San Cristóbal Cucho
| San Cristóbal Cucho | |
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  San Cristóbal Cucho Location in Guatemala | |
 San Cristóbal Cucho Location in San Marcos Department | |
| Coordinates: 14°54′00″N 91°47′00″W / 14.90000°N 91.78333°W | |
| Country |
 Guatemala |
| Department |
 San Marcos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Baudilio Ricardo Ramírez[1] (Partido Patriota) |
San Cristóbal Cucho is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.It was found on 11 October 1825. It was annexed to San Pedro Sacatepéquez, in 1935, but it was named a municipality again on 12 July 1945.
History
The region was discovered by the Spaniards in the 16th century; soldiers under captain Juan de Dios y Cardona's command found the place. Before that, it had been populated by Mam people. After the arrival of the Spaniards, it was established as an Indian reduction and eventually raised to a municipality on 11 October 1811, and named "San Cristóbal Cucho". It is located to the south of San Marcos Department municipal capital.
Population
As of 2009, San Cristóbal Cucho had 19.443 inhabitants[2] and almost 4.000 home; it has 56 km2 and sits 2730 m above sea level.[3]
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Economy
Economic activity is mostly geared to agriculture, cattle, and commerce.[4]
Political division
The municipality has one town, five villages, seven settlements and four rural settlements (Spanish:cantones).[3]
| Location type | Name |
|---|---|
| Town | San Cristóbal Cucho |
| Villages | Barranca Grande[lower-alpha 1] |
| Las Majadas | |
| San Rafael Gautivil | |
| Rancho del Padre | |
| Settlements | Las Canoas |
| Gautivil | |
| Los Escobar | |
| La Perla | |
| Ixcanante | |
| Las Flores | |
| El Parnaso | |
| Rural settlements | La Esperanza |
| Río Santo | |
| Los Aguilar | |
| Barrel |
Climate
San Cristóbal Cucho has 60% relative humidity on average[6] and temperate climate (Köppen:Cwb).
| Climate data for San Cristóbal Cucho | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.9 (66) |
20.0 (68) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
18.73 (65.72) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.56 (54.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.1 (43) |
8.8 (47.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
6.43 (43.55) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.24) |
6 (0.24) |
27 (1.06) |
68 (2.68) |
242 (9.53) |
359 (14.13) |
271 (10.67) |
298 (11.73) |
345 (13.58) |
236 (9.29) |
23 (0.91) |
14 (0.55) |
1,895 (74.61) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[7] | |||||||||||||
Geographic location
San Cristóbal Cucho is practically surround by San Marcos Department municipalities, except on its East side, where it borders with San Juan Ostuncalco, a Quetzaltenango municipality.
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San Pedro Sacatepéquez | | ||
| San Marcos |  |
San Juan Ostuncalco, Quetzaltenango Department municipality[8] | ||
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| El Quetzal and La Reforma[8] |
See also
- Guatemala portal
- Geography portal
Notes and references
- ↑ Currently split into Barranca Grande El Centro and Barranca Grande El Calvario. These are communities that sit at 1.753 m above sea level and are 12 km away from the municipal capital, 20 km from the department capital, San Marcos and 270 km from the nation capital, Guatemala City. Thanks to its climate, they lead the municipality on coffee, avocado, jocote, and pacaya production.
References
- ↑ "San Marcos elige autoridades municipales". Prensa Libre (in Spanish) (Guatemala). 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ Orrego Pernia 2011, p. 16.
- 1 2 Orrego Pernia 2011, p. 6.
- ↑ Orrego Pernia 2011, p. 12.
- ↑ Orrego Pernia 2011, p. 10.
- ↑ Orrego Pernia 2011, p. 7.
- ↑ "Climate: San Cristóbal Cucho". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- 1 2 SEGEPLAN. "Municipios del departamento de San Marcos". Secretaría General de Planificación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2015.
Bibliography
- Orrego Pernia, Axel Manuel (2011). Municipio de San Cristóbal Cucho, Departamento de San Marcos: diagnóstico administrativo municipal (PDF). Ejercicio profesional supervisado (in Spanish). Guatemala: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala.
External links
- Some information (in Spanish)
Coordinates: 14°54′N 91°47′W / 14.900°N 91.783°W
