Zacapa

For the depairtment, see Zacapa Depairtment. For mair on the rum, see Zacapa rum.

Zacapa
Municipality
Zacapa Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°58′N 89°32′W
Kintra	Guatemala
Depairtment	Zacapa
Municipality	Zacapa
Govrenment
• Teep	Municipal
• Mayor	Elder Vargas Estrada
Area
• Municipality	78 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (Census 2002)
• Municipality	59,089
• Urban	30,037
• Ethnicities	Ladinos
• Releegions	Catholicism Evangelicalism
http://www.inforpressca.com/zacapa/

Zacapa (Spaingie pronunciation: [saˈkapa]) is a ceety an the caipital o the Zacapa Depairtment in eastren Guatemala, alang the Río Grande de Zacapa. It is renouned locally for its manual craftin o cigars, haurd dry cheese an a flavored cake made wi said cheese (Quezadilla).

Population

Zacapa is the name o the depairtmental caipital depairtment of Zacapa an the municipal seat o Zacapa municipality. As o 1850, the population wis approximately 3,000. The population for the whole depairtment o Zacapa as o the year 2000 is estimatit at 212,794, 94.09% are nan-indigenous (maistly o European ancestry or Mestizos), anerly aboot 4.39% are Indigenous.

Climate

The climate as in amaist the whole region o Zacapa, excludin inhabitit hielands, is semi-arid Chaparral. This is due tae the shadae effect the Sierra de las Minas haes ower the follaein laund tae the sooth. The average maximum average temperatur oscillates atween 30° tae 40 °C throuoot the whole year, wi heichs o 45 °C reached durin the "Semana Santa" (Holy Week) an Simmer (March, Apryle, Mey), tho thare hae been instances whaur the maximum cappit at 25 °C for the day. The minimum micht go frae some 15 °C in cases o "extreme" condeetions ower some cauld spell north winds, tae 25 °C. The previous amaist niver happens, the latter is considered hot, an the uisual hovers aroond 20 °C. Thare is a pronooncit dry saison, aften markit bi mair nor twa month athoot rain, which worsens the air quality o the region tremendously. The region's flat auries are kent for their loud insects, cried chicharras, which chirp in the fields an alang the roads durin the dry saison.

Economy

Zacapa is mainly a landwart aurie that conteens a lairge amoont o flat laund uised maistly tae grow cantaloupe, tobacco an roma tomatoes. Borderin the Zacapa valley is the Sierra de las Minas, which harbors fine hardwood forests, an conteens marble mines an coffee plantations. Some o the warld's finest jade is foond in this aurie an aw.

Sports

Fitbaa club Deportivo Zacapa competes in Guatemala's tap diveesion an play their hame gemmes at the Estadio David Ordoñez Bardales. Their team mascot is the Gallo (rooster).

See an aw

• Zacapa rum, a buist namit for this ceety.

References

Template:Zacapa Depairtment