San Vicente Pacaya

San Vicente Pacaya (Spanish pronunciation: [sam biˈsente paˈkaʝa]) is a town and municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala.

San Vicente Pacaya
Municipality
San Vicente Pacaya
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°24′58″N 90°38′21″W
Country Guatemala
Department Escuintla
MunicipalityEscuintla
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
Area
 • Municipality131 km2 (51 sq mi)
Population
 (census 2018)[1]
 • Municipality16,705
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
 • Urban
8,942
 • Religions
Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism
ClimateCwb

Climate

San Vicente Pacaya has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).

Climate data for San Vicente Pacaya
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9)		 24.3
(75.7)		 25.6
(78.1)		 26.0
(78.8)		 25.5
(77.9)		 24.1
(75.4)		 24.2
(75.6)		 24.4
(75.9)		 23.7
(74.7)		 23.5
(74.3)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.0
(73.4)		 24.2
(75.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)		 18.3
(64.9)		 19.3
(66.7)		 20.2
(68.4)		 20.3
(68.5)		 19.9
(67.8)		 19.7
(67.5)		 19.7
(67.5)		 19.4
(66.9)		 19.2
(66.6)		 18.5
(65.3)		 17.7
(63.9)		 19.1
(66.5)
Average low °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6)		 12.3
(54.1)		 13.0
(55.4)		 14.4
(57.9)		 15.2
(59.4)		 15.8
(60.4)		 15.3
(59.5)		 15.1
(59.2)		 15.2
(59.4)		 14.9
(58.8)		 13.7
(56.7)		 12.4
(54.3)		 14.1
(57.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4
(0.2)		 4
(0.2)		 8
(0.3)		 29
(1.1)		 157
(6.2)		 303
(11.9)		 235
(9.3)		 210
(8.3)		 313
(12.3)		 180
(7.1)		 29
(1.1)		 10
(0.4)		 1,482
(58.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

Geographic location

Films

The municipality was the filming location for the Guatemalan movie Ixcanul, from director Jayro Bustamante, a film that had earn international praise and 17 international awards, including several major European circuits. Based on a true story, Ixcanul tells the story of María, a young girl that goes from a peaceful arranged married while working at a coffee plantation near Ixcanul Volcano to dealing with the harsh reality of children traffic and machismo in her society after she unwillingly gets pregnant after a night with her childhood sweetheart.[4]

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See also

Notes and references

    References
    1. Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
    2. "Climate: San Vicente Pacaya". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
    3. SEGEPLAN. "Municipios de Escuintla, Guatemala". Secretaría General de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia de la República (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
    4. "Ixcanul está en casa". ElPeriódico (in Spanish). Guatemala. 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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