Barberena
| Barberena | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Guatemala | |
  Barberena Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°19′N 90°22′W / 14.317°N 90.367°W | |
| Country |
 Guatemala |
| Department |
 Santa Rosa |
| 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.
History
1913 earthquake
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
 |
Nueva Santa Rosa | Santa Cruz Naranjo | | |
| Escuintla Department |  |
Cuilapa[4] | ||
| ||||
 | ||||
| Pueblo Nuevo Viñas<[4] | Pueblo Nuevo Viñas |
See also
- Guatemala portal
-
Geography portal - List of places in Guatemala
Notes and references
References
- ↑ "Alcaldes electos en el departamento de Santa Rosa". Municipalidades de Guatemala (in Spanish). Guatemala. 7 September 2015. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Ambraseys & Adams 2001, pp. 72-73
- ↑ "Climate: Barberena". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Municipios del departamento de Santa Rosa". SEGEPLAN (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
Bibliography
- Ambraseys, Nicholas; Adams, Robin A. (2001). The Seismicity of Central America; a descriptive catalogue 1898-1995. World Scientific. p. 309. ISBN 9781860942440.
Coordinates: 14°19′N 90°22′W / 14.317°N 90.367°W
Capital: Cuilapa | ||
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