Patzún

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Patzún
Municipality
Parque y Municipalidad al fondo.jpg
Central Plaza and town hall
Guatemala location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Patzún
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°41′N91°01′W / 14.683°N 91.017°W / 14.683; -91.017
Country Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
Department Vlagchimaltenango.gif Chimaltenango
Government
  Major (2016-2020)Reyes Patal Yos [1]
Area
  Total64 sq mi (166 km2)
Population
 (2018 census) [2]
  Total58,240
  Density910/sq mi (350/km2)
Climate Cwb

Patzún (Spanish pronunciation: [patˈsun] ) is a town, with a population of 26,632 (2018 census) [3] and a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala.

Contents

History

Originally a Kaqchikel village founded in the 12th century, it belong to the Iximche kingdom until the latter was conquered by the Spaniards in the 1520s. From then it was under the jurisdiction of the Franciscans and remain such for the most part of the Spanish Colony.

In 1895, the town was visited by archeologist Alfred Percival Maudslay and his wife, Anne Cary Maudslay. Maudslay's wife described it in their book A glimpse at Guatemala.

Climate

Patzún has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).

Climate data for Patzún
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)19.4
(66.9)
20.3
(68.5)
21.7
(71.1)
22.5
(72.5)
21.9
(71.4)
20.4
(68.7)
20.6
(69.1)
21.1
(70.0)
20.2
(68.4)
19.9
(67.8)
19.6
(67.3)
19.4
(66.9)
20.6
(69.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)13.3
(55.9)
13.9
(57.0)
15.2
(59.4)
16.4
(61.5)
16.9
(62.4)
16.3
(61.3)
16.2
(61.2)
16.2
(61.2)
15.7
(60.3)
15.4
(59.7)
14.1
(57.4)
13.6
(56.5)
15.3
(59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)7.3
(45.1)
7.5
(45.5)
8.7
(47.7)
10.4
(50.7)
12.0
(53.6)
12.2
(54.0)
11.8
(53.2)
11.3
(52.3)
11.3
(52.3)
10.9
(51.6)
8.7
(47.7)
7.8
(46.0)
10.0
(50.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)2
(0.1)
4
(0.2)
6
(0.2)
35
(1.4)
112
(4.4)
287
(11.3)
204
(8.0)
226
(8.9)
319
(12.6)
150
(5.9)
35
(1.4)
6
(0.2)
1,386
(54.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org [4]

Geographic location

It is almost completely surrounded by Chimaltenango Department municipalities:

See also

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References

  1. "Alcaldes electos en el departamento de Chimaltenango". Municipalidades de Guatemala (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  2. Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities
  3. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
  4. "Climate: Patzún". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 SEGEPLAN (2010). "Municipios de Chimaltenango" (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

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