Iztapa, Escuintla, Guatemala Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Iztapa ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * It was the main port of the south coast of Guatemala until 1852 when Puerto San José was built in the place that was then known as El Zapote.
 * When the installations of Puerto San José showed serious deficiencies, the government undertook an ambitious project to build an efficient port in Iztapa in 1896.
 * The municipality of Iztapa has a population of approximately 62,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1902-1938 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1904-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Iztapa. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Iztapa

Localities

 * Bella Vista
 * Buena Vista
 * El Castaños
 * Las Morenas