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El Tumbador is a town and municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. The population is mostly of Mam people, who speak their own language. It was founded in 1878.
El Tumbador | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  El Tumbador Location in San Marcos Department, Guatemala  El Tumbador El Tumbador (Guatemala) | |
| Coordinates: 14°52′00″N 91°56′00″W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  San Marcos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Augusto Echeverría[1] (LIDER) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 166 km2 (64 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 census)[2] | |
• Municipality | 44,395 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,856 |
| Climate | Am |
The main source of income is agriculture—farming and animal husbandry. People produce mostly coffee, but also sugarcane, beans, cassava, fruits and spices—cardamom and macadamia. Cattle, horses, sheep and goats are bred in the area as well.
El Tumbador gave its name to the Belgian Non-governmental organization Tumbador vzw that used to support a project in the municipality.
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El Tumbador has tropical climate (Köppen: Am).
| Climate data for El Tumbador | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.0 (84.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 47 (1.9) |
58 (2.3) |
121 (4.8) |
260 (10.2) |
536 (21.1) |
724 (28.5) |
513 (20.2) |
543 (21.4) |
747 (29.4) |
618 (24.3) |
187 (7.4) |
76 (3.0) |
4,430 (174.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
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It is surrounded by San Marcos Department municipalities:
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