Chinautla

Coordinates: 14°42′0″N 90°30′0″W / 14.70000°N 90.50000°W / 14.70000; -90.50000
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Chinautla
Municipality
Native residence in Chinautla in 1897 Photograph by Alberto G. Valdeavellano[1]
Native residence in Chinautla in 1897
Photograph by Alberto G. Valdeavellano[1]
Chinautla is located in Guatemala
Chinautla
Chinautla
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°42′0″N 90°30′0″W / 14.70000°N 90.50000°W / 14.70000; -90.50000
Country Guatemala
DepartmentGuatemala
Government
 • Mayor (2016-2020)Brenda del Cid Medrano[2] (LIDER)
Area
 • Municipality21.7 sq mi (56.3 km2)
Elevation
4,042 ft (1,232 m)
Population
 (2018 census)[3]
 • Municipality114,752
 • Density5,300/sq mi (2,000/km2)
 • Urban
104,972
ClimateAw

Chinautla (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃiˈnawtla]) is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. The city has a population of 104,972 (2018 census)[4] making it the fourteenth largest city in the country and the seventh largest in the Guatemala Department.

Administrative division[edit]

Chinautla has eleven villages:[5]

  1. Los Jocotales
  2. San Martín
  3. San José Buena Vista
  4. El Durazno
  5. Tres Sabanas
  6. Las Lomas
  7. Cumbre de Guayabo
  8. San Antonio las Flores
  9. San Rafael las Flores
  10. La Laguneta
  11. El Chan
  12. Concepción Sacojito[6]

Climate[edit]

Chinautla has tropical climate (Köppen: Aw).

Climate data for Chinautla
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.8
(78.4)
26.8
(80.2)
28.3
(82.9)
28.7
(83.7)
28.4
(83.1)
27.0
(80.6)
26.8
(80.2)
27.1
(80.8)
26.4
(79.5)
26.0
(78.8)
25.8
(78.4)
25.5
(77.9)
26.9
(80.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.6
(67.3)
20.3
(68.5)
21.6
(70.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.7
(72.9)
22.2
(72.0)
21.9
(71.4)
22.0
(71.6)
21.6
(70.9)
21.1
(70.0)
20.4
(68.7)
19.6
(67.3)
21.3
(70.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.5
(56.3)
13.9
(57.0)
15.0
(59.0)
16.3
(61.3)
17.0
(62.6)
17.4
(63.3)
17.1
(62.8)
16.9
(62.4)
16.8
(62.2)
16.2
(61.2)
15.0
(59.0)
13.7
(56.7)
15.7
(60.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1
(0.0)
2
(0.1)
5
(0.2)
25
(1.0)
103
(4.1)
207
(8.1)
187
(7.4)
132
(5.2)
211
(8.3)
96
(3.8)
16
(0.6)
2
(0.1)
987
(38.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[7]

Geographic location[edit]

Located at the center of Guatemala Department, it is surrounded by municipalities of that department only:[5]

See also[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Valdeavellano, Alberto G. (1897). "Indígenas de Chinautla". La Ilustración Guatemalteca (in Spanish). I (15). Guatemala. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Alcaldes de la zona metropolitana empiezan a definirse". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  4. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Guatemala
  5. ^ a b c d "Municipios del departamento de Guatemala". SEGEPLAN (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Monografía de Chinautla" (PDF). Municipalidad de Chinautla (in Spanish). Chinautla, Guatemala. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Climate: Chinautla". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

Bibliography[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Medrano Family (in Spanish)[edit]

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