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{{About|the city and municipality|the department|Huehuetenango Department}}

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|leader_name = GERONIMO MARTINEZ<ref>Resultados de elección de Alcades Huehuetenango [http://www.deguate.com/artman/publish/politica-eleccion2015-alcaldes/resultados-eleccion-de-alcaldes-en-huehuetenango.shtml#.V91XR1XhDIU] realizadas en el año 2015</ref>
|leader_name = Gustavo Cano<ref>[http://www.deguate.com/artman/publish/politica-eleccion2015-alcaldes/resultados-eleccion-de-alcaldes-en-huehuetenango.shtml Resultados de elección de Alcades Huehuetenango realizadas en el año 2015]</ref>
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'''Huehuetenango''' ({{IPA|es|weweteˈnaŋɡo|}}) is a [[city]] and municipality in the [[highland]]s of western [[Guatemala]]. It is also the capital of the department of [[Huehuetenango Department|Huehuetenango]]. The city is situated {{convert|269|km|mi}} from [[Guatemala City]], and is the last departmental capital on the [[Pan-American Highway]] before the Mexican border at [[La Mesilla]]. Its primary export is coffee.
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'''Huehuetenango''' is a [[city]] and a municipality in the [[Highland|highlands]] of western [[Guatemala]]. It is also the capital of the department of [[Huehuetenango (department)|Huehuetenango]]. The city is situated {{convert|269|km|mi}} from [[Guatemala City]], and is the last departmental capital on the [[Pan-American Highway]] before the Mexican border at [[La Mesilla]].


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
{{Onesource|section|date=November 2021}}
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Huehuetenango (originally called ''Xinabajul'' in the [[Mam language]]) was already a [[Maya civilization|Maya]] settlement before the [[Spain|Spanish]] conquest of the fortified city of [[Zaculeu]], which was the [[Pre-Columbian]] capital of the Mam kingdom situated just a few kilometers from Xinabahul. 'Huehuetenango' means ''place of the ancients (or ancestors)'' in [[Nahuatl language|Nahuatl]], which is the name [[Gonzalo de Alvarado]] adopted from his [[Nahua peoples|Nahua]] allies when Zaculeu and Xinabahul were conquered.


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Many people of [[Mam people|Mam]] descent still live in and around Huehuetenango, and the nearby ruins of Zaculeu have become a tourist attraction. The ruins are markedly distinct from other Maya archeological sites; the original unearthed stones, comprising only a small portion of the original structures, were coated with plaster during restoration works carried out in the 1940s. There is also a small museum at Zaculeu that includes statues and small artifacts found on the site.
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Huehuetenango (originally called ''Xinabajul'' in the [[Mam language]]) was already a [[Maya civilization|Maya]]n settlement before the [[Spain|Spanish]] conquest of the fortified city of [[Zaculeu]], which was the [[Pre-Columbian]] capital of the Mam kingdom situated just a few kilometers from Xinabahul. 'Huehuetenango' means ''place of the ancients (or ancestors)'' in [[Nahuatl language|Nahuatl]], which is the name [[Gonzalo de Alvarado]] adopted from his [[Nahua peoples|Nahua]] allies when Zaculeu and Xinabahul were conquered.


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[[Huehuetenango Airport]] {{airport codes |HUG |MGHT |}} is within the city and has a paved {{convert|825|m}} runway and a small terminal building. There are currently no scheduled airline flights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.world-airport-codes.com/guatemala/huehuetenango-3039.html|title=Huehuetenango - Guatemala|website=World Airport Codes|accessdate=1 May 2019}}</ref>
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Many people of [[Mam people|Mam]] descent still live in and around Huehuetenango, and the nearby ruins of Zaculeu have become a tourist attraction. The ruins are markedly distinct from other Mayan archeological sites; the original unearthed stones, comprising only a small portion of the original structures, were coated with plaster during restoration works carried out in the 1940s. There is also a small museum at Zaculeu that includes statues and small artifacts found on the site.
Huehuetenango's primary export is coffee.

