La Blanca, San Marcos facts for kids
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La Blanca
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Municipality
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 La Blanca, San Marcos
Location in Guatemala
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| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  San Marcos |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 96.1 km2 (37.1 sq mi) |
| Population
(2018 census)
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| • Municipality | 29,112 |
| • Density | 303/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13,921 |
| Climate | Aw |
La Blanca is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala on the Pacific Ocean shore. It was created on 23 January 2014, when it was split from Ocos, along with Chiquirines and Pueblo Nuevo villages and became San Marcos Department thirtieth municipality. When created in 2014, La Blanca had about 25,000 inhabitants.
Climate
La Blanca has tropical climate (Köppen:Cwb).
| Climate data for La Blanca | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 34.3 (93.7) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.3 (93.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
28.1 (82.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.2) |
1 (0.0) |
5 (0.2) |
41 (1.6) |
117 (4.6) |
275 (10.8) |
176 (6.9) |
182 (7.2) |
271 (10.7) |
218 (8.6) |
38 (1.5) |
6 (0.2) |
1,334 (52.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
Geographic location
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Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango Department municipality | |
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| Ocos, San Marcos Department municipality |  |
Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango Department municipality Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu Department municipality |
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| Pacific Ocean |
See also
In Spanish: La Blanca (San Marcos) para niños
- La Aurora International Airport
- Tapachula International Airport
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