Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango
| Coatepeque | |
|---|---|
| Municipality and town | |
  Coatepeque | |
| Coordinates: 14°42′N 91°52′W / 14.700°N 91.867°WCoordinates: 14°42′N 91°52′W / 14.700°N 91.867°W | |
| Country |
 Guatemala |
| Department |
 Quetzaltenango |
| Area | |
| • Total | 164 sq mi (426 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,634 ft (498 m) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 41,294 |
| Time zone | Central Time (UTC+6) |
| Climate | Am |
Coatepeque (Spanish pronunciation: [koateˈpeke]) is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 41.294.[1]
Archaeology
Takalik Abaj is nearby.
Sports
Deportivo Coatepeque football club play in the Liga Nacional -the Major National League- of Guatemalan Football. The Serpientes Rojas -est. 1967- play their home games in the Israel Barrios Stadium (capacity 24,000, natural grass turf)[2]
Climate
Coatepeque has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Am).
| Climate data for Coatepeque | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.2 (90) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.07 (87.92) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.0 (77) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.3 (77.54) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.58 (67.25) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.71) |
24 (0.94) |
68 (2.68) |
195 (7.68) |
417 (16.42) |
666 (26.22) |
496 (19.53) |
614 (24.17) |
694 (27.32) |
648 (25.51) |
154 (6.06) |
37 (1.46) |
4,031 (158.7) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Geographic location
Coatepeque urban area has 22 neighborhood and its rural area has 15 middle size villages and 25 small size ones.
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Nuevo Progreso and El Quetzal, San Marcos municipalities Colomba Costa Cuca, Quetzaltenango municipality |
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| Pajapita, Ocós and Tecún Umán, San Marcos municipalities |  |
Flores Costa Cuca, Quetzaltenango municipality[4] | ||
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| Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu municipality Génova, Quetzaltenango municipality Ocós, San Marcos municipality[4] |
References
- ↑ http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=gamelan&srt=pnan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-93
- ↑ Stadiums in Guatemala - World Stadiums
- ↑ "Climate: Coatepeque". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Departamento de Quetzaltenango". SEGEPLAN (in Spanish). Guatemala. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015.
External links
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