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'''Jocotán''' is a [[municipality]] in the [[Chiquimula Department|Chiquimula]] [[Departments of Guatemala|department]] of [[Guatemala]]. |
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|leader_title = Mayor (2016-2020) |
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|leader_name = José Fernando Carrera Franco |
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|established_date =1723 |
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|population_total = 66379 |
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'''Jocotán''' is a town and [[Municipalities of Guatemala|municipality]] in the [[Chiquimula Department|Chiquimula department]] of [[Guatemala]].<ref name=FERN/> |
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This town is the location of Radio Chortis, a Roman Catholic radio station funded by Belgian and German Catholics. It broadcasts primarily in Spanish, but there are a few hours a week in the Chortis language, which is still spoken in some isolated areas. |
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Radio Chortis, a Roman Catholic radio station funded by Belgian and German Catholics, is located in the town. It broadcasts primarily in Spanish, but there are a few hours a week in the [[Ch'orti' language]], which is still spoken in some isolated areas. |
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{{Guatemala-geo-stub}} |
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{{Chiquimula Department}} |
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==History== |
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{{coord|14|49|N|89|23|W|display=title|region:GT_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}} |
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===2001 famine=== |
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[[Category:Municipalities of the Chiquimula Department]] |
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{{See also|Alfonso Portillo}} |
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Guatemala]] |
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{{quote box|align=left|width=25%|«If 80% of the population in Guatemala lives in poverty, with that percent, I do not know what is the big fuss about this famine.|President [[Alfonso Portillo]], 2001<ref name=industriall/>}} |
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| caption = Jocotán location in the Corredor Seco (English: [[Dry Corridor]]) in Guatemala |
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| alt = Mapa de Guatemala y del Corredor Seco |
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On 3 August 2001, Jocotán municipality declared yellow code in the area when it learned about the desperate situation that the rural communities were facing imminent famine; the root cause of the crisis were the short raining season, and the decline in the international coffee price.<ref name=industriall>{{cite web|url=http://www.industriall-union.org/es/archive/imf/la-hambruna-y-la-sequia-golpean-a-guatemala-ya-hay-48-muertos |title=La hambruna y la sequía golpean a Guatemala: ya hay 48 muertos |website=Industriall global union |date=14 September 2001 |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020192444/http://www.industriall-union.org/es/archive/imf/la-hambruna-y-la-sequia-golpean-a-guatemala-ya-hay-48-muertos |archive-date=October 20, 2015 }}</ref> [[Alfonso Portillo]]'s government decreed State of Calamity to get international help; officially, 48 deceased were reported, but there were rumors of hundreds of casualties.<ref name=industriall/> |
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== Climate == |
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Jocotán has a [[tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Aw''). |
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|Jan mean C = 23.7 |
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|Feb mean C = 24.7 |
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|Mar mean C = 26.7 |
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|Apr mean C = 27.5 |
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|May mean C = 27.6 |
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|Jun mean C = 26.3 |
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|Jul mean C = 26.0 |
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|Aug mean C = 26.0 |
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|Sep mean C = 25.7 |
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|Oct mean C = 25.2 |
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|Nov mean C = 24.3 |
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|Dec mean C = 23.5 |
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|year mean C = |
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|Jan high C = 29.4 |
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|Feb high C = 30.7 |
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|Mar high C = 33.4 |
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|Apr high C = 34.0 |
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|May high C = 33.7 |
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|Jun high C = 31.6 |
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|Jul high C = 31.1 |
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|Aug high C = 31.5 |
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|Sep high C = 30.9 |
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|Oct high C = 30.3 |
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|Nov high C = 29.4 |
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|Dec high C = 28.7 |
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|year high C = |
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|Jan low C = 18.0 |
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|Feb low C = 18.7 |
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|Mar low C = 20.0 |
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|Apr low C = 21.1 |
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|May low C = 21.5 |
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|Jun low C = 21.0 |
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|Jul low C = 20.9 |
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|Aug low C = 20.6 |
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|Sep low C = 20.6 |
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|Oct low C = 20.2 |
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|Nov low C = 19.2 |
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|Dec low C = 18.4 |
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|Jan precipitation mm = 3 |
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|Feb precipitation mm = 4 |
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|Mar precipitation mm = 7 |
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|Apr precipitation mm = 16 |
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|May precipitation mm = 91 |
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|Jun precipitation mm = 196 |
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|Jul precipitation mm = 144 |
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|Aug precipitation mm = 145 |
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|Sep precipitation mm = 180 |
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|Oct precipitation mm = 90 |
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|Nov precipitation mm = 21 |
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|Dec precipitation mm = 9 |
