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Asunción Mita | |
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Municipality and town | |
  Asunción Mita Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°20′N 89°43′W / 14.333°N 89.717°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  Jutiapa |
| Area | |
• Total | 195 sq mi (506 km2) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Total | 48,297 |
| • Density | 250/sq mi (95/km2) |
| Climate | Aw |
Asunción Mita (Spanish pronunciation: [asunˈsjom ˈmita]) is a town, with a population of 20,936 (2018),[2] and a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.
14°20′N 89°43′W / 14.333°N 89.717°W
Population
[edit]As of 1850, the population was approximately 3,300.[3]
Festivals
[edit]In Asunción Mita two titular celebrations are celebrated: first from the 12th to 15 August, in honor to the Virgin of Asunción; and second from 6 to 12 December, in honor to the Virgin of Concepción. Also, they celebrate in honor to the Flower War on 7 August.
Sports
[edit]Deportivo Mictlán football club, will play the 2010/2011 season at the highest level of Guatemalan football, the Liga Mayor. They play their home games at the Estadio La Asunción.
Climate
[edit]Asunción Mita has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw) characterized by hot temperatures and distinct wet and dry seasons. The wet season lasts from May to October, while the dry season lasts for the rest of the year.
| Climate data for Asunción Mita (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.2 (99.0) | 38.8 (101.8) | 39.8 (103.6) | 40.8 (105.4) | 39.4 (102.9) | 37.8 (100.0) | 37.8 (100.0) | 38.4 (101.1) | 37.2 (99.0) | 37.5 (99.5) | 36.8 (98.2) | 37.8 (100.0) | 40.8 (105.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) | 34.5 (94.1) | 35.6 (96.1) | 36.4 (97.5) | 35.1 (95.2) | 33.6 (92.5) | 34.0 (93.2) | 34.0 (93.2) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.9 (91.2) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.9 (91.2) | 34.0 (93.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 29.5 (85.1) | 28.7 (83.7) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.7 (81.9) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.0 (78.8) | 27.4 (81.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) | 20.2 (68.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.5 (72.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.3 (70.3) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.0 (68.0) | 21.2 (70.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) | 13.2 (55.8) | 14.6 (58.3) | 16.3 (61.3) | 17.9 (64.2) | 16.9 (62.4) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.4 (65.1) | 15.4 (59.7) | 12.4 (54.3) | 12.8 (55.0) | 12.4 (54.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.5 (0.02) | 3.9 (0.15) | 6.5 (0.26) | 34.7 (1.37) | 183.6 (7.23) | 276.4 (10.88) | 197.8 (7.79) | 225.3 (8.87) | 284.6 (11.20) | 164.1 (6.46) | 30.6 (1.20) | 5.6 (0.22) | 1,413.6 (55.65) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 10.3 | 15.6 | 12.7 | 14.3 | 17.7 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 89.2 |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
- ^ Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. p. 88.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Asunción Mita". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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