Concepción, Sololá facts for kids
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Concepción
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 Concepción, Sololá
Location in Guatemala
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| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  Sololá |
| Municipality | Concepción |
| Population
(Census 2002)
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| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
| Climate | Cwb |
Concepción (Spanish pronunciation: [konseβˈsjon]) is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The outstanding characteristic of the municipality is that 100% of its inhabitants are native people.
History
Spanish Colony
There is not any exact record of the exact foundation date of the town; it is known, however, that there was a time that it was called "Concepción Quechelaj" and "Concepción Paquixalá" according to several documents form the Spanish Colony era. The word "Quechelaj" is from the kakchikel language and means "River of thorns". After the Spanish conquest of Guatemala the town was called "Nuestra Señora de La Concepción" after the Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. However, the town changed name several times after that.
During the Spanish Colony it was part of the Tecpán Atitlán district and when Tecpán became an "alcaldía mayor" (English:Major municipality) of Sololá Nuestra Señora de La Concepción became part of it, as reported in 1749. Documents from 1765 show its name as "Nuestra Señora de la Concepción Pajixolá". And in 1770, archbishop Pedro Cortés y Larraz described the town as "Concepción Kixalá, part of San Francisco Panajachel parish".
After Independence from Spain
According to a record from 1892, Concepción is reported as a municipality of Sololá Department.
Climate
Concepción has a temperate climate (Köppen: Cwb).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.9 (71.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
3 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
22 (0.9) |
76 (3.0) |
273 (10.7) |
205 (8.1) |
208 (8.2) |
339 (13.3) |
152 (6.0) |
42 (1.7) |
2 (0.1) |
1,327 (52.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología de Guatemala |
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Geographic location
The municipal capital is 6 km away from Sololá and 146 km away of Guatemala City.
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