Jocotán facts for kids
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Jocotán
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Municipality and town
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 Jocotán
Location in Guatemala
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| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Guatemala |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 91 sq mi (235 km2) |
| Population
(2018 census)
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| • Municipality and town | 66,379 |
| • Density | 731.6/sq mi (282.5/km2) |
| • Urban | 8,387 |
| Climate | Aw |
Jocotán is a town and municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala.
Radio Chortis, a Roman Catholic radio station funded by Belgian and German Catholics, is located in the town. It broadcasts primarily in Spanish, but there are a few hours a week in the Ch'orti' language, which is still spoken in some isolated areas.
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History
2001 famine
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On 3 August 2001, Jocotán municipality declared yellow code in the area when it learned about the desperate situation that the rural communities were facing imminent famine; the root cause of the crisis were the short raining season, and the decline in the international coffee price. Alfonso Portillo's government decreed State of Calamity to get international help; officially, 48 deceased were reported, but there were rumors of hundreds of casualties.
Climate
Jocotán has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).
| Climate data for Jocotán | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.4 (84.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
31.2 (88.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) |
4 (0.2) |
7 (0.3) |
16 (0.6) |
91 (3.6) |
196 (7.7) |
144 (5.7) |
145 (5.7) |
180 (7.1) |
90 (3.5) |
21 (0.8) |
9 (0.4) |
906 (35.7) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
Geographic location
Jocotán is surrounded by Chiquimula Department municipalities, except at North, where it borders Zacapa:
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Zacapa, Zacapa Department | Camotán | |
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| Chiquimula and San Juan Ermita |  |
Camotán and Esquipulas | ||
 Jocotán  |
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| San Juan Ermita | Olopa |
