Santa Lucía Milpas Altas facts for kids
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Santa Lucía Milpas Altas
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Municipality and town
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 Santa Lucía Milpas Altas
Location in Guatemala
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| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Sacatepéquez Department |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.4 sq mi (19.1 km2) |
| Population
(2018 census)
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| • Total | 15,570 |
| • Density | 2,111/sq mi (815.2/km2) |
| Climate | Cwb |
Santa Lucía Milpas Altas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta luˈsi.a ˈmilpas ˈaltas]) is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez. The town has a population of 12,234 (2018 census).
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History
In the 1540s, bishop Francisco Marroquín split the ecclesiastical administration of the central valley of Guatemala between the Order of Preachers and the Franciscans, assigning Sumpango's curato to the former. In 1638, the Dominicans separated their large doctrines in groups revolving around six convents:
| Convent | Doctrines or curatos | Convent | Doctrines or curatos |
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Amatitlán | |
| Verapaz | |||
| Sonsonate |
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| San Salvador |
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Sacapulas |
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Ecclesiastic historian Domingo Juarros wrote that in 1754, by virtue of a royal order of the borbon reforms of king Carlos III all curatos and doctrines of the regular clergy were moved on to the secular clergy.
Climate
Santa Lucía Milpas Altas has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification: Cwb).
| Climate data for Santa Lucía Milpas Altas | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
16.7 (62.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
37 (1.5) |
131 (5.2) |
281 (11.1) |
223 (8.8) |
187 (7.4) |
259 (10.2) |
146 (5.7) |
32 (1.3) |
9 (0.4) |
1,320 (52.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
Geographic location
This municipality is 9 km from Antigua Guatemala.
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San Lucas Sacatepéquez and San Bartolomé Milpas Altas, Sacatepéquez Department municipalities | |
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| San Bartolomé Milpas Altas and Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez Department municipalities |  |
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| Magdalena Milpas Altas and Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez Department municipalities |
See also
In Spanish: Santa Lucía Milpas Altas para niños
