San Cristóbal Cucho

San Cristóbal Cucho
Municipality
San Cristóbal Cucho Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°54′00″N 91°47′00″W
Country	Guatemala
Department	San Marcos
Government
• Mayor	Baudilio Ricardo Ramírez[1] (Partido Patriota)
Area
• Municipality	35.9 km^2 (13.9 sq mi)
Population  (2018 census)[2]
• Municipality	16,619
• Density	460/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Urban	5,487

San Cristóbal Cucho is a town and municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.It was found on 11 October 1825. It was annexed to San Pedro Sacatepéquez, in 1935, but it was named a municipality again on 12 July 1945.

History

The region was discovered by the Spaniards in the 16th century; soldiers under captain Juan de Dios y Cardona's command found the place. Before that, it had been populated by Mam people. After the arrival of the Spaniards, it was established as an Indian reduction and eventually raised to a municipality on 11 October 1811, and named "San Cristóbal Cucho". It is located to the south of San Marcos Department municipal capital.

Population

As of 2009, San Cristóbal Cucho had 19.443 inhabitants^[3] and almost 4.000 home; it has 56 km² and sits 2730 m above sea level.^[4]

San Cristóbal Cucho most common ailments Sickness Percent (%) Parasitism 28.52 Malnourishment 11.13 Common cold 9.38 Skin problems 6.12 Stomach problems 6.02 Diarrhea 4.84 Pneumonia 3.63 Tonsilitis 3.17 Arthritis 2.35 Urine infections 1.41 Others 23.42

San Cristóbal Cucho most common death causes Cause Percent (%) Pneumonia 1.78 Diarrhea 1.00 Malnourishmnet 0.83 Embolism 0.22 Head trauma 0.11 Blood infections 0.11 Alcohol poisoning 0.06 Gun shots 0.06 Intestinal hernias 0.06 Cirrhosis 0.06

Economy

Economic activity is mostly geared to agriculture, cattle, and commerce.^[5]

Political division

The municipality has one town, five villages, seven settlements and four rural settlements (Spanish:cantones).^[4]

San Cristóbal Cucho political division^[6]

Location type	Name
Town	San Cristóbal Cucho
Villages	Barranca Grande[a]
	Las Majadas
	San Rafael Gautivil
	Rancho del Padre
Settlements	Las Canoas
	Gautivil
	Los Escobar
	La Perla
	Ixcanante
	Las Flores
	El Parnaso
Rural settlements	La Esperanza
	Río Santo
	Los Aguilar
	Barrel

Climate

San Cristóbal Cucho has 60% relative humidity on average^[7] and temperate climate (Köppen:Cwb).

Climate data for San Cristóbal Cucho
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	16.9 (62.4)	17.4 (63.3)	18.9 (66.0)	20.0 (68.0)	20.2 (68.4)	19.4 (66.9)	19.3 (66.7)	19.7 (67.5)	19.2 (66.6)	18.5 (65.3)	18.0 (64.4)	17.3 (63.1)	18.7 (65.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	9.4 (48.9)	9.8 (49.6)	11.3 (52.3)	13.0 (55.4)	14.5 (58.1)	14.5 (58.1)	14.3 (57.7)	14.1 (57.4)	14.2 (57.6)	13.4 (56.1)	11.7 (53.1)	10.5 (50.9)	12.6 (54.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.0 (35.6)	2.3 (36.1)	3.7 (38.7)	6.1 (43.0)	8.8 (47.8)	9.6 (49.3)	9.3 (48.7)	8.5 (47.3)	9.3 (48.7)	8.3 (46.9)	5.4 (41.7)	3.8 (38.8)	6.4 (43.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	6 (0.2)	6 (0.2)	27 (1.1)	68 (2.7)	242 (9.5)	359 (14.1)	271 (10.7)	298 (11.7)	345 (13.6)	236 (9.3)	23 (0.9)	14 (0.6)	1,895 (74.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[8]

Geographic location

San Cristóbal Cucho is practically surround by San Marcos Department municipalities, except on its East side, where it borders with San Juan Ostuncalco, a Quetzaltenango municipality.

See also

• Guatemala portal
• Geography portal

Notes and references

1. Currently split into Barranca Grande El Centro and Barranca Grande El Calvario. These are communities that sit at 1.753 m above sea level and are 12 km away from the municipal capital, 20 km from the department capital, San Marcos and 270 km from the nation capital, Guatemala City. Thanks to its climate, they lead the municipality on coffee, avocado, jocote, and pacaya production.

References

1. "San Marcos elige autoridades municipales". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
2. Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
3. Orrego Pernia 2011, p. 16.
4. Orrego Pernia 2011, p. 6.
5. Orrego Pernia 2011, p. 12.
6. Orrego Pernia 2011, p. 10.
7. Orrego Pernia 2011, p. 7.
8. "Climate: San Cristóbal Cucho". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
9. SEGEPLAN. "Municipios del departamento de San Marcos". Secretaría General de Planificación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2015.

Bibliography

• Orrego Pernia, Axel Manuel (2011). Municipio de San Cristóbal Cucho, Departamento de San Marcos: diagnóstico administrativo municipal (PDF). Ejercicio profesional supervisado (in Spanish). Guatemala: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala.

External links

• Some information (in Spanish)

14°54′N 91°47′W