Santa Cruz Barillas
Santa Cruz Barillas Yalmotx | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
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| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Huehuetenango Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 453 sq mi (1,174 km2) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Total | 100,849 |
| • Density | 222.5/sq mi (85.90/km2) |
Santa Cruz Barillas (also known as Yalmotx in Qʼanjobʼal) is a town, with a population of 17,166 (2018 census),[2] and a municipality in the Guatemalandepartment of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 1450 metres above sea level. It covers a terrain of 1,174 km2. The annual festival is April 29-May 4.
Climate
Barillas has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and extremely heavy rainfall from June to August.
| Climate data for Barillas | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.0(77.0) | 25.7(78.3) | 27.3(81.1) | 28.1(82.6) | 27.4(81.3) | 26.2(79.2) | 25.7(78.3) | 26.0(78.8) | 25.8(78.4) | 24.9(76.8) | 25.1(77.2) | 25.0(77.0) | 26.0(78.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.4(65.1) | 18.6(65.5) | 19.9(67.8) | 20.9(69.6) | 20.6(69.1) | 20.5(68.9) | 20.0(68.0) | 20.0(68.0) | 20.0(68.0) | 19.4(66.9) | 19.1(66.4) | 18.8(65.8) | 19.7(67.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.8(53.2) | 11.6(52.9) | 12.6(54.7) | 13.7(56.7) | 13.9(57.0) | 14.8(58.6) | 14.4(57.9) | 14.1(57.4) | 14.3(57.7) | 14.0(57.2) | 13.1(55.6) | 12.6(54.7) | 13.4(56.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 225(8.9) | 150(5.9) | 131(5.2) | 140(5.5) | 233(9.2) | 676(26.6) | 860(33.9) | 649(25.6) | 611(24.1) | 515(20.3) | 331(13.0) | 254(10.0) | 4,775(188.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- ^Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
- ^"Climate: Barillas". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
External links
15°48′05″N91°18′45″W / 15.8014°N 91.3125°W / 15.8014; -91.3125
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