Senahú

Senahú
Municipality
Senahú

Location in Guatemala

Coordinates: 15°24′59″N 89°49′13″W / 15.41639°N 89.82028°W / 15.41639; -89.82028Coordinates: 15°24′59″N 89°49′13″W / 15.41639°N 89.82028°W / 15.41639; -89.82028
Country Guatemala
Department Alta Verapaz
Municipality Senahú
Government
 • Type Municipal
 • Mayor Mónica Milián (LIDER)
Area
 • Municipality 336 km2 (130 sq mi)
Elevation 970 m (3,180 ft)
Population (Census 2002)[1]
 • Municipality 54,471
 • Urban 4,399
 • Ethnicities Q'eqchi', Ladino
 • Religions Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya
Climate Af

Senahú is a municipality of the Department of Alta Verapaz in the Republic of Guatemala.

The community of San Antonio Senahú was founded by Q'eqchi' Mayan refugees from a series of 19th century conflicts in the Ishi Mountains of Central Guatemala. By the mid-1870s, it had become a center of German settlement in Guatemala and a major source of coffee for the European market.

The regions wealth is still formed by big coffee farms and other agriculturist products. In the natural resources it can be found the river of the farm "Trece Aguas", the waterfalls Sereizi and a viewpoint in the general cemetery. Other famous places are the ruins of Chijolom and La Providencia. The crafts elaborated in this region are weaves, ceramics, basketwork, rigs, musical instruments, masks, bed rolls of palm, chandler's shop, objects of "tule" and fireworks.

The approximated extension for this municipality is of 336 km², with a total population of 28,550 inhabitants (1981 census). Its neighbours are, at the north boundaries Cahabón and Lanquín (Alta Verapaz), south with Panzos and Tucurú, east with El Estor (Izabal), west with Tucurú and San Pedró Carcha (Alta Verapaz). The municipality is formed by 1 town and 41 communities.

Languages spoken

The chief languages are Q'eqchi' and Spanish.

Important dates

Celebrations

June, 8-13 – In Honor of San Antonio. Each year at the end of August, a festival of San Antonio de Padua celebrating native peoples is held here. The festivities include a beauty contest for Q'eqchi' Maya women, the winner of which is crowned with the title "Miss Senahuk".

Franja Transversal del Norte

Senahú
Location of Senahú in Franja Transversal del Norte

The Northern Transversal Strip was officially created during the government of General Carlos Arana Osorio in 1970, by Legislative Decree 60-70, for agricultural development.[2] The decree literally said: "It is of public interest and national emergency, the establishment of Agrarian Development Zones in the area included within the municipalities: San Ana Huista, San Antonio Huista, Nentón, Jacaltenango, San Mateo Ixtatán, and Santa Cruz Barillas in Huehuetenango; Chajul and San Miguel Uspantán in Quiché; Cobán, Chisec, San Pedro Carchá, Lanquín, Senahú, Cahabón and Chahal, in Alta Verapaz and the entire department of Izabal."[3]

Climate

Senahú has a tropical climate (Köppen: Af).

Climate data for Senahú
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.3
(66.7)		 20.3
(68.5)		 21.6
(70.9)		 22.8
(73)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.0
(73.4)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.7
(72.9)		 21.7
(71.1)		 20.6
(69.1)		 19.8
(67.6)		 21.69
(71.05)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 141
(5.55)		 110
(4.33)		 106
(4.17)		 142
(5.59)		 313
(12.32)		 621
(24.45)		 691
(27.2)		 546
(21.5)		 535
(21.06)		 395
(15.55)		 207
(8.15)		 138
(5.43)		 3,945
(155.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

Geographic location

 Cahabón and Lanquín, Alta Verapaz Department municipalities
Tucurú and San Pedro Carchá, Alta Verapaz Department municipalities El Estor, Izabal Department municipality[5]
   Senahú  
Panzós and Tucurú, Alta Verapaz Department municipalities[5]

See also

Notes and references

References

  1. ↑ "XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)". INE. 2002.
  2. ↑ "Franja Transversal del Norte". Wikiguate. Guatemala. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Solano 2012, p. 15.
  4. ↑ "Climate:Senahú". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 SEGEPLAN. "Municipios de Alta Verapaz, Guatemala". Secretaría General de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia de la República (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

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