Iztapa
title: "Iztapa" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-the-escuintla-department"] topic_path: "general/municipalities-of-the-escuintla-department" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iztapa" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Iztapa |
| other_name | Ystapa |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | |
| pushpin_map | Guatemala |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Guatemala |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | [[Image:Flag of Guatemala.svg |
| subdivision_type1 | Department |
| subdivision_name1 | [[Image:Flag of Escuintla Department.svg |
| leader_title1 | |
| established_title | |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_total_km2 | |
| area_land_km2 | |
| population_total | 15,000 |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities |
| population_blank2_title | Religions |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| postal_code_type | |
| blank_name | Climate |
| blank_info | Aw |
| :: |
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Iztapa (), or Puerto de Iztapa, is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. It is located on the shores of the Pacific Ocean and surrounded by Michatoya and Maria Linda Rivers, and also by the Canal de Chiquimulilla. Its population is about 15,000 people.
Etymology
As of 1850, the British were referring to the Iztapa as Yetapa.
Archaeology
Fishtail points, the most common style of tool manufacturing in Mesoamerica, were discovered in Iztapa (c. 7700–7300 BCE). They are considered to be the remains of an archaic Iztapan culture.
1897 port construction
In 1897, president José María Reina Barrios attempted to build an interoceanic railroad to offer it to international investors during the Central America Expo of that year. His ambitious plan included a terminal at Iztapa Port, which was being built to improve conditions at Puerto San José. However, the international price collapse of both coffee and silver brought all work to standstill and the railroad could not be completed; instead of the economic boom that the president had hoped for, the Expo signifiedthe end of his regime. He was eventually murdered on 8 February 1898 after he tried to extend his presidential term until 1902.
Pictures from La Ilustración Guatemalteca Image:Iztapaobero1897.jpg|Beginning of the Obero railroad. Image:Iztapagaleras1897.jpg|Steamworks in Iztapa. Image:Iztapadragado1897.jpg|Michatoya river work Image:Riomichatoya1897.jpg|Michatoya river.
Geographic location
|Center=Iztapa |North = Guanagazapa, Escuintla municipality |South= Pacific Ocean |East = Taxisco, Santa Rosa municipality |West = Masagua and Puerto San José, Escuintla municipalities
Climate
Iztapa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).
|location = Iztapa |metric first = yes |single line = yes |temperature colour = pastel |Jan mean C = 26.2 |Feb mean C = 26.6 |Mar mean C = 27.5 |Apr mean C = 28.2 |May mean C = 28.3 |Jun mean C = 27.9 |Jul mean C = 27.8 |Aug mean C = 27.6 |Sep mean C = 27.2 |Oct mean C = 26.8 |Nov mean C = 27.1 |Dec mean C = 26.6 |year mean C = |Jan high C = 32.1 |Feb high C = 32.5 |Mar high C = 33.1 |Apr high C = 33.2 |May high C = 32.7 |Jun high C = 31.9 |Jul high C = 32.1 |Aug high C = 32.1 |Sep high C = 31.4 |Oct high C = 31.4 |Nov high C = 32.0 |Dec high C = 32.1 |year high C = |Jan low C = 20.3 |Feb low C = 20.7 |Mar low C = 22.0 |Apr low C = 23.3 |May low C = 24.0 |Jun low C = 23.9 |Jul low C = 23.5 |Aug low C = 23.1 |Sep low C = 23.1 |Oct low C = 22.3 |Nov low C = 22.2 |Dec low C = 21.1 |year low C = |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 0 |Feb rain mm = 0 |Mar rain mm = 6 |Apr rain mm = 38 |May rain mm = 136 |Jun rain mm = 288 |Jul rain mm = 241 |Aug rain mm = 213 |Sep rain mm = 320 |Oct rain mm = 244 |Nov rain mm = 31 |Dec rain mm = 3 |source 1 = Climate-Data.org |title = Climate: Iztapa |access-date= 25 August 2015 |website= Climate-Data.org}}
Sports
CD Iztapa football club play in the Liga Primera División, the second tier of Guatemalan football. Their home venue is the Estadio Municipal Morón.
Iztapa is considered to be one of the best places in the world to catch Sailfish.
References
References
- Baily, John. (1850). "Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica". Trelawney Saunders.
- Macías del Real, Antonio. (15 July 1897). "Puerto de Iztapa". Síguere, Guirola & Cía..
- SEGEPLAN. "Municipios de Escuintla, Guatemala".
- (6 June 2019). "The World's Best Sailfish Spots". Sport Fishing Magazine.
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