Mixco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmisko]) is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. It is next to the main Guatemala City municipality and has become part of the Guatemala City Metropolitan Area. Most of Mixco is separated from the City by canyons, for which a multitude of bridges have been created. It is the second largest city in Guatemala after Guatemala City, with a population of 475,777.[2] Ciudad San Cristóbal is located within Mixco.
Mixco | |
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.png) Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Land of champions
Spanish: Tierra de campeones | |
  Mixco Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°37′59″N 90°36′23″W / 14.63306°N 90.60639°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Guatemala |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Neto Bran (RM) |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.0 sq mi (95.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,548 ft (1,691 m) |
| Population (census 2018)[1] | |
• Total | 465,773 |
| • Density | 13,000/sq mi (4,900/km2) |
| Climate | Cwb |
Administrative division
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The municipality is divided into zones with residential neighborhoods, villages, settlements and the municipal capital. Due to its close proximity to Guatemala City, several villages were turned into residential neighborhoods.
| Settlement | List |
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| Villages |
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| Residential neighborhoods |
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From the residential neighborhoods is excluded "La Florida", which separated from Mixco to join Guatemala City in 1958.
Mayors
edit| Mayor | Time in office | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Guillermo Gómez Valdéz | 15 January 1986 - 15 January 1991 | Democracia Cristiana |
| Víctor Manuel Herrera | 15 January 1991 - 15 January 1996 | Partido de Avanzada Nacional |
| Édgar Abraham Rivera | 15 January 1996 - 15 January 2000 | Partido de Avanzada Nacional |
| 15 January 2000 - 15 January 2004 | Frente Republicano Guatemalteco | |
| Amílcar Rivera | 15 January 2004 - 15 January 2008 | Partido de Avanzada Nacional |
| 15 January 2008 - 15 January 2012 | Partido Patriota | |
| Otto Pérez | 15 January 2012 - 15 January 2016 | Partido Patriota |
| Neto Bran | 15 January 2016 - 15 January 2020 | Movimiento Reformador[3] |
Universities
editSports
editDeportivo Mixco football club play in the Guatemalan second division. They have been playing their home games at different locations and plan to build the new Estadio de La Tierra de Campeones.[4]
In film
edit- In 1969, the Mexican-Guatemalan film El ogro, with famous Mexican comedian Germán Valdéz and Guatemalan actor Herbert Meneses was filmed on location in Tikal and Mixco. The scenes shot in Mixco include Germán Valdéz as an old church keeper and a group of children who listen to his old stories.[5]
Climate
editMixco has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).
| Climate data for Mixco | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.0 (64.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
31 (1.2) |
124 (4.9) |
239 (9.4) |
202 (8.0) |
194 (7.6) |
226 (8.9) |
128 (5.0) |
22 (0.9) |
7 (0.3) |
1,178 (46.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[6] Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología de Guatemala[7] | |||||||||||||
Geographic location
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- ^ "Antecedentes Históricos – Municipalidad de Mixco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "Esto le escribió Otto Pérez Leal a Neto Bran, nuevo alcalde de Mixco". Publinews (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Estadio del Deportivo Mixco Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine - Deportivo Mixco (in Spanish)
- ^ Barillas, Edgar (2013). "50 películas filmadas en Guatemala y una que no (1935-1996). Apuntes para una cartografía de los lugares filmados en Guatemala". Revista Historia de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Climate: Mixco". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Departamento de Investigación y servicios meteorológicos. "Isotermas de temperatura mínima absoluta anual" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 17, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link); "Isotermas de temperatura máxima absoluta anual". Archived from the original on May 24, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link); "Isotermas de temperatura máxima promedio anual". Archived from the original on May 15, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link); "Isotermas de temperature mínima promedio annual". Archived from the original on May 29, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link); "Sumatoria de días con lluvia promedio anual". Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Metereología e Hidrología (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Municipios del departamento de Guatemala". SEGEPLAN (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mixco.
- History
- Municipalidad de Mixco (in Spanish)
- La Casa de La Cultura de Mixco (in Spanish)
- Mixco Tierra de Campeones (in Spanish)