San Lorenzo | |
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 GeneralJusto Rufino Barrios,President of Guatemala from 1873 to 1885, was born in San Lorenzo. | |
  San Lorenzo Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates:15°17′N91°47′W / 15.283°N 91.783°W /15.283; -91.783 | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  San Marcos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016-2020) | José Tema[1] (LIDER) |
| Climate | Cwb |
San Lorenzo (Spanish pronunciation:[sanloˈɾenso]) is amunicipality in theSan Marcos department ofGuatemala. It was founded in 1812 year by Spanish families.
This is the birthplace ofJusto Rufino Barrios-who served asPresident of Guatemala from 1873 until his death in 1885 and whose native house has been declared as a National Heritage.[2]
San Lorenzo's most representative historic landmark is "Justo Rufino Barrios" hacienda, birthplace of general Barrios and named National Heritage by the government.[2]
San Lorenzo has temperate climate (Köppen:Cwb).
| Climate data for San Lorenzo | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.6 (63.7) | 19.1 (66.4) | 19.8 (67.6) | 19.4 (66.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 18.4 (65.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) | 10.0 (50.0) | 11.4 (52.5) | 12.7 (54.9) | 13.7 (56.7) | 13.6 (56.5) | 13.4 (56.1) | 13.3 (55.9) | 13.4 (56.1) | 12.7 (54.9) | 11.5 (52.7) | 10.7 (51.3) | 12.2 (53.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) | 2.5 (36.5) | 3.8 (38.8) | 5.7 (42.3) | 8.0 (46.4) | 8.7 (47.7) | 8.5 (47.3) | 7.7 (45.9) | 8.5 (47.3) | 7.7 (45.9) | 5.2 (41.4) | 4.0 (39.2) | 6.1 (42.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 19 (0.7) | 58 (2.3) | 179 (7.0) | 248 (9.8) | 176 (6.9) | 207 (8.1) | 262 (10.3) | 174 (6.9) | 26 (1.0) | 10 (0.4) | 1,370 (53.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
San Lorenzo has an area of 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi), which makes it one of the smallest municipalities of bothSan Marcos Department andGuatemala. It is located 23 km West ofSan Marcos, the department capital, and is surrounded by San Marcos municipalities.[4]
Places adjacent to San Lorenzo, San Marcos | |
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15°01′16″N91°44′16″W / 15.02111°N 91.73778°W /15.02111; -91.73778
