Zacapa 733549 222990501 2008-07-02T01:57:39Z Arjuno3 6999730 Some edits, mainly in infobox {{for|the department|Zacapa (department)}} {{Infobox Settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = {{PAGENAME}} |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = Municipality <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = Parque central de Zacapa.jpg |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = Central Park, Zacapa |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Guatemala<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Guatemala <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Image:Flag of Guatemala.svg|25px]] [[Guatemala]] |subdivision_type1 = Department |subdivision_name1 = [[Zacapa (department)|Zacapa]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Municipality]] |subdivision_name2 = Zacapa |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type =[[Municipal]] |leader_title =Mayor |leader_name =Elder Vargas Estrada |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = Municipality |unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 78 <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of =Census 2002 |population_footnotes =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ine.gob.gt/index.php?view=article&catid=42%3Ademografiaypoblacion&id=75%3Acenso2002&option=com_content&Itemid=69 |title=XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002) |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |last= |first= |date=2002 |work= |publisher=INE }} </ref> |population_note = |population_total =59089 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban =30036 |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 =[[Ladino people|Ladinos]] |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 =[[Roman Catholicism|Catholicism]], [[Evangelicalism]] |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |latd=14 |latm=58 |lats= |latNS=N |longd=89|longm=32 |longs= |longEW=W |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags--> |elevation_m = 120 |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = http://www.inforpressca.com/zacapa/ }} '''Zacapa''' is a city in eastern [[Guatemala]], along the [[Río Grande de Zacapa]]. It is renowned locally for its manual crafting of [[cigar]]s, [[sugar cane]] crops, hard dry cheese and a flavored cake made with said cheese (Quesadilla). Ron [[Zacapa Centenario]], an aged rum considered one of the best in world by connoisseurs, is named after Zacapa as well. Zacapa once was a bustling railroad stop and attracted a fair amount of non-Guatemalan immigrants, it is not unusual to find people whose surnames were originally from England, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Zacapa is also the name of the departmental capital [[Departments of Guatemala|department]] of [[Zacapa (department)|Zacapa]] and the municipal seat of Zacapa municipality. The population for the whole department of Zacapa as of the year 2000 is estimated at 212,794, 94.09% are non-indigenous (mostly of European ancestry or [[Mestizos]]), only about 4.39% are Indigenous. Other cities close to Zacapa (in the same department of Zacapa) are [[Gualan]] (once a river port), [[Teculutan]] (located on the Carretera al Atlantico providing stopover facilities) and [[Estanzuela]], home to the Calado handicrafts and to the Archeological Museum. Zacapa is mainly a rural area that contains a large amount of flat land used mostly to grow [[cantaloupe]], [[tobacco]] and [[tomato|roma tomatoes]]. Bordering the Zacapa valley is the [[Sierra de las Minas]], which harbors forests, and contains [[marble]] mines and [[coffee]] plantations. Some of the world's finest [[jade]] is also found in this area. As with most of [[Guatemala]], Zacapa suffers terrible poverty and pollution problems. There is a pronounced dry season, often marked by more than two months without rain, which worsens the air quality of the region tremendously. The region's flat areas are known for their loud insects, called [[chicharra]]s, which chirp in the fields and along the roads during the dry season. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.inforpressca.com/zacapa/ Offical municipal site] * [http://www.zacapa.net www.zacapa.net] * [http://www.elzacapaneco.com www.elzacapaneco.com] * [http://www.zacapaonline.com www.zacapaonline.com] * [http://www.migualan.com Gualán] {{coor title dm|14|58|N|89|32|W|region:GT_type:city}} [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Guatemala]] [[es:Zacapa]] [[fr:Zacapa]] [[it:Zacapa]] [[pt:Zacapa]]