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|source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref name="Climate-Data.org"> |
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{{cite web|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/54080/ |
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|title= Climate: Jocotán |
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|access-date= 19 October 2015 |
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|website= Climate-Data.org}}</ref> |
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}} |
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==Geographic location== |
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Jocotán is surrounded by [[Chiquimula Department]] municipalities, except at North, where it borders Zacapa:<ref name=segeplan/> |
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{{Geographic location |
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|Center=Jocotán |
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|North=[[Zacapa]], [[Zacapa Department]] |
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|West=[[Chiquimula]] and [[San Juan Ermita]] |
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|Northeast=Camotán |
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|East=[[Camotán]] and [[Esquipulas]]<ref name=segeplan>{{cite web|author=SEGEPLAN |website=Secretaría de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia |url=http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=5:chiquimula&Itemid=333 |title=Municipios del departamento de Chiquimula |access-date=20 October 2015 |location=Guatemala |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707084131/http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=5%3Achiquimula&Itemid=333 |archive-date= 7 July 2015 }}</ref> |
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|South=[[Olopa]] |
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|Southwest=[[San Juan Ermita]] |
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}} |
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==See also== |
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* {{Portal-inline|Guatemala}} |
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* {{Portal-inline|Geography}} |
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* [[List of places in Guatemala]] |
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==Notes and references== |
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{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}} |
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===References=== |
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===Bibliography=== |
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{{Refbegin}} |
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* {{cite book|last=Fernández Lacayo|first=Alvaro Gabriel|title=Apoyo a la docencia en el Instituto Técnico en Recursos Naturales Maya Chortí e investigación relacionado con la evaluación de cinco tratamientos de blanqueado de la hoja de palma (Sabal guatemalensis Beccari) en apoyo a la Asociación de Artesanos Ajpat´nar Chortí en el municipio de Jocotán, Chiquimula, de Febrero de 2004 a Noviembre de 2004|series=Tesis|url=http://biblioteca.usac.edu.gt/tesis/01/01_2364.pdf|year=2007|publisher=[[Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala]]|location=Guatemala|language=es}} |
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{{Refend}} |
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== External links == |
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{{Refbegin}} |
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* {{Commons category-inline|Jocotán}} |
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* Página del Municipio de Jocotán: [http://munijocotan.com/] |
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{{Refend}} |
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{{Chiquimula Department}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
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[[Category:Municipalities of the Chiquimula Department]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:09, 4 June 2023
Jocotán | |
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Municipality and town | |
  Jocotán Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°49′0″N 89°23′0″W / 14.81667°N 89.38333°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Guatemala |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016-2020) | José Fernando Carrera Franco (Partido Patriota) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 91 sq mi (235 km2) |
| Population (2018 census)[2] | |
| • Municipality and town | 66,379 |
| • Density | 730/sq mi (280/km2) |
| • Urban | 8,387 |
| Climate | Aw |
Jocotán is a town and municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala.[1]
Radio Chortis, a Roman Catholic radio station funded by Belgian and German Catholics, is located in the town. It broadcasts primarily in Spanish, but there are a few hours a week in the Ch'orti' language, which is still spoken in some isolated areas.
History[edit]
2001 famine[edit]
«If 80% of the population in Guatemala lives in poverty, with that percent, I do not know what is the big fuss about this famine.
President Alfonso Portillo, 2001[3]
Jocotán
Jocotán location in the Corredor Seco (English: Dry Corridor) in Guatemala
On 3 August 2001, Jocotán municipality declared yellow code in the area when it learned about the desperate situation that the rural communities were facing imminent famine; the root cause of the crisis were the short raining season, and the decline in the international coffee price.[3] Alfonso Portillo's government decreed State of Calamity to get international help; officially, 48 deceased were reported, but there were rumors of hundreds of casualties.[3]
Climate[edit]
Jocotán has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).
| Climate data for Jocotán | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.4 (84.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
31.2 (88.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) |
4 (0.2) |
7 (0.3) |
16 (0.6) |
91 (3.6) |
196 (7.7) |
144 (5.7) |
145 (5.7) |
180 (7.1) |
90 (3.5) |
21 (0.8) |
9 (0.4) |
906 (35.7) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
Geographic location[edit]
Jocotán is surrounded by Chiquimula Department municipalities, except at North, where it borders Zacapa:[5]
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See also[edit]
Notes and references[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Fernández Lacayo 2007, p. 3
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- ^ a b c "La hambruna y la sequía golpean a Guatemala: ya hay 48 muertos". Industriall global union (in Spanish). 14 September 2001. Archived from the original on October 20, 2015.
- ^ "Climate: Jocotán". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ a b SEGEPLAN. "Municipios del departamento de Chiquimula". Secretaría de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
Bibliography[edit]
- Fernández Lacayo, Alvaro Gabriel (2007). Apoyo a la docencia en el Instituto Técnico en Recursos Naturales Maya Chortí e investigación relacionado con la evaluación de cinco tratamientos de blanqueado de la hoja de palma (Sabal guatemalensis Beccari) en apoyo a la Asociación de Artesanos Ajpat´nar Chortí en el municipio de Jocotán, Chiquimula, de Febrero de 2004 a Noviembre de 2004 (PDF). Tesis (in Spanish). Guatemala: Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala.
External links[edit]
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