El Tumbador

Municipality in San Marcos, Guatemala
14°52′00″N 91°56′00″W / 14.86667°N 91.93333°W / 14.86667; -91.93333Country GuatemalaDepartment San MarcosGovernment
 • MayorAugusto Echeverría[1] (LIDER)Area
 • Municipality166 km2 (64 sq mi)Population
 (2018 census)[2]
 • Municipality44,395 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi) • Urban
8,856ClimateAm

El Tumbador is a town and municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. The population is mostly of Mam people, who speak their own language. It was founded in 1878.

The main source of income is agriculture—farming and animal husbandry. People produce mostly coffee, but also sugarcane, beans, cassava, fruits and spices—cardamom and macadamia. Cattle, horses, sheep and goats are bred in the area as well.

El Tumbador gave its name to the Belgian Non-governmental organization Tumbador vzw that used to support a project in the municipality.

Climate

El Tumbador has tropical climate (Köppen: Am).

Climate data for El Tumbador
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.7
(83.7) 		29.0
(84.2) 		29.9
(85.8) 		30.0
(86.0) 		29.6
(85.3) 		28.4
(83.1) 		29.0
(84.2) 		29.2
(84.6) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.4
(83.1) 		28.6
(83.5) 		29.0
(84.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.6
(74.5) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.1
(73.6) 		23.1
(73.6) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.8
(73.0) 		23.3
(73.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.6
(61.9) 		16.8
(62.2) 		17.3
(63.1) 		18.1
(64.6) 		18.3
(64.9) 		18.0
(64.4) 		17.8
(64.0) 		17.9
(64.2) 		17.9
(64.2) 		17.9
(64.2) 		17.5
(63.5) 		17.0
(62.6) 		17.6
(63.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 47
(1.9) 		58
(2.3) 		121
(4.8) 		260
(10.2) 		536
(21.1) 		724
(28.5) 		513
(20.2) 		543
(21.4) 		747
(29.4) 		618
(24.3) 		187
(7.4) 		76
(3.0) 		4,430
(174.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

Geographic location

It is surrounded by San Marcos Department municipalities:

Places adjacent to El Tumbador
El Rodeo, San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta and Esquipulas Palo Gordo El Rodeo
Catarina
El Tumbador
 Nuevo Progreso[4]
Pajapita and Nuevo Progreso Nuevo Progreso[4]

See also

  • flag Guatemala portal
  • icon Geography portal

References

  1. ^ "San Marcos elige autoridades municipales". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  3. ^ "Climate: El Tumbador". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b SEGEPLAN. "Municipios del departamento de San Marcos". Secretaría General de Planificación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2015.

External links

  • Tourist information