Chinautla

Chinautla (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃiˈnawtla]) is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. The city has a population of 104,972 (2018 census)[5] making it the fourteenth largest city in the country and the seventh largest in the Guatemala Department.

Chinautla
Municipality
Native residence in Chinautla in 1897Photograph by Alberto G. Valdeavellano
Native residence in Chinautla in 1897
Photograph by Alberto G. Valdeavellano[2]
Chinautla is located in Guatemala
Chinautla
Chinautla
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°42′0″N 90°30′0″W
Country Guatemala
DepartmentGuatemala
Government
 • Mayor (2016-2020)Brenda del Cid Medrano[3] (LIDER)
Area
 • Municipality21.7 sq mi (56.3 km2)
Elevation
4,042 ft (1,232 m)
Population
 (2018 census)[4]
 • Municipality114,752
 • Density5,300/sq mi (2,000/km2)
 • Urban
104,972
ClimateAw

Administrative division

Chinautla has eleven villages:[6]

  1. Los Jocotales
  2. San Martín
  3. San José Buena Vista
  4. El Durazno
  5. Tres Sabanas
  6. Las Lomas
  7. Cumbre de Guayabo
  8. San Antonio las Flores
  9. San Rafael las Flores
  10. La Laguneta
  11. El Chan
  12. Concepción Sacojito[7]

Climate

Chinautla has tropical climate (Köppen: Aw).

Climate data for Chinautla
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 25.8
(78.4)		 26.8
(80.2)		 28.3
(82.9)		 28.7
(83.7)		 28.4
(83.1)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.0
(78.8)		 25.8
(78.4)		 25.5
(77.9)		 26.9
(80.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.6
(67.3)		 20.3
(68.5)		 21.6
(70.9)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.2
(72.0)		 21.9
(71.4)		 22.0
(71.6)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21.1
(70.0)		 20.4
(68.7)		 19.6
(67.3)		 21.3
(70.3)
Average low °C (°F) 13.5
(56.3)		 13.9
(57.0)		 15.0
(59.0)		 16.3
(61.3)		 17.0
(62.6)		 17.4
(63.3)		 17.1
(62.8)		 16.9
(62.4)		 16.8
(62.2)		 16.2
(61.2)		 15.0
(59.0)		 13.7
(56.7)		 15.7
(60.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1
(0.0)		 2
(0.1)		 5
(0.2)		 25
(1.0)		 103
(4.1)		 207
(8.1)		 187
(7.4)		 132
(5.2)		 211
(8.3)		 96
(3.8)		 16
(0.6)		 2
(0.1)		 987
(38.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[8]

Geographic location

Located at the center of Guatemala Department, it is surrounded by municipalities of that department only:[6]

See also

Notes and references

    References
    1. Valdeavellano, Alberto G. (1897). "Indígenas de Chinautla". La Ilustración Guatemalteca (in Spanish). Guatemala. I (15). Retrieved 19 October 2015.
    2. Valdeavellano, Alberto G. (1897). "Indígenas de Chinautla". La Ilustración Guatemalteca (in Spanish). Guatemala. I (15). Retrieved 19 October 2015.
    3. "Alcaldes de la zona metropolitana empiezan a definirse". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
    4. Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
    5. Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Guatemala
    6. "Municipios del departamento de Guatemala". SEGEPLAN (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
    7. "Monografía de Chinautla" (PDF). Municipalidad de Chinautla (in Spanish). Chinautla, Guatemala. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
    8. "Climate: Chinautla". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

    Bibliography

    Further reading

    Medrano Family (in Spanish)
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