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 is located in Guatemala
San Vicente Pacaya
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]

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 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
    4. "Ixcanul está en casa". ElPeriódico (in Spanish). Guatemala. 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
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