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[[Huehuetenango Airport]] {{airport codes |HUG |MGHT |}} is within the city and has a paved {{convert|825|m}} runway and a small terminal building. There are currently no scheduled airline flights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.world-airport-codes.com/guatemala/huehuetenango-3039.html|title=Huehuetenango - Guatemala|website=World Airport Codes|accessdate=May 1, 2019}}</ref>


==Climate==
==Climate==
The city has a [[Oceanic climate|highland subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cwb''), with warm summers and mild winters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/guatemala/huenuetenango/huehuetenango-53821/|title=Huehuetenango climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Huehuetenango weather averages - Climate-Data.org|website=en.climate-data.org|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref>{{Weather box
The city has a [[Oceanic climate|subtropical highland climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cwb''), with warm summers and mild winters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/guatemala/huenuetenango/huehuetenango-53821/|title=Huehuetenango climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Huehuetenango weather averages - Climate-Data.org|website=en.climate-data.org|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref>
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| location = Huehuetenango ([[Huehuetenango Airport]]) (1991–2020)
|width=77%
|Jan mean C = 14.9
| Jan record high C = 31.0
|Feb mean C = 15.8
| Feb record high C = 33.8
|Mar mean C = 17.7
| Mar record high C = 35.4
|Apr mean C = 18.6
| Apr record high C = 35.0
|May mean C = 18.8
| May record high C = 34.4
|Jun mean C = 18.1
| Jun record high C = 32.4
|Jul mean C = 17.6
| Jul record high C = 34.2
|Aug mean C = 17.7
| Aug record high C = 29.8
|Sep mean C = 17.6
| Sep record high C = 29.0
|Oct mean C = 17.0
| Oct record high C = 28.6
|Nov mean C = 15.9
| Nov record high C = 29.6
|Dec mean C = 15.0
| Dec record high C = 30.2
|year mean C =
| year record high C =
|Jan high C = 21.6
| Jan high C = 24.6
|Feb high C = 23.0
| Feb high C = 26.1
|Mar high C = 25.1
| Mar high C = 27.5
|Apr high C = 25.7
| Apr high C = 28.1
|May high C = 25.1
| May high C = 26.9
|Jun high C = 23.5
| Jun high C = 25.3
|Jul high C = 23.2
| Jul high C = 25.0
|Aug high C = 23.8
| Aug high C = 25.5
|Sep high C = 23.3
| Sep high C = 25.0
|Oct high C = 22.5
| Oct high C = 24.4
|Nov high C = 22.0
| Nov high C = 23.9
|Dec high C = 21.8
| Dec high C = 24.1
|year high C =
| year high C = 25.5
|Jan low C = 8.3
| Jan mean C = 16.7
|Feb low C = 8.6
| Feb mean C = 17.8
|Mar low C = 10.4
| Mar mean C = 19.1
|Apr low C = 11.6
| Apr mean C = 20.2
|May low C = 12.6
| May mean C = 19.9
|Jun low C = 12.8
| Jun mean C = 19.3
|Jul low C = 12.1
| Jul mean C = 19.2
|Aug low C = 11.6
| Aug mean C = 19.2
|Sep low C = 11.9
| Sep mean C = 19.1
|Oct low C = 11.5
| Oct mean C = 18.4
|Nov low C = 9.8
| Nov mean C = 17.4
|Dec low C = 8.7
| Dec mean C = 16.8
|year low C =
| year mean C = 18.6
| Jan low C = 8.7
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|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 9
| Feb low C = 9.0
| Mar low C = 10.2
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|Feb precipitation mm = 12
| Apr low C = 11.7
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|Mar precipitation mm = 25
| May low C = 13.5
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|Apr precipitation mm = 46
| Jun low C = 14.1
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|May precipitation mm = 120
| Jul low C = 13.2
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|Jun precipitation mm = 228
| Aug low C = 13.3
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|Jul precipitation mm = 134
| Sep low C = 14.0
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|Aug precipitation mm = 140
| Oct low C = 13.4
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|Sep precipitation mm = 229
| Nov low C = 11.2
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|Oct precipitation mm = 156
| Dec low C = 9.4
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|Nov precipitation mm = 37
|Dec precipitation mm = 11
| year low C = 11.8
| Jan record low C = -3.2
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|year precipitation mm =
| Feb record low C = -0.7
|source = [http://archive.fo/hjcOV Climate-data.org]
| Mar record low C = 3.3
| Apr record low C = 4.5
| May record low C = 7.1
| Jun record low C = 9.1
| Jul record low C = 7.6
| Aug record low C = 7.9
| Sep record low C = 8.6
| Oct record low C = 6.0
| Nov record low C = 3.5
| Dec record low C = 1.0
| year record low C = -3.2
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| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 4.6
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| Feb precipitation mm = 3.7
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| Mar precipitation mm = 17.4
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| Apr precipitation mm = 56.8
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| May precipitation mm = 131.0
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| Jun precipitation mm = 216.0
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| Jul precipitation mm = 94.2
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| Aug precipitation mm = 133.1
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| Sep precipitation mm = 231.4
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| Oct precipitation mm = 129.6
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| Nov precipitation mm = 29.1
| Dec precipitation mm = 8.7
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| year precipitation mm = 1055.6
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 0.5
| Feb precipitation days = 0.6
| Mar precipitation days = 1.8
| Apr precipitation days = 6.1
| May precipitation days = 12.4
| Jun precipitation days = 18.0
| Jul precipitation days = 10.1
| Aug precipitation days = 11.9
| Sep precipitation days = 18.3
| Oct precipitation days = 12.4
| Nov precipitation days = 3.3
| Dec precipitation days = 1.0
| year precipitation days = 96.4
| source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-4-WMO-Normals-9120/Guatemala/CSV/Huehuetenango_78627.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Huehuetenango
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = February 1, 2024}}</ref>
}}
}}


