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Esquipulas Palo Gordo
Municipality
Esquipulas Palo Gordo 01.jpg
Esquipulas Palo Gordo is located in Guatemala
Esquipulas Palo Gordo
Esquipulas Palo Gordo
Location in Guatemala
Country Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
Department Vlagsanmarcos.gif San Marcos
Area
 • Municipality 45 km2 (17 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 census)
 • Municipality 12,892
 • Density 286/km2 (742/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,952
Climate Cwb

Esquipulas Palo Gordo (Spanish pronunciation: [eskiˈpulas ˈpalo ˈɣoɾðo]) is a town and municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. The town was founded on 24 December 1826 year. In the 1920s it was merged with San Marcos, but in 1948 it recovered its autonomy again.

Natural resources

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Esquipulas Palo Gordo in 2009.

Natural resources in the municipality are mainly cattle, forestry and agriculture. The main agricultural products are: sugar cane, corn, wheat, potato, and beans; the land is flat and fertile.

Tourism

Esquipulas Palo Gordo has several natural attractions; among them is Ixtagel hill and the Quetzal refuge in Fraternidad village, along with a large forest area that covers approximately 50% of the municipal area and has extensive fauna variety.

The municipality celebrates its annual fair in honor of the Black Christ of Esquipulas between January 12 and 17.

Climate

Esquipulas Palo Gordo has temperate climate (Köppen:Cwb).

Climate data for Esquipulas Palo Gordo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1)
17.1
(62.8)
18.6
(65.5)
19.5
(67.1)
19.4
(66.9)
18.7
(65.7)
18.6
(65.5)
19.1
(66.4)
18.6
(65.5)
17.8
(64.0)
17.5
(63.5)
17.0
(62.6)
18.2
(64.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.2
(48.6)
9.5
(49.1)
11.0
(51.8)
12.5
(54.5)
13.7
(56.7)
13.8
(56.8)
13.6
(56.5)
13.5
(56.3)
13.7
(56.7)
12.8
(55.0)
11.2
(52.2)
10.2
(50.4)
12.1
(53.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2)
2.0
(35.6)
3.4
(38.1)
5.5
(41.9)
8.1
(46.6)
9.0
(48.2)
8.7
(47.7)
7.9
(46.2)
8.8
(47.8)
7.8
(46.0)
4.9
(40.8)
3.5
(38.3)
6.0
(42.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6
(0.2)
6
(0.2)
25
(1.0)
66
(2.6)
227
(8.9)
329
(13.0)
237
(9.3)
269
(10.6)
342
(13.5)
227
(8.9)
28
(1.1)
13
(0.5)
1,775
(69.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org

Geographic location

Esquipulas Palo Gordo can be reached two ways:

  • From Guatemala City to San Marcos: Ruta Interamericana, 252 km highway
  • From San Marcos: 7.5 km national route

It is surrounded by San Marcos Department municipalities:

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