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El Tumbador
Municipality
El Tumbador is located in San Marcos Department
El Tumbador
El Tumbador
Location in San Marcos Department
El Tumbador is located in Guatemala
El Tumbador
El Tumbador
Location in Guatemala
Country  Guatemala
Department Vlagsanmarcos.gif San Marcos
Area
 • Municipality 166 km2 (64 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 census)
 • Municipality 44,395
 • Density 267.4/km2 (692.7/sq mi)
 • Urban
8,856
Climate Am

El Tumbador is a town and municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. The population is mostly of Mam people, who speak their own language. It was founded in 1878.

The main source of income is agriculture—farming and animal husbandry. People produce mostly coffee, but also sugarcane, beans, cassava, fruits and spices—cardamom and macadamia. Cattle, horses, sheep and goats are bred in the area as well.

El Tumbador gave its name to the Belgian Non-governmental organization Tumbador vzw that used to support a project in the municipality.

Climate

El Tumbador has tropical climate (Köppen: Am).

Climate data for El Tumbador
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.7
(83.7)
29.0
(84.2)
29.9
(85.8)
30.0
(86.0)
29.6
(85.3)
28.4
(83.1)
29.0
(84.2)
29.2
(84.6)
28.3
(82.9)
28.3
(82.9)
28.4
(83.1)
28.6
(83.5)
29.0
(84.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7)
22.9
(73.2)
23.6
(74.5)
24.0
(75.2)
23.9
(75.0)
23.2
(73.8)
23.4
(74.1)
23.5
(74.3)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
22.9
(73.2)
22.8
(73.0)
23.3
(73.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.6
(61.9)
16.8
(62.2)
17.3
(63.1)
18.1
(64.6)
18.3
(64.9)
18.0
(64.4)
17.8
(64.0)
17.9
(64.2)
17.9
(64.2)
17.9
(64.2)
17.5
(63.5)
17.0
(62.6)
17.6
(63.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 47
(1.9)
58
(2.3)
121
(4.8)
260
(10.2)
536
(21.1)
724
(28.5)
513
(20.2)
543
(21.4)
747
(29.4)
618
(24.3)
187
(7.4)
76
(3.0)
4,430
(174.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org

Geographic location

It is surrounded by San Marcos Department municipalities:

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