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Simojovel | |
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  Simojovel Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates:17°09′N92°43′W / 17.150°N 92.717°W /17.150; -92.717 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Municipal seat | Simojovel de Allende |
| Government | |
| • Presidente Municipal | José Amir Pérez Conde (2008–10) |
| Area | |
• Total | 446.99 km2 (172.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 40,297 |
| Website | http://www.simojovel.chiapas.gob.mx |
Simojovel is amunicipality in theMexican state ofChiapas in southernMexico.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 40,297,[1] up from 31,615 as of 2005.[2] It covers an area of 446.99 km2.
The municipality had 145 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were:Simojovel de Allende (10,762), the municipal seat classified as urban, andPueblo Nuevo Sitala (2,437),La Pimienta (1,755),El Jardín (1,626),La Ceiba (1,275),Las Maravillas (1,204), andConstitución (1,103), classified as rural.[1]
| Climate data for Simojovel (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.5 (99.5) | 37.0 (98.6) | 39.0 (102.2) | 40.0 (104.0) | 40.0 (104.0) | 39.0 (102.2) | 39.0 (102.2) | 39.5 (103.1) | 38.5 (101.3) | 40.5 (104.9) | 39.5 (103.1) | 36.5 (97.7) | 40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.7 (76.5) | 26.1 (79.0) | 28.0 (82.4) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.9 (85.8) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.1 (84.4) | 28.8 (83.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.0 (77.0) | 27.5 (81.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) | 20.8 (69.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.2 (73.8) | 22.3 (72.1) | 20.8 (69.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 22.4 (72.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) | 15.4 (59.7) | 16.5 (61.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 17.8 (64.0) | 16.0 (60.8) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.1 (62.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) | 1.5 (34.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 8.0 (46.4) | 10.0 (50.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 8.0 (46.4) | 9.5 (49.1) | 1.5 (34.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 78.8 (3.10) | 64.6 (2.54) | 47.6 (1.87) | 71.8 (2.83) | 152.5 (6.00) | 317.6 (12.50) | 231.6 (9.12) | 316.7 (12.47) | 396.2 (15.60) | 245.7 (9.67) | 161.7 (6.37) | 98.1 (3.86) | 2,182.9 (85.94) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.7 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 11.7 | 20.6 | 17.5 | 18.9 | 21.8 | 17.1 | 12.9 | 9.7 | 160.0 |
| Source:Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Until 1990, the majority of the population worked on the harvest ofcoffee, but today mining and theChiapan amber trade are the most important economic activities.[citation needed]
It is also known for its gastronomic traditions inherited from their ancientMayan ancestors,[citation needed] and for cooking 'zats', a tree worm that grows in 'caulote' trees typical of the region (known there as 'tapaculo'), as well as the 'yervamora', a seasonal vegetable, a chili variety 'simojovel' native to the town region, and the 'suy' prepared food.[citation needed]
Native inhabitants of Simojovel do not allow tourists or foreign visitors interviews, as a measure to protect their patrimony and non-ethical profit.[citation needed]
