Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango
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Coatepeque ({{IPA|es|koateˈpeke}}), also known as Village of gardenias, is a town and municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. According to the 2018 census, the town of Coatepeque had a population of 37,330.[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/cities/ Citypopulation.de] Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
Coatepeque sits near the Suchiate River and is a transportation center on the Pacific Coast Highway.{{Cite web |title=Coatepeque {{!}} Volcano, Lake & Caldera {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Coatepeque |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}
Climate
Coatepeque has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.
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| Jan high C = 30.4
| Feb high C = 30.8
| Mar high C = 32.3
| Apr high C = 32.2
| May high C = 32.0
| Jun high C = 30.6
| Jul high C = 31.4
| Aug high C = 31.5
| Sep high C = 30.9
| Oct high C = 30.2
| Nov high C = 30.4
| Dec high C = 30.1
| Jan mean C = 24.0
| Feb mean C = 24.3
| Mar mean C = 25.7
| Apr mean C = 26.2
| May mean C = 26.3
| Jun mean C = 25.5
| Jul mean C = 25.9
| Aug mean C = 26.0
| Sep mean C = 25.7
| Oct mean C = 25.0
| Nov mean C = 24.9
| Dec mean C = 24.1
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| Jan low C = 17.6
| Feb low C = 17.9
| Mar low C = 19.1
| Apr low C = 20.3
| May low C = 20.6
| Jun low C = 20.5
| Jul low C = 20.4
| Aug low C = 20.5
| Sep low C = 20.5
| Oct low C = 19.9
| Nov low C = 19.5
| Dec low C = 18.2
|precipitation colour= green
|Jan precipitation mm=18
|Feb precipitation mm=24
|Mar precipitation mm=68
|Apr precipitation mm=195
|May precipitation mm=417
|Jun precipitation mm=666
|Jul precipitation mm=496
|Aug precipitation mm=614
|Sep precipitation mm=694
|Oct precipitation mm=648
|Nov precipitation mm=154
|Dec precipitation mm=37
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web
|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/1021770/
|title = Climate: Coatepeque
|publisher=Climate-Data.org
|access-date = July 26, 2020}}
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Structures
Archaeology
Takalik Abaj is nearby.
Capabilities
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Events
Sports
Deportivo Coatepeque football club play in the Liga Nacional (the Major National League) of Guatemalan Football. The Serpientes Rojas play their home games in the Israel Barrios Stadium (capacity 24,000, natural grass turf).[http://www.worldstadiums.com/middle_america/countries/guatemala.shtml Stadiums in Guatemala] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605131856/http://www.worldstadiums.com/middle_america/countries/guatemala.shtml |date=2011-06-05 }} - World Stadiums
Geographic location
The Coatepeque urban area has 22 neighborhoods, and its rural area has 15 middle sized villages and 25 small sized ones.
It is located 40 kilometers south west from Quetzaltenango city.
{{Geographic location
|Center=Coatepeque
|North=Nuevo Progreso and El Quetzal, San Marcos municipalities
Colomba Costa Cuca, Quetzaltenango municipality
|South=Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu municipality
Génova, Quetzaltenango municipality
Ocós, San Marcos municipality
|East=Flores Costa Cuca, Quetzaltenango municipality{{cite web |url=http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=14:quetzaltenango&Itemid=333 |title=Departamento de Quetzaltenango |date=7 July 2015 |website=SEGEPLAN |location=Guatemala |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707074007/http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=14%3Aquetzaltenango&Itemid=333 |archive-date=July 7, 2015 }}
|West=Pajapita, Ocós and Tecún Umán, San Marcos municipalities
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References
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External links
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{{Quetzaltenango Department}}
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