Santa MarĂa CahabĂłn
Santa MarĂa CahabĂłn CahabĂłn | |
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| Coordinates: 15°36âČ20âłN 89°48âČ45âłW / 15.60556°N 89.81250°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  Alta Verapaz |
| Municipality | Santa MarĂa CahabĂłn |
| Government | |
| âą Mayor | RĂșben DarĂo Rosales (UNE) |
| Area | |
âą Total | 900 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
âą Total | 31,425 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC-6 |
| Climate | Af |
CahabĂłn is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It lies at an altitude of 250m above sea level and covers an area of 900 kmÂČ. The population is 31,425. The annual festival is from September 1 to 8.
Franja Transversal del Norte
The Northern Transversal Strip was officially created during the government of General Carlos Arana Osorio in 1970, by Legislative Decree 60-70, for agricultural development.[1] The decree literally said: "It is of public interest and national emergency, the establishment of Agrarian Development Zones in the area included within the municipalities: San Ana Huista, San Antonio Huista, NentĂłn, Jacaltenango, San Mateo IxtatĂĄn, and Santa Cruz Barillas in Huehuetenango; Chajul and San Miguel UspantĂĄn in QuichĂ©; CobĂĄn, Chisec, San Pedro CarchĂĄ, LanquĂn, SenahĂș, CahabĂłn and Chahal, in Alta Verapaz and the entire department of Izabal."[2]
Climate
Cahabón has a tropical climate (Köppen: Af).
| Climate data for CahabĂłn | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.3 (70.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 134 (5.3) |
75 (3.0) |
64 (2.5) |
83 (3.3) |
146 (5.7) |
425 (16.7) |
411 (16.2) |
269 (10.6) |
320 (12.6) |
307 (12.1) |
189 (7.4) |
138 (5.4) |
2,561 (100.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Geographic location
Places adjacent to Santa MarĂa CahabĂłn | ||||||||||||||||
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See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Franja Transversal del Norte". Wikiguate. Guatemala. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ Solano 2012, p. 15.
- ^ "Climate: CahabĂłn". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ a b SEGEPLAN. "Municipios de Alta Verapaz, Guatemala". SecretarĂa General de PlanificaciĂłn y ProgramaciĂłn de la Presidencia de la RepĂșblica (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
Bibliography
- Solano, Luis (2012). "ContextualizaciĂłn histĂłrica de la Franja Transversal del Norte (FTN)" (PDF). Centro de Estudios y DocumentaciĂłn de la Frontera Occidental de Guatemala, CEDFOG (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
External links
Capital: CobĂĄn | ||
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