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Jocotán

Coordinates: 14°49′0″N 89°23′0″W / 14.81667°N 89.38333°W / 14.81667; -89.38333
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Jocotán
Municipality and town
Jocotán is located in Guatemala
Jocotán
Jocotán
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°49′0″N 89°23′0″W / 14.81667°N 89.38333°W / 14.81667; -89.38333
Country Guatemala
DepartmentGuatemala
Government
 • Mayor (2016-2020)José Fernando Carrera Franco (Partido Patriota)
Area
[1]
 • Municipality and town
91 sq mi (235 km2)
Population
 (2018 census)[2]
 • Municipality and town
66,379
 • Density730/sq mi (280/km2)
 • Urban
8,387
ClimateAw

Jocotán is a town and municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala.[1]

Radio Chortis, a Roman Catholic radio station funded by Belgian and German Catholics, is located in the town. It broadcasts primarily in Spanish, but there are a few hours a week in the Ch'orti' language, which is still spoken in some isolated areas.

History

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2001 famine

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See also: Alfonso Portillo

«If 80% of the population in Guatemala lives in poverty, with that percent, I do not know what is the big fuss about this famine.

President Alfonso Portillo, 2001[3]

Mapa de Guatemala y del Corredor Seco
Mapa de Guatemala y del Corredor Seco
Jocotán
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Jocotán location in the Corredor Seco (English: Dry Corridor) in Guatemala

On 3 August 2001, Jocotán municipality declared yellow code in the area when it learned about the desperate situation that the rural communities were facing imminent famine; the root cause of the crisis were the short raining season, and the decline in the international coffee price.[3] Alfonso Portillo's government decreed State of Calamity to get international help; officially, 48 deceased were reported, but there were rumors of hundreds of casualties.[3]

Climate

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

Climate data for Jocotán
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.4
(84.9) 		30.7
(87.3) 		33.4
(92.1) 		34.0
(93.2) 		33.7
(92.7) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.1
(88.0) 		31.5
(88.7) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.4
(84.9) 		28.7
(83.7) 		31.2
(88.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.7
(74.7) 		24.7
(76.5) 		26.7
(80.1) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.6
(81.7) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.0
(78.8) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.2
(77.4) 		24.3
(75.7) 		23.5
(74.3) 		25.6
(78.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4) 		18.7
(65.7) 		20.0
(68.0) 		21.1
(70.0) 		21.5
(70.7) 		21.0
(69.8) 		20.9
(69.6) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.2
(68.4) 		19.2
(66.6) 		18.4
(65.1) 		20.0
(68.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3
(0.1) 		4
(0.2) 		7
(0.3) 		16
(0.6) 		91
(3.6) 		196
(7.7) 		144
(5.7) 		145
(5.7) 		180
(7.1) 		90
(3.5) 		21
(0.8) 		9
(0.4) 		906
(35.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

Geographic location

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Jocotán is surrounded by Chiquimula Department municipalities, except at North, where it borders Zacapa:[5]

See also

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Notes and references

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References

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  1. ^ a b Fernández Lacayo 2007, p. 3
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  3. ^ a b c "La hambruna y la sequía golpean a Guatemala: ya hay 48 muertos". Industriall global union (in Spanish). 14 September 2001. Archived from the original on October 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "Climate: Jocotán". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b SEGEPLAN. "Municipios del departamento de Chiquimula". Secretaría de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

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