==Sports==
==Sports==
The city currently boasts one Guatemalan top level football side with [[Peñarol La Mesilla]] (Halcones now) in the [[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala]].
The city currently boasts one Guatemalan top level football side [[Deportivo Xinabajul|Xinabajul]] in the [[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala]].


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
Former [[President of Guatemala|president]] [[Efraín Ríos Montt]] was born in Huehuetenango.
Former [[President of Guatemala|president]] [[Efraín Ríos Montt]] was born in Huehuetenango (in 1926). His younger brother, [[Mario Enrique Ríos Montt]] the emeritus auxiliary bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala]] in 1932.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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{{Huehuetenango Department}}
{{Huehuetenango Department}}
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[[Category:Municipalities of the Huehuetenango Department]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the Huehuetenango Department]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Huehuetenango Department]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1524]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1524]]

Latest revision as of 18:57, 11 September 2024

This article is about the city and municipality. For the department, see Huehuetenango Department.
Huehuetenango
Xinabahul
Municipality
The city center of Huehuetenango
The city center of Huehuetenango
Nickname: 
Huehue
Huehuetenango is located in Guatemala
Huehuetenango
Huehuetenango
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 15°18′53″N 91°28′34″W / 15.31472°N 91.47611°W / 15.31472; -91.47611
Country Guatemala
Department Huehuetenango
MunicipalityHuehuetenango
Government
 • MayorGustavo Cano[1] (Lidet)
Area
 • Municipality222 km2 (86 sq mi)
Elevation
1,901 m (6,237 ft)
Population
 (census 2018)[2]
 • Municipality117,818
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
[3]
117,818
 • Ethnicities
Mam Ladino
 • Religions
Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya Eastern Orthodoxy
ClimateCwb

Huehuetenango ([weweteˈnaŋɡo]) is a city and municipality in the highlands of western Guatemala. It is also the capital of the department of Huehuetenango. The city is situated 269 kilometres (167 mi) from Guatemala City, and is the last departmental capital on the Pan-American Highway before the Mexican border at La Mesilla. Its primary export is coffee.

