Ayutla, San Marcos

Ayutla (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈʝutla]) is a municipality in the San Marcos Department of Guatemala. It is situated along the Suchiate River natural border with Mexico in the southern part of the department. The municipality center is Ciudad Tecún Umán. There is a combined road and rail bridge known as Puente Rodolfo Robles linking Ayutla to Ciudad Hidalgo in Chiapas, Mexico.[3]

Ayutla
Municipality
Main plaza and church in Ciudad Tecún Umán
Ayutla
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°40′41″N 92°08′31″W
Country Guatemala
Department San Marcos
Municipal SeatCiudad Tecún Umán
Government
 • Mayor (2012-2020)Erick Zúñiga[1] (UCN)
Area
 • Municipality125 km2 (48 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 census)[2]
 • Municipality37,049
 • Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
 • Urban
23,574
ClimateAw

There exists a railway, but because of poor maintenance nowadays it is not operational, but there are plans for its restoration.

In December 2019, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Ayutla's mayor, Erick Zúñiga, under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, alleging Zúñiga to be "a major drug trafficker," while also alleging that Zúñiga controls a drug trafficking organization and "supplies cocaine to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel ."[4]

Climate

Ayutla has tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).

Climate data for Ayutla
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 34.5
(94.1)		 34.9
(94.8)		 35.9
(96.6)		 35.8
(96.4)		 35.2
(95.4)		 33.7
(92.7)		 34.2
(93.6)		 34.3
(93.7)		 33.8
(92.8)		 33.8
(92.8)		 33.8
(92.8)		 33.9
(93.0)		 34.5
(94.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)		 27.4
(81.3)		 28.7
(83.7)		 29.3
(84.7)		 29.2
(84.6)		 28.3
(82.9)		 28.5
(83.3)		 28.5
(83.3)		 28.3
(82.9)		 28.3
(82.9)		 27.8
(82.0)		 27.2
(81.0)		 28.2
(82.8)
Average low °C (°F) 19.7
(67.5)		 20.0
(68.0)		 21.5
(70.7)		 22.8
(73.0)		 23.3
(73.9)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.8
(73.0)		 21.8
(71.2)		 20.5
(68.9)		 22.0
(71.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4
(0.2)		 1
(0.0)		 8
(0.3)		 53
(2.1)		 139
(5.5)		 293
(11.5)		 201
(7.9)		 205
(8.1)		 295
(11.6)		 225
(8.9)		 51
(2.0)		 6
(0.2)		 1,481
(58.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

Geographic location
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See also

References
  1. "San Marcos elige autoridades municipales". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  3. Dr. Rodolpho Robles Bridge
  4. "Treasury Sanctions Guatemalan Mayor and His Drug Trafficking Organization". home.treasury.gov. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  5. "Climate: Ayutla". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  6. SEGEPLAN (n.d.). "Municipios del departamento de San Marcos". Secretaría General de Planificación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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