Sipacate
Sipacate | |
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Municipality and town | |
Sipacate Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 13°56′0″N 91°09′0″W / 13.93333°N 91.15000°W | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Department | Escuintla Department |
| Founded | 2015-10-14 |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 265 km2 (102 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2018 census) | |
• Municipality and town | 16,234 |
| • Density | 61.3/km2 (159/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9,959 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Time Zone) |
Sipacate is a resort town and municipality on the Pacific coast of Guatemala, in Escuintla Department about 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of Puerto San José. It is promoted as a venue for surfing. Being roughly in the center of the Guatemalan coastline, it is used as a breakpoint for storm warnings. The Sipicate-Naranjo National Park is located east of the town. The municipality was formerly a part of La Gomera Municipality just north of Sipacate.