Tecpán Guatemala

Municipality and town in Chimaltenango, Guatemala

Tecpán

Municipality and town

Tecpán plaza in 1893.

Tecpán

Coordinates: 14°46′N 91°0′W﻿ / ﻿14.767°N 91.000°W﻿ / 14.767; -91.000
Country|  Guatemala
Department|  Chimaltenango
Area

• Total| 102 sq mi (264 km2)
Population

(2018 census)[1]

• Total| 91,927
• Density| 900/sq mi (350/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central Time)
Climate| Cwb
Website| www.munitecpanguatemala.gob.gt

Tecpán is a town, with a population of 34,519 (2018 census),[2] and a municipality in the department of Chimaltenango, in Guatemala, on the Inter-American Highway CA-1.

The climate is generally cold. It is characterized as a tourist destination, with some fame derived from its landscapes, varied vegetation and from being on an access route to Iximché archaeological site.

## History[edit]

Ruins of Iximché, the former Kaqchikel Maya capital city, in the 1920s.

Tecpán is known as the 'first capital of Guatemala,' based on it being the first permanent Spanish colonial military center of the nation, established in 1525. The first government capital settlement in colonial Guatemala, and its 'second capital', was Ciudad Vieja, established in 1527.

The fort was built here due to the difficulty that the Spanish had in defeating the Kaqchikel Maya during the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.

The remains of the Kaqchikel capital city, Iximché, are on a high hill a few kilometers from the city .

## Demographics[edit]

Tecpán currently is one of the larger municipalities in the nation, due to its far geographical reach to the northeast corner of its department, Chimaltenango. Its population is over 90% indigenous, mostly descendants of the Kaqchikel Maya.

## Climate[edit]

Tecpán has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).

Climate data for Tecpán

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 19.1
(66.4)  | 20.1
(68.2)  | 21.5
(70.7)  | 22.4
(72.3)  | 21.9
(71.4)  | 20.3
(68.5)  | 20.4
(68.7)  | 21.0
(69.8)  | 20.0
(68.0)  | 19.6
(67.3)  | 19.3
(66.7)  | 19.2
(66.6)  | 20.4
(68.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 13.0
(55.4)  | 13.6
(56.5)  | 14.9
(58.8)  | 16.2
(61.2)  | 16.9
(62.4)  | 16.1
(61.0)  | 16.0
(60.8)  | 16.0
(60.8)  | 15.5
(59.9)  | 15.1
(59.2)  | 13.8
(56.8)  | 13.4
(56.1)  | 15.0
(59.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 7.0
(44.6)  | 7.2
(45.0)  | 8.4
(47.1)  | 10.1
(50.2)  | 11.9
(53.4)  | 12.0
(53.6)  | 11.6
(52.9)  | 11.0
(51.8)  | 11.1
(52.0)  | 10.7
(51.3)  | 8.4
(47.1)  | 7.6
(45.7)  | 9.8
(49.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 2
(0.1)  | 4
(0.2)  | 6
(0.2)  | 47
(1.9)  | 112
(4.4)  | 273
(10.7)  | 184
(7.2)  | 211
(8.3)  | 282
(11.1)  | 137
(5.4)  | 32
(1.3)  | 5
(0.2)  | 1,295
(51)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
3. ^ "Climate: Tecpán". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

## External links[edit]

* Official Municipality of Tecpán website—(in Spanish)

Places adjacent to Tecpán Guatemala

|  | Chiché and Joyabaj, Quiché Department municipalities |

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Chichicastenango, El Quiché municipality |

Tecpán

| Santa Apolonia, San José Poaquil, San Juan Comalapa and Santa Cruz Balanyá, Chimaltenango Department municipalities
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| Patzún, Chimaltenango municipality[1] | Patzicía, Chimaltenango municipality[1]

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Chimaltenango Department

Capital: Chimaltenango

Municipalities|

* Acatenango
* Chimaltenango
* El Tejar
* Parramos
* Patzicía
* Patzún
* Pochuta
* San Andrés Itzapa
* San José Poaquil
* San Juan Comalapa
* San Martín Jilotepeque
* Santa Apolonia
* Santa Cruz Balanyá
* Tecpán Guatemala
* Yepocapa
* Zaragoza

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
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National|

* Israel
* United States

Other|

* NARA

14°46′N 91°00′W﻿ / ﻿14.767°N 91.000°W﻿ / 14.767; -91.000

1. ^ a b "Municipios del departamento de Chimaltenango". SEGEPLAN (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

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