Retalhuleu (department)
The largest Native American group in the state is the K'iche' (Quiché) Maya people. The department contains a number of Pre-Columbian ruins, including Takalik Abaj, and it also contains numerous amusement parks, the most important and known are Xetulul and Xocomil.
Municipalities
The department is divided into nine municipalities:
- Champerico
- El Asintal
- Nuevo San Carlos
- Retalhuleu
- San Andrés Villa Seca
- San Felipe
- San Martín Zapotitlán
- San Sebastián
- Santa Cruz Muluá
Geography
Tropical savanna climates have monthly mean temperature above 18 °C (64 °F) in every month of the year and typically a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60mm (2.36 in) of precipitation. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Aw". (Tropical Savanna Climate).
Climate
| Climate data for Retalhuleu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (87) |
31 (87) |
31 (88) |
32 (89) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (85) |
30 (86) |
29 (85) |
29 (85) |
31 (87) |
31 (87) |
31 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
24 (76) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (76) |
24 (75) |
24 (76) |
24 (76) |
24 (76) |
24 (76) |
| Average precipitation cm (inches) | 5.1 (2) |
2.5 (1) |
5.1 (2) |
7.6 (3) |
20 (8) |
36 (14) |
38 (15) |
36 (14) |
46 (18) |
36 (14) |
15 (6) |
5.1 (2) |
250 (99) |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments in Guatemala
- ^ Climate Summary
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Retalhuleu, Gtatemala". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on April 24, 2013.
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14°32′07″N 91°40′42″W / 14.5353°N 91.6783°W
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