San Pedro Carchá

San Pedro Carchá
Municipality
Municipal palace, San Pedro Carchá, 1980
Municipal palace, San Pedro Carchá, 1980
Flag of San Pedro Carchá
Flag
Coat of arms of San Pedro Carchá
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Carchá
San Pedro Carchá is located in Guatemala
San Pedro Carchá
San Pedro Carchá
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 15°28′38″N 90°18′38″W / 15.47722°N 90.31056°W / 15.47722; -90.31056
Country Guatemala
Department Alta Verapaz
MunicipalitySan Pedro Carchá
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • MayorVíctor Hugo Cifuentes (UNE)
Area
 • Municipality
1,310 km2 (510 sq mi)
Elevation
1,282 m (4,206 ft)
Highest elevation
2,100 m (6,900 ft)
Lowest elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018)[1]
 • Municipality
235,275
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
 • Urban
16,353
 • Ethnicities
Q'eqchi' Poqomchi' Ladino
 • Religions
Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
ClimateCfb
Websitemunicipal site

San Pedro Carchá, usually referred to as Carchá, is a town and a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. The municipality covers an area of 1,310 km2 (510 sq mi) and is situated at 1,282 m above sea level.[2]

At the 2018 census, the population of the municipality was 235,275 and that of the town of Carchá was 16,353.[3][4]

Sports

Deportivo Carchá football club play their home games in the Estadio Juan Ramon Ponce Guay. They have played in Guatemala's top division from 1998 to 2001.[citation needed]

Franja Transversal del Norte

Main article: Franja Transversal del Norte
San Pedro Carchá is located in Guatemala
San Pedro Carchá
San Pedro Carchá
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Location of San Pedro Carchá in Franja Transversal del Norte

The Northern Transversal Strip was officially created during the government of General Carlos Arana Osorio in 1970, by Legislative Decree 60–70, for agricultural development.[5] The decree literally said: "It is of public interest and national emergency, the establishment of Agrarian Development Zones in the area included within the municipalities: San Ana Huista, San Antonio Huista, Nentón, Jacaltenango, San Mateo Ixtatán, and Santa Cruz Barillas in Huehuetenango; Chajul and San Miguel Uspantán in Quiché; Cobán, Chisec, San Pedro Carchá, Lanquín, Senahú, Cahabón and Chahal, in Alta Verapaz and the entire department of Izabal."[6]

Climate

San Pedro Carchá has a warm and temperate climate (Köppen: Cfb).

Climate data for San Pedro Carchá
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7) 		17.4
(63.3) 		18.7
(65.7) 		19.7
(67.5) 		20.4
(68.7) 		20.4
(68.7) 		20.0
(68.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		19.0
(66.2) 		18.0
(64.4) 		16.9
(62.4) 		18.9
(66.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 128
(5.0) 		99
(3.9) 		111
(4.4) 		105
(4.1) 		183
(7.2) 		309
(12.2) 		266
(10.5) 		238
(9.4) 		306
(12.0) 		318
(12.5) 		235
(9.3) 		146
(5.7) 		2,444
(96.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[7]

Geographic location

San Pedro Carchá is completely surrounded by Alta Verapaz department municipalities:

  • San Pedro Carcha Church
    San Pedro Carcha Church

Notes and references

References

  1. ^ "Guatemala: Administrative Division (Departments and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  2. ^ "San Pedro Carchá - Ubicación". inforpressca.com. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  3. ^ "San Pedro Carchá". inforpressca.com. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  4. ^ "Guatemala: Departments, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  5. ^ "Franja Transversal del Norte". Wikiguate. Guatemala. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  6. ^ Solano 2012, p. 15.
  7. ^ "Climate: San Pedro Carchá". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  8. ^ a b c SEGEPLAN. "Municipios de Alta Verapaz, Guatemala". Secretaría General de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia de la República. Guatemala. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

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