Jocotán: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 14°49′0″N 89°23′0″W / 14.81667°N 89.38333°W / 14.81667; -89.38333
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Bot: Removing Commons:File:Cataratas de Guaraquiche.jpg (en). It was deleted on Commons by Didym (Missing essential information such as license, [[C...
m "facing" was typed twice.
 
(27 intermediate revisions by 19 users not shown)
Line 6: Line 6:
|native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English -->
|native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English -->
|nickname =
|nickname =
|settlement_type = <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)-->
|settlement_type = Municipality and town
|motto =
|motto =
<!-- images and maps ----------->
<!-- images and maps ----------->
|image_skyline = Iglesia Jocotan.jpg
|image_skyline =
|imagesize =
|imagesize =
|image_caption = Central plaza an colonial catholic church
|image_caption = Central plaza an colonial catholic church
Line 37: Line 37:
|pushpin_map_caption1= Location in Chiquimula Department
|pushpin_map_caption1= Location in Chiquimula Department
<!-- Location ------------------>
<!-- Location ------------------>
|coordinates_region = GT
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = [[Image:Flag of Guatemala.svg|25px]] [[Guatemala]]
|subdivision_name = [[Image:Flag of Guatemala.svg|25px]] [[Guatemala]]
Line 72: Line 71:
|unit_pref =Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired-->
|unit_pref =Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired-->
|area_footnotes =<ref name="FERN">{{harvnb|Fernández Lacayo|2007|p=3}}</ref>
|area_footnotes =<ref name="FERN">{{harvnb|Fernández Lacayo|2007|p=3}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 148
|area_total_km2 = 235
|area_land_km2 =
|area_land_km2 =
|area_water_km2 =
|area_water_km2 =
Line 87: Line 86:
|area_blank1_sq_mi =
|area_blank1_sq_mi =
<!-- Population ----------------------->
<!-- Population ----------------------->
|population_as_of = 2002
|population_as_of = 2018 census
|population_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/admin/ Citypopulation.de] Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala</ref>
|population_footnotes =
|population_note =
|population_note = <ref name="INE">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ine.gob.gt/index.php?view=article&catid=42%3Ademografiaypoblacion&id=75%3Acenso2002&option=com_content&Itemid=69|title=XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)|year=2002|website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)|location=Guatemala|language=es|ref=harv}}</ref>
|population_total = 40903
|population_total = 66379
|population_density_km2 = 276.37
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_density_sq_mi =
|population_density_sq_mi =
|population_metro =
|population_metro =
|population_density_metro_km2 =
|population_density_metro_km2 =
|population_density_metro_sq_mi =
|population_density_metro_sq_mi =
|population_urban =
|population_urban = 8387
|population_density_urban_km2 =
|population_density_urban_km2 =
|population_density_urban_sq_mi =
|population_density_urban_sq_mi =
Line 110: Line 109:
|timezone_DST =
|timezone_DST =
|utc_offset_DST =
|utc_offset_DST =
|coordinates = {{coord|14|49|0|N|89|23|0|W|region:GT|display=inline,title}}
|latd= 14 |latm= 49 |lats= 0 |latNS=N
|longd=89|longm=23 |longs=0 |longEW=W
|coordinates_display = display=inline,title
|elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags-->
|elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags-->
|elevation_m =
|elevation_m =
Line 128: Line 125:
}}
}}


'''Jocotán''' is a [[municipality]] in the [[Chiquimula Department|Chiquimula]] [[Departments of Guatemala|department]] of [[Guatemala]].<ref name=FERN/>
'''Jocotán''' is a town and [[Municipalities of Guatemala|municipality]] in the [[Chiquimula Department|Chiquimula department]] of [[Guatemala]].<ref name=FERN/>


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 [[Ch'orti' language|Chortis language]], which is still spoken in some isolated areas.
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==
==History==
Line 142: Line 139:
| width= 200
| width= 200
| float= right
| float= right
| caption = Jocotán location in the Corredor Seco (English: Dry corridor) in Guatemala
| caption = Jocotán location in the Corredor Seco (English: [[Dry Corridor]]) in Guatemala
| alt = Mapa de Guatemala y del Corredor Seco
| alt = Mapa de Guatemala y del Corredor Seco
| label = Jocotán
| label = Jocotán
Line 153: Line 150:
}}
}}


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, 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=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|title=La hambruna y la sequía golpean a Guatemala: ya hay 48 muertos|website=Industriall global union|date=14 September 2001|language=es|ref=harv}}</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/>
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/>


== Climate ==
== Climate ==
Jocotán has tropical climate ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Aw'').
Jocotán has a [[tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Aw'').


{{Weather box
{{Weather box
Line 218: Line 215:
{{cite web|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/54080/
{{cite web|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/54080/
|title= Climate: Jocotán
|title= Climate: Jocotán
|accessdate= 19 October 2015
|access-date= 19 October 2015
|website= Climate-Data.org}}</ref>
|website= Climate-Data.org}}</ref>
}}
}}
Line 232: Line 229:
|West=[[Chiquimula]] and [[San Juan Ermita]]
|West=[[Chiquimula]] and [[San Juan Ermita]]
|Northeast=Camotán
|Northeast=Camotán
|East=[[Camotán]] and [[Esquipulas]]<ref name=segeplan>{{cite web|author=SEGEPLAN|website=Secretaría de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia|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:chiquimula&Itemid=333|title=Municipios del departamento de Chiquimula|accessdate=20 October 2015|location=Guatemala|language=es|ref=harv}}</ref>
|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>
|South=[[Olopa]]
|South=[[Olopa]]
|Southwest=[[San Juan Ermita]]
|Southwest=[[San Juan Ermita]]
Line 249: Line 246:


===Bibliography===
===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
{{Refbegin}}
* {{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|ref=harv}}
* {{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}}
{{refend}}
{{Refend}}


== External links==
== External links ==
{{refbegin}}
{{Refbegin}}
* {{commons category-inline|Jocotán}}
* {{Commons category-inline|Jocotán}}
* Página del Municipio de Jocotán: [http://munijocotan.com/]
* Página del Municipio de Jocotán: [http://munijocotan.com/]
{{refend}}
{{Refend}}


{{Chiquimula Department}}
{{Chiquimula Department}}
{{Authority control}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Jocotan}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jocotan}}
[[Category:Municipalities of the Chiquimula Department]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the Chiquimula Department]]
[[Category:Populated places in Guatemala]]

Latest revision as of 15:09, 4 June 2023

Jocotán
Municipality and town
Jocotán is located in Guatemala
Jocotán
Jocotán
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°49′0″N 89°23′0″W / 14.81667°N 89.38333°W / 14.81667; -89.38333
Country Guatemala
DepartmentGuatemala
Government
 • Mayor (2016-2020)José Fernando Carrera Franco (Partido Patriota)
Area
[1]
 • Municipality and town91 sq mi (235 km2)
Population
 (2018 census)[2]
 • Municipality and town66,379
 • Density730/sq mi (280/km2)
 • Urban
8,387
ClimateAw

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]

See also: Alfonso Portillo

«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]

Mapa de Guatemala y del Corredor Seco
Mapa de Guatemala y del Corredor Seco
Jocotán
class=notpageimage|
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
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]

See also[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Fernández Lacayo 2007, p. 3
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Climate: Jocotán". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  5. ^ 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]

External links[edit]

  • Media related to Jocotán at Wikimedia Commons
  • Página del Municipio de Jocotán: [1]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jocotán&oldid=1158516542"