El Tumbador
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = El Tumbador
| settlement_type = Municipality
| imagesize = 300px
| pushpin_map = Guatemala San Marcos#Guatemala
| pushpin_map_caption =Location in San Marcos Department, Guatemala
| coordinates = {{coord|14|52|00|N|91|56|00|W|region:GT|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Guatemala}}
| subdivision_type1 = Department
| subdivision_name1 = 25px San Marcos
| leader_party = LIDER
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Augusto Echeverría{{cite news|url=http://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/san-marcos/san-marcos-elige-autoridades-municipales|date=8 September 2015|access-date=8 September 2015|newspaper=Prensa Libre|title=San Marcos elige autoridades municipales|location=Guatemala|language=es}}
| area_total_km2 = 166
| population_as_of = 2018 census
| population_footnotes = [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/admin/ Citypopulation.de] Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
| population_total = 44395
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban =8856
| unit_pref = Metric
| blank_name = Climate
| blank_info = Am
}}
El Tumbador is a town and municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. The population is mostly of Mam people, who speak their own language. It was founded in 1878.
The main source of income is agriculture—farming and animal husbandry. People produce mostly coffee, but also sugarcane, beans, cassava, fruits and spices—cardamom and macadamia. Cattle, horses, sheep and goats are bred in the area as well.
El Tumbador gave its name to the Belgian Non-governmental organization Tumbador vzw that used to support a project in the municipality.
Climate
El Tumbador has tropical climate (Köppen: Am).
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|location = El Tumbador
|width=auto
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan mean C = 22.6
|Feb mean C = 22.9
|Mar mean C = 23.6
|Apr mean C = 24.0
|May mean C = 23.9
|Jun mean C = 23.2
|Jul mean C = 23.4
|Aug mean C = 23.5
|Sep mean C = 23.1
|Oct mean C = 23.1
|Nov mean C = 22.9
|Dec mean C = 22.8
|year mean C =
|Jan high C = 28.7
|Feb high C = 29.0
|Mar high C = 29.9
|Apr high C = 30.0
|May high C = 29.6
|Jun high C = 28.4
|Jul high C = 29.0
|Aug high C = 29.2
|Sep high C = 28.3
|Oct high C = 28.3
|Nov high C = 28.4
|Dec high C = 28.6
|year high C =
|Jan low C = 16.6
|Feb low C = 16.8
|Mar low C = 17.3
|Apr low C = 18.1
|May low C = 18.3
|Jun low C = 18.0
|Jul low C = 17.8
|Aug low C = 17.9
|Sep low C = 17.9
|Oct low C = 17.9
|Nov low C = 17.5
|Dec low C = 17.0
|year low C =
|Jan precipitation mm = 47
|Feb precipitation mm = 58
|Mar precipitation mm = 121
|Apr precipitation mm = 260
|May precipitation mm = 536
|Jun precipitation mm = 724
|Jul precipitation mm = 513
|Aug precipitation mm = 543
|Sep precipitation mm = 747
|Oct precipitation mm = 618
|Nov precipitation mm = 187
|Dec precipitation mm = 76
|year precipitation mm =
{{cite web|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/46087/
|title= Climate: El Tumbador
|access-date= 5 September 2015
|website= Climate-Data.org}}
}}
Geographic location
It is surrounded by San Marcos Department municipalities:
{{Geographic location
|width=auto
|Center=El Tumbador
|North=El Rodeo, San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta and Esquipulas Palo Gordo
|South=Pajapita and Nuevo Progreso
|West=Catarina
|Northeast= El Rodeo
}}
See also
- {{Portal-inline|Guatemala}}
- {{Portal-inline|Geography}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070720090722/http://www.visitguatemala.com/nuevo/destinos_municipio.asp?id=219 Tourist information]
{{San Marcos Department}}