Barberena
Barberena | |
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Municipality of Guatemala | |
Location in Guatemala | |
Barberena is located in Santa Rosa
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Department | |
Government[1] | |
• Mayor (2016-2020) | Víctor Jiménez |
Climate | Aw |
Barberena is a municipality in Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. Filled with local vendors and stores selling American goods, Barberena is a small town typical of the Guatemalan countryside.
Due to its close proximity to many rural communities, Barberena plays a central role in the local economy, especially as a point of exchange for agricultural goods and manufactured products. The crime rate is especially high, as in much of Guatemala.
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History
1913 earthquake
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On Saturday 8 March 1913 and magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Santa Rosa, destroying its department capital, Cuilapa.[2] Both the initial quake and the replicas destroyed a lot of private homes, and also the cathedral and the prison, leaving behind significant human losses; similar destruction occurred at Barberena, Cerro Redondo, Llano Grande and El Zapote.[2] Fraijanes, Pueblo Nuevo Viñas, Coatepeque and Jalpatagua were also affected.[2] Around Cuilapa, there were landslides and road blockades, and even a long crack was reported at Los Esclavos hill.[2]
Climate
Barberena tropical climate (Köppen: Aw).
Climate data for Barberena | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.97 (80.52) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.2 (72) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.73 (71.11) |
Average low °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.52 (61.73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.39) |
7 (0.28) |
17 (0.67) |
65 (2.56) |
253 (9.96) |
320 (12.6) |
271 (10.67) |
275 (10.83) |
378 (14.88) |
304 (11.97) |
56 (2.2) |
15 (0.59) |
1,971 (77.6) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[3] |
Geographic location
Barberena is surrounded by Santa Rosa Department municipalities, except on the West, where it borders with Escuintla Department:[4]
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Nueva Santa Rosa | Santa Cruz Naranjo | ![]() |
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Escuintla Department | ![]() |
Cuilapa[4] | ||
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Pueblo Nuevo Viñas<[4] | Pueblo Nuevo Viñas |
See also
Notes and references
References
Bibliography
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