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Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa

Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta luˈsi.a kotsumalˈɣwapa]) is a town, with a population of 58,877 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala.

The municipality includes the Cotzumalhuapa archaeological zone, including the pre-Columbian archaeological sites of El Baúl and Bilbao. It is the birthplace of president Carlos Castillo Armas.

Climate

Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Am).

Climate data for Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.3
(88.3)
31.8
(89.2)
32.9
(91.2)
32.9
(91.2)
32.4
(90.3)
31.4
(88.5)
31.4
(88.5)
31.3
(88.3)
30.5
(86.9)
30.5
(86.9)
30.5
(86.9)
31.0
(87.8)
31.5
(88.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.7
(76.5)
25.2
(77.4)
26.3
(79.3)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
26.1
(79.0)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
25.6
(78.1)
25.4
(77.7)
25.0
(77.0)
24.9
(76.8)
25.7
(78.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8)
18.7
(65.7)
19.7
(67.5)
20.5
(68.9)
21.0
(69.8)
20.8
(69.4)
20.7
(69.3)
20.7
(69.3)
20.7
(69.3)
20.3
(68.5)
19.6
(67.3)
18.9
(66.0)
20.0
(68.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12
(0.5)
16
(0.6)
41
(1.6)
114
(4.5)
351
(13.8)
517
(20.4)
415
(16.3)
437
(17.2)
574
(22.6)
502
(19.8)
149
(5.9)
28
(1.1)
3,156
(124.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org

Sports

The town has a team that plays in the Liga Nacional de Guatemala, the top division soccer league in Guatemala.

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
  3. ^ "Climate: Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. ^ SEGEPLAN. "Municipios de Escuintla, Guatemala". Secretaría General de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia de la República. Guatemala. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.