| Barberena | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Guatemala | |
  BarberenaLocation in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°19′N 90°22′W / 14.317°N 90.367°W / 14.317; -90.367 | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  Santa Rosa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016–2020) | Víctor Jiménez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 89 sq mi (231 km) |
| Elevation | 3,507 ft (1,069 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 58,276 |
| • Density | 650/sq mi (250/km) |
| Climate | Aw |
Barberena is a town, with a population of 47,093 (2018 census), and 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, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Santa Rosa, destroying its department capital, Cuilapa. 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. Fraijanes, Pueblo Nuevo Viñas, Coatepeque and Jalpatagua were also affected. Around Cuilapa, there were landslides and road blockades, and even a long crack was reported at Los Esclavos hill.
Climate
Barberena tropical climate (Köppen: Aw).
| Climate data for Barberena | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
27.0 (80.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
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) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °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) |
16.5 (61.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.4) |
7 (0.3) |
17 (0.7) |
65 (2.6) |
253 (10.0) |
320 (12.6) |
271 (10.7) |
275 (10.8) |
378 (14.9) |
304 (12.0) |
56 (2.2) |
15 (0.6) |
1,971 (77.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
Geographic location
Barberena is surrounded by Santa Rosa Department municipalities, except on the West, where it borders with Escuintla Department:
| Places adjacent to Barberena | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cuilapa
See also
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.
- Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
- ^ Ambraseys & Adams 2001, pp. 72–73
- "Climate: Barberena". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "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.
14°19′N 90°22′W / 14.317°N 90.367°W / 14.317; -90.367
| Santa Rosa Department | ||
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| Capital: Cuilapa | ||
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