Masagua

Masagua (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈsaɣwa]) is a town, with a population of 16,797 (2018 census),[3] and a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. In 2008 began construction for a massive power generation plant se property of Jaguar Energy in the municipality.[4]

Masagua
Municipality and town
Masagua is located in Guatemala
Masagua
Masagua
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°12′00″N 90°51′00″W
Country Guatemala
Settled1825
Government
  MayorBlanca Alfaro[1]
Area
  Total456 km2 (176 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 census)[2]
  Total45,323
  Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
ClimateAw

Jaguar Energy power plant

Jaguar Energy is a corporation that owns a large coal-based electric generation plant located in Tierra Colorada, Masagua, next to the San Miguel Las Flores community and twenty five km away from Puerto de San José. The company is a subsidiary of the American corporation Ashmore Energy International Ltd.(AEI). It started operations in Guatemala in early 2008 and it plant has an estimated cost of US$750 million, intended to generate 300 MW. The energy produced will be sold to Energuate, the larger power distributor in Guatemala, a subsidiary of the British inversment firm ACTIS.[4]

Climate

Masagua has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).

Climate data for Masagua
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 33.2
(91.8)
33.6
(92.5)
34.6
(94.3)
34.7
(94.5)
34.0
(93.2)
32.7
(90.9)
33.0
(91.4)
32.9
(91.2)
32.0
(89.6)
31.9
(89.4)
32.2
(90.0)
32.7
(90.9)
33.1
(91.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9)
27.1
(80.8)
28.2
(82.8)
28.7
(83.7)
28.7
(83.7)
27.9
(82.2)
28.1
(82.6)
27.9
(82.2)
27.4
(81.3)
26.8
(80.2)
26.8
(80.2)
26.7
(80.1)
27.6
(81.6)
Average low °C (°F) 20.1
(68.2)
20.6
(69.1)
21.9
(71.4)
22.7
(72.9)
23.4
(74.1)
23.2
(73.8)
23.3
(73.9)
23.0
(73.4)
22.8
(73.0)
21.7
(71.1)
21.4
(70.5)
20.7
(69.3)
22.1
(71.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4
(0.2)
4
(0.2)
19
(0.7)
76
(3.0)
273
(10.7)
394
(15.5)
317
(12.5)
219
(8.6)
451
(17.8)
399
(15.7)
81
(3.2)
10
(0.4)
2,247
(88.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

Geographic location

Borders

Masagua is situated 15 km from Escuintla. It is one of the municipalities that is enclosed within the Escuintla Department.

See also

References

  1. Prensa Libre (2011). "Ganadores del poder local en las elecciones de Guatemala 2011" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  2. Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  3. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
  4. Solano, Luis (13 July 2015). "Jaguar Energy: un multimillonario negocio en juego". Albedrío; Centro de Medios Independientes. Guatemala. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. "Climate: Masagua". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  6. SEGEPLAN (n.d.). "Municipios de Escuintla, Guatemala". Secretaría General de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia de la República (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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