La Blanca, San Marcos (municipality)
{{short description|Municipality in San Marcos, Guatemala}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = La Blanca
|settlement_type = Municipality
|image_skyline=
|imagesize = 250px
|pushpin_map = Guatemala
|pushpin_label_position = bottom
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Guatemala
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = 25px Guatemala
|subdivision_type1 = Department
|subdivision_name1 = 25px San Marcos
|leader_title = Mayor (2016-2020)
|leader_name = Aroldo Cordero{{cite news|url=http://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/san-marcos/san-marcos-elige-autoridades-municipales|date=8 September 2015|accessdate=8 September 2015|newspaper=Prensa Libre|title=San Marcos elige autoridades municipales|location=Guatemala|language=es}}
|leader_party = PP
|area_total_km2 = 96.1
|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 = 29112
|population_density_km2 = 303
|population_urban = 13921
|unit_pref = Metric
|coordinates = {{coord|14|34|45|N|92|08|29|W|region:GT|display=inline}}
|blank_name = Climate
|blank_info = Aw
}}
La Blanca is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala on the Pacific Ocean shore. It was created on 23 January 2014, when it was split from Ocos, along with Chiquirines and Pueblo Nuevo villages and became San Marcos Department thirtieth municipality.{{cite news|url=http://www.prensalibre.com/noticias/comunitario/Blanca-convirtio-ayer-municipio_0_1072092805.html|title=La Blanca se convirtió ayer en municipio 335|location=Guatemala|newspaper=Prensa Libre|date=24 January 2014|accessdate=10 September 2015|language=es}} When created in 2014, La Blanca had about 25,000 inhabitants.
Climate
La Blanca has tropical climate (Köppen:Cwb).
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|width=auto
|location = La Blanca
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan mean C = 26.9
|Feb mean C = 27.3
|Mar mean C = 28.4
|Apr mean C = 29.1
|May mean C = 29.3
|Jun mean C = 28.4
|Jul mean C = 28.4
|Aug mean C = 28.4
|Sep mean C = 28.2
|Oct mean C = 28.1
|Nov mean C = 27.6
|Dec mean C = 26.9
|year mean C =
|Jan high C = 34.3
|Feb high C = 34.7
|Mar high C = 35.6
|Apr high C = 35.6
|May high C = 35.2
|Jun high C = 33.7
|Jul high C = 34.1
|Aug high C = 34.2
|Sep high C = 33.7
|Oct high C = 33.6
|Nov high C = 33.7
|Dec high C = 33.6
|year high C =
|Jan low C = 19.5
|Feb low C = 19.9
|Mar low C = 21.3
|Apr low C = 22.7
|May low C = 23.5
|Jun low C = 23.1
|Jul low C = 22.8
|Aug low C = 22.7
|Sep low C = 22.8
|Oct low C = 22.7
|Nov low C = 21.6
|Dec low C = 20.3
|year low C =
|Jan precipitation mm = 4
|Feb precipitation mm = 1
|Mar precipitation mm = 5
|Apr precipitation mm = 41
|May precipitation mm = 117
|Jun precipitation mm = 275
|Jul precipitation mm = 176
|Aug precipitation mm = 182
|Sep precipitation mm = 271
|Oct precipitation mm = 218
|Nov precipitation mm = 38
|Dec precipitation mm = 6
|year precipitation mm =
{{cite web|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/276629/
|title= Climate: La Blanca
|accessdate= 10 September 2015
|website= Climate-Data.org}}
}}
Geographic location
La Blanca is located in Southern San Marcos, bordering the departments of Retalhuleu to the southeast, and Quetzaltenango to the northeast. In San Marcos, it borders Ocos to the northwest and the Pacific Ocean to the south.
{{Geographic location
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|Center=La Blanca
|North=Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango Department municipality
|East=Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango Department municipality
Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu Department municipality{{cite web|author=SEGEPLAN |title=Municipios del departamento de San Marcos |url=http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=274:san-jose-ojetenam |website=Secretaría General de Planificación |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710201808/http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=274%3Asan-jose-ojetenam |archivedate=10 July 2015 |language=es|url-status=dead }}
|South=Pacific Ocean
|West =Ocos, San Marcos Department municipality
}}
See also
- {{Portal-inline|Guatemala}}
- {{portal-inline|Geography}}
- La Aurora International Airport
- Tapachula International Airport
References
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{{San Marcos Department}}