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'''Huehuetenango''' ({{IPA |
'''Huehuetenango''' ({{IPA|es|weweteˈnaŋɡo|}}) is a [[city]] and municipality in the [[highland]]s of western [[Guatemala]]. It is also the capital of the department of [[Huehuetenango Department|Huehuetenango]]. The city is situated {{convert|269|km|mi}} from [[Guatemala City]], and is the last departmental capital on the [[Pan-American Highway]] before the Mexican border at [[La Mesilla]]. Its primary export is coffee. |
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==Overview== |
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Huehuetenango (originally called ''Xinabajul'' in the [[Mam language]]) was already a [[Maya civilization|Maya]] settlement before the [[Spain|Spanish]] conquest of the fortified city of [[Zaculeu]], which was the [[Pre-Columbian]] capital of the Mam kingdom situated just a few kilometers from Xinabahul. 'Huehuetenango' means ''place of the ancients (or ancestors)'' in [[Nahuatl language|Nahuatl]], which is the name [[Gonzalo de Alvarado]] adopted from his [[Nahua peoples|Nahua]] allies when Zaculeu and Xinabahul were conquered. |
Huehuetenango (originally called ''Xinabajul'' in the [[Mam language]]) was already a [[Maya civilization|Maya]] settlement before the [[Spain|Spanish]] conquest of the fortified city of [[Zaculeu]], which was the [[Pre-Columbian]] capital of the Mam kingdom situated just a few kilometers from Xinabahul. 'Huehuetenango' means ''place of the ancients (or ancestors)'' in [[Nahuatl language|Nahuatl]], which is the name [[Gonzalo de Alvarado]] adopted from his [[Nahua peoples|Nahua]] allies when Zaculeu and Xinabahul were conquered. |
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| Nov record high C = 29.6 |
| Nov record high C = 29.6 |
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| Dec record high C = 30.2 |
| Dec record high C = 30.2 |
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| Jan high C = 24.6 |
| Jan high C = 24.6 |
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| Feb high C = 26.1 |
| Feb high C = 26.1 |
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|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Huehuetenango |
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Huehuetenango |
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|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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|access-date = 1 February 2024}}</ref> |
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Former [[President of Guatemala|president]] [[Efraín Ríos Montt]] was born in Huehuetenango (in 1926). His younger brother, [[Mario Enrique Ríos Montt]] the emeritus auxiliary bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala]] in 1932. |
Former [[President of Guatemala|president]] [[Efraín Ríos Montt]] was born in Huehuetenango (in 1926). His younger brother, [[Mario Enrique Ríos Montt]] the emeritus auxiliary bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala]] in 1932. |
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Latest revision as of 19:38, 18 November 2024
Huehuetenango
Xinabahul | |
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Municipality | |
 The city center of Huehuetenango | |
| Nickname: Huehue | |
  Huehuetenango Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 15°18′53″N 91°28′34″W / 15.31472°N 91.47611°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  Huehuetenango |
| Municipality | Huehuetenango |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gustavo Cano[1] (Lidet) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 222 km2 (86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,901 m (6,237 ft) |
| Population (census 2018)[2] | |
• Municipality | 117,818 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 117,818 |
| • Ethnicities | Mam Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Climate | Cwb |
Huehuetenango ([weweteˈnaŋɡo]) is a city and municipality in the highlands of western Guatemala. It is also the capital of the department of Huehuetenango. The city is situated 269 kilometres (167 mi) from Guatemala City, and is the last departmental capital on the Pan-American Highway before the Mexican border at La Mesilla. Its primary export is coffee.
Overview
[edit] | This section relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2021) |
Huehuetenango (originally called Xinabajul in the Mam language) was already a Maya settlement before the Spanish conquest of the fortified city of Zaculeu, which was the Pre-Columbian capital of the Mam kingdom situated just a few kilometers from Xinabahul. 'Huehuetenango' means place of the ancients (or ancestors) in Nahuatl, which is the name Gonzalo de Alvarado adopted from his Nahua allies when Zaculeu and Xinabahul were conquered.
Many people of Mam descent still live in and around Huehuetenango, and the nearby ruins of Zaculeu have become a tourist attraction. The ruins are markedly distinct from other Maya archeological sites; the original unearthed stones, comprising only a small portion of the original structures, were coated with plaster during restoration works carried out in the 1940s. There is also a small museum at Zaculeu that includes statues and small artifacts found on the site.
Huehuetenango Airport (IATA: HUG , ICAO: MGHT ) is within the city and has a paved 825 metres (2,707 ft) runway and a small terminal building. There are currently no scheduled airline flights.[4]
Climate
[edit]The city has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb), with warm summers and mild winters.[5]
| Climate data for Huehuetenango (Huehuetenango Airport) (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.6 (0.18) |
3.7 (0.15) |
17.4 (0.69) |
56.8 (2.24) |
131.0 (5.16) |
216.0 (8.50) |
94.2 (3.71) |
133.1 (5.24) |
231.4 (9.11) |
129.6 (5.10) |
29.1 (1.15) |
8.7 (0.34) |
1,055.6 (41.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 12.4 | 18.0 | 10.1 | 11.9 | 18.3 | 12.4 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 96.4 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
Sports
[edit]The city currently boasts one Guatemalan top level football side Xinabajul in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala.
Notable people
[edit]Former president Efraín Ríos Montt was born in Huehuetenango (in 1926). His younger brother, Mario Enrique Ríos Montt the emeritus auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala in 1932.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Resultados de elección de Alcades Huehuetenango realizadas en el año 2015
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of major cities in Guatemala
- ^ "Huehuetenango - Guatemala". World Airport Codes. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Huehuetenango climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Huehuetenango weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Huehuetenango". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
External links
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Media related to Huehuetenango, Huehuetenango at Wikimedia Commons
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