Patzún
Municipality in Chimaltenango, Guatemala
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Patzún (Spanish pronunciation: [patˈsun]) is a town, with a population of 26,632 (2018 census)[3] and a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala.
Patzún | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Central Plaza and town hall | |
  Patzún Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°41′N 91°01′W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  Chimaltenango |
| Government | |
| • Major (2016-2020) | Reyes Patal Yos[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 64 sq mi (166 km2) |
| Population (2018 census)[2] | |
• Total | 58,240 |
| • Density | 909/sq mi (351/km2) |
| Climate | Cwb |
History
Originally a Kaqchikel village founded in the 12th century, it belong to the Iximche kingdom until the latter was conquered by the Spaniards in the 1520s. From then it was under the jurisdiction of the Franciscans and remain such for the most part of the Spanish Colony.
In 1895, the town was visited by archeologist Alfred Percival Maudslay and his wife, Anne Cary Maudslay. Maudslay's wife described it in their book A glimpse at Guatemala.
Gallery
Local school girls in 1963
Catholic church in 2006
Climate
Patzún has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).
| Climate data for Patzún | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.6 (69.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2 (0.1) |
4 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
35 (1.4) |
112 (4.4) |
287 (11.3) |
204 (8.0) |
226 (8.9) |
319 (12.6) |
150 (5.9) |
35 (1.4) |
6 (0.2) |
1,386 (54.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
Geographic location
It is almost completely surrounded by Chimaltenango Department municipalities:
