Jocotán

Jocotán is a town and municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala.[1]

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

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

2001 famine
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]

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, 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

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
Average high °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)
Average low °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

Jocotán is surrounded by Chiquimula Department municipalities, except at North, where it borders Zacapa:[5]

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See also

Notes and references

    References
    1. Fernández Lacayo 2007, p. 3
    2. Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
    3. "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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
    4. "Climate: Jocotán". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
    5. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

    Bibliography
    • Media related to Jocotán at Wikimedia Commons
    • Página del Municipio de Jocotán:
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