Taxisco
Taxisco | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 14°04′N 90°28′W / 14.067°N 90.467°W | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Department | Santa Rosa |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 471 km2 (182 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 census) | |
• Municipality | 29,846 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9,130 |
Taxisco is a town and municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. It is located close to the Pacific Ocean.
Taxisco was the birthplace of Juan José Arévalo, who served as President of the Republic from 1945 to 1951.
Prior to the Spanish Conquest, Taxisco was occupied by the Xinca people.