El Tejar, Chimaltenango
El Tejar | |
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Municipality and town | |
  El Tejar Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°39′N 90°48′W / 14.650°N 90.800°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  Chimaltenango |
| Government | |
| • Major (2020-2024) | Julio Axel Figueroa Muñoz[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.2 sq mi (13.5 km2) |
| Population (2018 census)[2] | |
• Total | 19,492 |
| • Density | 3,700/sq mi (1,400/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Central Time) |
| Climate | Cwb |
El Tejar is a town, with a population of 15,639 (2018 census),[3] and a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala.
Economy
El Tejar was named for the tejas (roof tiles), bricks, and other pottery articles which are well known for their quality nationwide.
Climate
El Tejar has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification: Cwb).
| Climate data for El Tejar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
37 (1.5) |
106 (4.2) |
251 (9.9) |
184 (7.2) |
174 (6.9) |
236 (9.3) |
127 (5.0) |
31 (1.2) |
7 (0.3) |
1,162 (45.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
Places adjacent to El Tejar, Chimaltenango | ||||||||||||||||
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References
- ^ "Partido Fcn on alcaldía de Chimaltenango". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
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- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
- ^ "Climate: El Tejar". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ a b SEGEPLAN (2010). "Municipios de Chimaltenango" (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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Capital: Chimaltenango | ||
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