

## Sports

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Football club Deportivo Zacapa competes in Guatemala's top division and play their home games at the Estadio David Ordoñez Bardales. Their team mascot is the Gallo (rooster).

## Etymology

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Historian and poet, Capitán Don Francisco Antonio De Fuentes Y Guzmán notes in his Remembrance Florida, the name Zacapa derives from Nahuatl Zacatl meaning grass or weed, and apan meaning in the river, a word which in turn is composed of atl also meaning water, river, and apan. Zacapa means on the river of grass.

## See also

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* Zacapa rum, a brand named for this department.

## References

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1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala

14°58′N 89°32′W﻿ / ﻿14.967°N 89.533°W﻿ / 14.967; -89.533

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Zacapa Department

Capital: Zacapa

Municipalities|

* Cabañas
* Estanzuela
* Gualán
* Huité
* La Unión
* Río Hondo
* San Diego
* San Jorge
* Teculután
* Usumatlán
* Zacapa

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* VIAF
* WorldCat

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* United States
* Israel

Other|

* NARA

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