Santa Cruz Verapaz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta ˈkɾus βeɾaˈpas]) is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. The municipality lies at an altitude of 1,406 metres (4,613 ft) above sea level. It has a population of 32,042 (2018 census) and covers an area of 99.9 km². The annual festival is May 1-May 5.
Santa Cruz Verapaz | |
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Municipality | |
  Santa Cruz Verapaz Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 15°22′25″N 90°25′50″W / 15.37361°N 90.43056°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Region | Corredor Seco |
| Department |  Alta Verapaz |
| Municipality | Santa Cruz Verapaz |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Mayor | Manuel Quejem (CREO) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 99.9 km2 (38.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,406 m (4,613 ft) |
| Population (Census 2018)[1] | |
• Municipality | 32,042 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,630 |
| • Ethnicities | Q'eqchi Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | http://www.inforpressca.com/santacruzav/ |
History
editFriars Juan de Torres, Pedro de Angulo and Luis de Cancer, O.P. founded the settlement of "Santa Cruz de Santa Elena", in the region of the Munchú territory, and therefore, the town was originally known as "Santa Cruz Munchú". The town was established on 3 May 1543, according to the minutes from 1 May 1546 taken in Ciudad Real de San Juan Chamelco by Juan Matalbatz, governor of the region at the time.
The Catholic church was built in the 16th century and therefore it has a high historical value; like the one in Rabinal in Baja Verapaz Department, it was one of the first Catholic temples built in the region during the Capitulaciones de Tezulutlán. The prestiberium design was magnificent, but it has been damaged over the centuries by the constant seismic events that affect the Guatemalan territory.
By an executive order of the Secretary of Education, the church was named as National Historic place on 12 July 1970.
Administrative division
editSanta Cruz Verapaz has an urban and a rural area.
| Type | List |
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| Villages |
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| Parajes |
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| Small villages |
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| Farms and haciendas |
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Territory configuration
edit| Tipo | Listado |
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Climate
editSanta Cruz Verapaz has temperate climate (Köppen: Cfb).
| Climate data for Santa Cruz Verapaz | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.2 (73.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76 (3.0) |
46 (1.8) |
66 (2.6) |
59 (2.3) |
140 (5.5) |
303 (11.9) |
278 (10.9) |
254 (10.0) |
302 (11.9) |
254 (10.0) |
155 (6.1) |
83 (3.3) |
2,016 (79.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[2] | |||||||||||||
Geographic location
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- ^ "Climate: Santa Cruz Verapaz". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ a b SEGEPLAN. "Municipios de Alta Verapaz, Guatemala". Secretaría General de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia de la República (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.