Esquipulas Palo Gordo
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Esquipulas Palo Gordo
|settlement_type = Municipality
|image_skyline=Esquipulas Palo Gordo 01.jpg
|imagesize = 250px
|pushpin_map = Guatemala
|pushpin_label_position = bottom
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Guatemala
|pushpin_map1=San Marcos
|pushpin_map_caption1=Location in San Marcos Department
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = 25px Guatemala
|subdivision_type1 = Department
|subdivision_name1 = 25px San Marcos
|leader_title = Mayor (2012-2020)
|leader_name = Juan Carlos Ochoa{{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}}
|leader_party = PP
|area_total_km2 = 45
|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 = 12892
|population_urban = 3952
|population_density_km2 = auto
|unit_pref = Metric
|coordinates = {{coord|14|56|31|N|91|49|33|W|region:GT|display=inline}}
|blank_name = Climate
|blank_info = Cwb
}}
Esquipulas Palo Gordo ({{IPA|es|eskiˈpulas ˈpalo ˈɣoɾðo}}) is a town and municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. The town was founded on 24 December 1826 year. In the 1920s it was merged with San Marcos, but in 1948 it recovered its autonomy again.{{cite web|url=http://www.pbase.com/m_escalante_herrera/palo_gordo|title=Breve información del municipio de Esquipulas Palo Gordo|year=2007|access-date=9 September 2015|location=Guatemala|website=Pbase.com|author=Escalante Herrera, Marco Antonio|language=es}}
Political division
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" width=40%
|+style="color:black;"|Esquipulas Palo Gordo political division{{cite book|title=Censos Nacionales XI de Población y VI de Habitación|author=Instituto Nacional de Estadística|publisher=Gobierno de Guatemala|location=Guatemala|year=2002|language=es}} | |
| style="color:white;"
!style="background:gray;"|Location !style="background:gray;"|Name !style="background:gray;"|Brief description | |
| style="background:lemonchiffon;"|Town
|Esquipulas Palo Gordo | |
|---|---|
| style="background:lemonchiffon;" rowspan=6|Villages
|Tánil||Located by Ixtágel hill. | |
| Fraternidad | Formerly "Hoyón Grande" and "Hoyón Chiquito". |
| Carrizal | Previously known as "San Francisco" (1917). |
| Villa Hermosa | Founded in 1902. |
| Ojo de Agua | Its name is due to the presence of several water creeks in the area. |
| Pojopón | Also known as Santa Cruz Pojopón. |
| style="background:lemonchiffon;"|Cantón
|Bethania||Previously known as «Cumbre de Paltazá» settlement, since it was right by Paltazá creek. | |
| style="background:lemonchiffon;" rowspan=9|Settlements
|El Paraíso||Previously called «Ixquihuila». | |
| Jerusalén | One of Tánil village newest settlements. |
| Villa Nueva | Created when all the community came together and decided to settle in a new location. |
| San Isidro | |
| Primavera | |
| Buena Vista | |
| Esmeralda | |
| Caserío Puente de Tierra | |
| Tierra Blanca |
Natural resources
File:Esquipulas Palo Gordo 02.jpg
Natural resources in the municipality are mainly cattle, forestry and agriculture. The main agricultural products are: sugar cane, corn, wheat, potato, and beans; the land is flat and fertile.
Tourism
{{See also|Tapachula International Airport|La Aurora International Airport}}
Esquipulas Palo Gordo has several natural attractions; among them is Ixtagel hill and the Quetzal refuge in Fraternidad village, along with a large forest area that covers approximately 50% of the municipal area and has extensive fauna variety.
The municipality celebrates its annual fair in honor of the Black Christ of Esquipulas between January 12 and 17.
Politics
In 2011, a woman joined the mayoral race in Esquipulas Palo Gordo for the very first time, when Edilma Marleny Ochoa Barrios ran for Unión del Cambio Nacional —UCN—.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmlCBjz5Nxc|title=Candidata municipal en Esquipulas Palo Gordo|year=2011|location=Guatemala|access-date=2 October 2011|website=YouTube|language=es}}{{cite news|url=http://prensalibre.com/decision_libre_-_san_marcos/Aspirantes-Esquipulas-Palo-Gordo-presentan_0_548945289.html |title=Aspirantes a Alcaldía de Esquipulas Palo Gordo presentan plan de trabajo |newspaper=Prensa Libre |date=5 September 2011 |access-date=6 September 2011 |location=Guatemala |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906133158/http://prensalibre.com/decision_libre_-_san_marcos/Aspirantes-Esquipulas-Palo-Gordo-presentan_0_548945289.html |archive-date=September 6, 2011 }}
Climate
Esquipulas Palo Gordo has temperate climate (Köppen:Cwb).
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|location = Esquipulas Palo Gordo
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|Jan mean C = 9.2
|Feb mean C = 9.5
|Mar mean C = 11.0
|Apr mean C = 12.5
|May mean C = 13.7
|Jun mean C = 13.8
|Jul mean C = 13.6
|Aug mean C = 13.5
|Sep mean C = 13.7
|Oct mean C = 12.8
|Nov mean C = 11.2
|Dec mean C = 10.2
|year mean C =
|Jan high C = 16.7
|Feb high C = 17.1
|Mar high C = 18.6
|Apr high C = 19.5
|May high C = 19.4
|Jun high C = 18.7
|Jul high C = 18.6
|Aug high C = 19.1
|Sep high C = 18.6
|Oct high C = 17.8
|Nov high C = 17.5
|Dec high C = 17.0
|year high C =
|Jan low C = 1.8
|Feb low C = 2.0
|Mar low C = 3.4
|Apr low C = 5.5
|May low C = 8.1
|Jun low C = 9.0
|Jul low C = 8.7
|Aug low C = 7.9
|Sep low C = 8.8
|Oct low C = 7.8
|Nov low C = 4.9
|Dec low C = 3.5
|year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 6
|Feb precipitation mm = 6
|Mar precipitation mm = 25
|Apr precipitation mm = 66
|May precipitation mm = 227
|Jun precipitation mm = 329
|Jul precipitation mm = 237
|Aug precipitation mm = 269
|Sep precipitation mm = 342
|Oct precipitation mm = 227
|Nov precipitation mm = 28
|Dec precipitation mm = 13
|year precipitation mm =
{{cite web|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/46089/
|title= Climate: Esquipulas Palo Gordo
|access-date= 5 September 2015
|website= Climate-Data.org}}
}}
Geographic location
Esquipulas Palo Gordo can be reached two ways:
- From Guatemala City to San Marcos: Ruta Interamericana, 252 km highway
- From San Marcos: 7.5 km national route
It is surrounded by San Marcos Department municipalities:
{{Geographic location
|Center=Esquipulas Palo Gordo
|North=San Marcos
|South=San Pedro Sacatepéquez and El Tumbador
|West =San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta
}}
See also
- {{Portal-inline|Guatemala}}
- {{portal-inline|Geography}}
- La Aurora International Airport
- Tapachula International Airport
References
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External links
- Film documentary: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8IJjCB3tjo Esquipulas Palo Gordo]
- Film documentary: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmlCBjz5Nxc Esquipulas Palo Gordo (2)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070720090416/http://www.visitguatemala.com/nuevo/destinos_municipio.asp?id=220 Some information] (in Spanish)
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{{San Marcos Department}}