Cahabón is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 250m above sea level. It contains 31,425 people. It covers a terrain of 900km2. The annual festival is September 1-September 8.
The Northern Transversal Strip was officially created during the government of General Carlos Arana Osorio in 1970, by Legislative Decree 60-70, for agricultural development.[1] The decree literally said: "It is of public interest and national emergency, the establishment of Agrarian Development Zones in the area included within the municipalities: San Ana Huista, San Antonio Huista, Nentón, Jacaltenango, San Mateo Ixtatán, and Santa Cruz Barillas in Huehuetenango; Chajul and San Miguel Uspantán in Quiché; Cobán, Chisec, San Pedro Carchá, Lanquín, Senahú, Cahabón and Chahal, in Alta Verapaz and the entire department of Izabal."[2]
^ "Climate: Cahabón". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
^ abSEGEPLAN. . Secretaría General de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia de la República (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
Bibliography
Solano, Luis (2012). (PDF). Centro de Estudios y Documentación de la Frontera Occidental de Guatemala, CEDFOG (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
External links
Muni in Spanish
February 22, 2023
santa, maría, cahabón, cahabón, municipality, guatemalan, department, alta, verapaz, situated, 250m, above, level, contains, people, covers, terrain, 900km2, annual, festival, september, september, cahabónflagcoat, armslocation, guatemalacoordinates, 60556, 81. Cahabon is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz It is situated at 250m above sea level It contains 31 425 people It covers a terrain of 900km2 The annual festival is September 1 September 8 Santa Maria Cahabon CahabonFlagCoat of armsSanta Maria CahabonLocation in GuatemalaCoordinates 15 36 20 N 89 48 45 W 15 60556 N 89 81250 W 15 60556 89 81250 Coordinates 15 36 20 N 89 48 45 W 15 60556 N 89 81250 W 15 60556 89 81250CountryGuatemalaDepartmentAlta VerapazMunicipalitySanta Maria CahabonGovernment MayorRuben Dario Rosales UNE Area Total900 km2 300 sq mi Elevation250 m 820 ft Population 2005 Total31 425 1 Time zoneGMT 6ClimateAf Contents 1 Franja Transversal del Norte 2 Climate 3 Geographic location 4 See also 5 Notes and references 5 1 Bibliography 6 External linksFranja Transversal del Norte EditMain article Franja Transversal del Norte Cahabonclass notpageimage Location of Cahabon in Franja Transversal del Norte The Northern Transversal Strip was officially created during the government of General Carlos Arana Osorio in 1970 by Legislative Decree 60 70 for agricultural development 1 The decree literally said It is of public interest and national emergency the establishment of Agrarian Development Zones in the area included within the municipalities San Ana Huista San Antonio Huista Nenton Jacaltenango San Mateo Ixtatan and Santa Cruz Barillas in Huehuetenango Chajul and San Miguel Uspantan in Quiche Coban Chisec San Pedro Carcha Lanquin Senahu Cahabon and Chahal in Alta Verapaz and the entire department of Izabal 2 Climate EditCahabon has a tropical climate Koppen Af Climate data for CahabonMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 27 4 81 3 29 3 84 7 30 7 87 3 32 2 90 0 32 1 89 8 32 1 89 8 30 7 87 3 31 0 87 8 31 0 87 8 30 1 86 2 28 5 83 3 27 7 81 9 30 2 86 4 Daily mean C F 23 4 74 1 24 2 75 6 25 7 78 3 26 8 80 2 27 3 81 1 27 5 81 5 26 7 80 1 26 7 80 1 26 7 80 1 26 0 78 8 24 6 76 3 23 5 74 3 25 8 78 4 Average low C F 19 4 66 9 19 2 66 6 20 7 69 3 21 5 70 7 22 5 72 5 22 9 73 2 22 7 72 9 22 5 72 5 22 4 72 3 22 0 71 6 20 8 69 4 19 4 66 9 21 3 70 4 Average precipitation mm inches 134 5 3 75 3 0 64 2 5 83 3 3 146 5 7 425 16 7 411 16 2 269 10 6 320 12 6 307 12 1 189 7 4 138 5 4 2 561 100 8 Source Climate Data org 3 Geographic location EditSee also Edit Guatemala portal Geography portalFranja Transversal del NorteNotes and references Edit Franja Transversal del Norte Wikiguate Guatemala Archived from the original on 31 October 2014 Retrieved 30 October 2014 Solano 2012 p 15 Climate Cahabon Climate Data org Retrieved 19 August 2015 a b SEGEPLAN Municipios de Alta Verapaz Guatemala Secretaria General de Planificacion y Programacion de la Presidencia de la Republica in Spanish Guatemala Archived from the original on 30 June 2015 Retrieved 30 June 2015 Bibliography Edit Solano Luis 2012 Contextualizacion historica de la Franja Transversal del Norte FTN PDF Centro de Estudios y Documentacion de la Frontera Occidental de Guatemala CEDFOG in Spanish Archived from the original PDF on 13 November 2014 Retrieved 31 October 2014 External links EditMuni in Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Santa Maria Cahabon amp oldid 1112927982, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
