Santa Cruz Verapaz
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Manuel Quejem
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Santa Cruz Verapaz ({{IPA|es|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.
History
Friars 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
Santa Cruz Verapaz has an urban and a rural area.
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| Farms and haciendas
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Territory configuration
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| Mountains
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Climate
Santa Cruz Verapaz has temperate climate (Köppen: Cfb).
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|location = Santa Cruz Verapaz
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|Jan mean C = 15.8
|Feb mean C = 16.7
|Mar mean C = 18.0
|Apr mean C = 19.1
|May mean C = 19.4
|Jun mean C = 19.4
|Jul mean C = 19.0
|Aug mean C = 19.0
|Sep mean C = 19.0
|Oct mean C = 18.2
|Nov mean C = 17.0
|Dec mean C = 16.5
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|Jan high C = 21.1
|Feb high C = 22.6
|Mar high C = 24.2
|Apr high C = 25.0
|May high C = 24.8
|Jun high C = 23.9
|Jul high C = 23.3
|Aug high C = 23.7
|Sep high C = 23.6
|Oct high C = 22.8
|Nov high C = 21.6
|Dec high C = 21.5
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|Jan low C = 10.5
|Feb low C = 10.9
|Mar low C = 11.9
|Apr low C = 13.2
|May low C = 14.1
|Jun low C = 15.0
|Jul low C = 14.7
|Aug low C = 14.4
|Sep low C = 14.5
|Oct low C = 13.7
|Nov low C = 12.5
|Dec low C = 11.6
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|Jan precipitation mm = 76
|Feb precipitation mm = 46
|Mar precipitation mm = 66
|Apr precipitation mm = 59
|May precipitation mm = 140
|Jun precipitation mm = 303
|Jul precipitation mm = 278
|Aug precipitation mm = 254
|Sep precipitation mm = 302
|Oct precipitation mm = 254
|Nov precipitation mm = 155
|Dec precipitation mm = 83
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{{cite web|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/55353/
|title= Climate: Santa Cruz Verapaz
|access-date= 26 August 2015
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Geographic location
{{Geographic location
|Center=Santa Cruz Verapaz
|North=Cobán
|Northeast=Cobán
|South=San Miguel Chicaj, municipio de Baja Verapaz
|East=Tactic{{cite web|author=SEGEPLAN|title=Municipios de Alta Verapaz, Guatemala|url=http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=2:alta-verapaz&Itemid=333|location=Guatemala|website=Secretaría General de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia de la República|access-date=30 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630153430/http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=2:alta-verapaz&Itemid=333|archive-date=30 June 2015|language=es}}
|West=San Cristóbal Verapaz
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See also
{{Portal|Guatemala|Geography}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.inforpressca.com/santacruzav/ Muni in Spanish]
{{Alta Verapaz Department}}
{{Corredor Seco (Guatemala)}}
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