Overview

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Huehuetenango (originally called Xinabajul in the Mam language) was already a Maya settlement before the Spanish conquest of the fortified city of Zaculeu, which was the Pre-Columbian capital of the Mam kingdom situated just a few kilometers from Xinabahul. 'Huehuetenango' means place of the ancients (or ancestors) in Nahuatl, which is the name Gonzalo de Alvarado adopted from his Nahua allies when Zaculeu and Xinabahul were conquered.

Many people of Mam descent still live in and around Huehuetenango, and the nearby ruins of Zaculeu have become a tourist attraction. The ruins are markedly distinct from other Maya archeological sites; the original unearthed stones, comprising only a small portion of the original structures, were coated with plaster during restoration works carried out in the 1940s. There is also a small museum at Zaculeu that includes statues and small artifacts found on the site.

Huehuetenango Airport (IATA: HUG , ICAO: MGHT ) is within the city and has a paved 825 metres (2,707 ft) runway and a small terminal building. There are currently no scheduled airline flights.[4]

Climate

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The city has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb), with warm summers and mild winters.[5]

Climate data for Huehuetenango (Huehuetenango Airport) (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31.0
(87.8) 		33.8
(92.8) 		35.4
(95.7) 		35.0
(95.0) 		34.4
(93.9) 		32.4
(90.3) 		34.2
(93.6) 		29.8
(85.6) 		29.0
(84.2) 		28.6
(83.5) 		29.6
(85.3) 		30.2
(86.4) 		35.4
(95.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.6
(76.3) 		26.1
(79.0) 		27.5
(81.5) 		28.1
(82.6) 		26.9
(80.4) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.0
(77.0) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.4
(75.9) 		23.9
(75.0) 		24.1
(75.4) 		25.5
(77.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1) 		17.8
(64.0) 		19.1
(66.4) 		20.2
(68.4) 		19.9
(67.8) 		19.3
(66.7) 		19.2
(66.6) 		19.2
(66.6) 		19.1
(66.4) 		18.4
(65.1) 		17.4
(63.3) 		16.8
(62.2) 		18.6
(65.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.7
(47.7) 		9.0
(48.2) 		10.2
(50.4) 		11.7
(53.1) 		13.5
(56.3) 		14.1
(57.4) 		13.2
(55.8) 		13.3
(55.9) 		14.0
(57.2) 		13.4
(56.1) 		11.2
(52.2) 		9.4
(48.9) 		11.8
(53.2)
Record low °C (°F) −3.2
(26.2) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		3.3
(37.9) 		4.5
(40.1) 		7.1
(44.8) 		9.1
(48.4) 		7.6
(45.7) 		7.9
(46.2) 		8.6
(47.5) 		6.0
(42.8) 		3.5
(38.3) 		1.0
(33.8) 		−3.2
(26.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.6
(0.18) 		3.7
(0.15) 		17.4
(0.69) 		56.8
(2.24) 		131.0
(5.16) 		216.0
(8.50) 		94.2
(3.71) 		133.1
(5.24) 		231.4
(9.11) 		129.6
(5.10) 		29.1
(1.15) 		8.7
(0.34) 		1,055.6
(41.56)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.5 0.6 1.8 6.1 12.4 18.0 10.1 11.9 18.3 12.4 3.3 1.0 96.4
Source: NOAA[6]

Sports

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The city currently boasts one Guatemalan top level football side Xinabajul in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala.

Notable people

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Former president Efraín Ríos Montt was born in Huehuetenango (in 1926). His younger brother, Mario Enrique Ríos Montt the emeritus auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala in 1932.

Notes

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  1. ^ Resultados de elección de Alcades Huehuetenango realizadas en el año 2015
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  3. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of major cities in Guatemala
  4. ^ "Huehuetenango - Guatemala". World Airport Codes. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Huehuetenango climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Huehuetenango weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  6. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Huehuetenango". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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