Chinique

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Chinique
Country Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
Department El Quiche Flag (GUATEMALA).png El Quiché
Municipality Chinique de las Flores
Government
  Type Municipal
Area
  City
16 sq mi (41 km2)
Highest elevation
7,580 ft (2,310 m)
Lowest elevation
3,924 ft (1,196 m)
Population
 (Census 2002)
  City
8,009
   Urban
2,290
  Ethnicities
K'iche' Ladino
  Religions
Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
Climate Cwb
Website http://www.inforpressca.com/chinique/

Chinique, from the Kʼicheʼ language «chinic´aj taka´aj», [1] is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. [2] In 1892 Alfred Maudslay and his wife Anne reported that the place was a small group of houses made from adobe with thatched roofs. [3] Its population as of 2023 is 14,052. [4]

References

  1. XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002) Instituto Nacional de Estadística
  2. Tetzagüic, Manuel de Jesús Salazar (2003). Culturas e interculturalidad de Guatemala. Universidad Rafael Landírvar. p. 6.
  3. A Glimpse at Guatemala by Maudslay and Maudslay Published in 1899, page 75
  4. "Chinique (Municipality, Guatemala) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
Climate data for Chinique
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)19.8
(67.6)
21.0
(69.8)
22.5
(72.5)
23.3
(73.9)
23.0
(73.4)
21.6
(70.9)
21.3
(70.3)
22.0
(71.6)
21.6
(70.9)
20.8
(69.4)
20.6
(69.1)
20.2
(68.4)
21.5
(70.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)14.0
(57.2)
14.6
(58.3)
16.0
(60.8)
17.0
(62.6)
17.6
(63.7)
17.0
(62.6)
16.5
(61.7)
16.6
(61.9)
16.6
(61.9)
16.0
(60.8)
15.0
(59.0)
14.4
(57.9)
15.9
(60.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)8.2
(46.8)
8.3
(46.9)
9.5
(49.1)
10.8
(51.4)
12.3
(54.1)
12.5
(54.5)
11.8
(53.2)
11.2
(52.2)
11.6
(52.9)
11.2
(52.2)
9.4
(48.9)
8.6
(47.5)
10.5
(50.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)6
(0.2)
5
(0.2)
12
(0.5)
33
(1.3)
90
(3.5)
239
(9.4)
180
(7.1)
173
(6.8)
193
(7.6)
125
(4.9)
41
(1.6)
5
(0.2)
1,102
(43.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org [1]

  1. "Climate: Chinique". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 1 November 2015.