Coatepeque | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
 Seal | |
  Coatepeque  Coatepeque | |
| Coordinates: 14°42′N 91°52′W / 14.700°N 91.867°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  Quetzaltenango |
| Area | |
| • Total | 164 sq mi (426 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,634 ft (498 m) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 105,415 |
| • Density | 640/sq mi (250/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Central Time) |
| Climate | Am |
Coatepeque (Spanish pronunciation: [koateˈpeke]) also known as Village of gardenias is a town and municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. According to the 2018 census, the town of Coatepeque had a population of 37,330.[2]
Climate
Coatepeque has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.
| Climate data for Coatepeque | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.1 (87.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.6 (67.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.7) |
24 (0.9) |
68 (2.7) |
195 (7.7) |
417 (16.4) |
666 (26.2) |
496 (19.5) |
614 (24.2) |
694 (27.3) |
648 (25.5) |
154 (6.1) |
37 (1.5) |
4,031 (158.7) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Structures
Archaeology
Takalik Abaj is nearby.
Capabilities
Organizations
People
Events
Sports
Deportivo Coatepeque football club play in the Liga Nacional (the Major National League) of Guatemalan Football. The Serpientes Rojas play their home games in the Israel Barrios Stadium (capacity 24,000, natural grass turf).[4]
Geographic location
The Coatepeque urban area has 22 neighborhoods, and its rural area has 15 middle sized villages and 25 small sized ones. It is located 40 kilometers south west from Quetzaltenango city.
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References
- ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
- ↑ "Climate: Coatepeque". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ↑ Stadiums in Guatemala Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine - World Stadiums
- 1 2 "Departamento de Quetzaltenango". SEGEPLAN (in Spanish). Guatemala. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015.
External links
Media related to Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango at Wikimedia Commons
