Official Name: | San Cristóbal Cucho |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Guatemala |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guatemala |
Pushpin Map1: | San Marcos |
Pushpin Map Caption1: | Location in San Marcos Department |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Guatemala |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | San Marcos |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Baudilio Ricardo Ramírez[1] |
Leader Party: | Partido Patriota |
Area Total Km2: | 35.9 |
Population As Of: | 2018 census |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 16619 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 5487 |
Unit Pref: | Metric9 |
Coordinates: | 14.9°N -91.7833°W |
San Cristóbal Cucho is a town and municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.It was found on 11 October 1825. It was annexed to San Pedro Sacatepéquez, in 1935, but it was named a municipality again on 12 July 1945.
The region was discovered by the Spaniards in the 16th century; soldiers under captain Juan de Dios y Cardona's command found the place. Before that, it had been populated by Mam people. After the arrival of the Spaniards, it was established as an Indian reduction and eventually raised to a municipality on 11 October 1811, and named "San Cristóbal Cucho". It is located to the south of San Marcos Department municipal capital.
As of 2009, San Cristóbal Cucho had 19.443 inhabitants and almost 4.000 home; it has 56 km2 and sits 2730 m above sea level.
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Cause | Percent (%) | |
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Pnemonia | 1.78 | |
Diarrhea | 1.00 | |
Malnourishmnet | 0.83 | |
Embolism | 0.22 | |
Head trauma | 0.11 | |
Blood infections | 0.11 | |
Alcohol poisoning | 0.06 | |
Gun shots | 0.06 | |
Intestinal hernias | 0.06 | |
Cirrhosis | 0.06 |
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Economic activity is mostly geared to agriculture, cattle, and commerce.
The municipality has one town, five villages, seven settlements and four rural settlements (Spanish:cantones).
Location type | Name |
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Town | San Cristóbal Cucho |
Villages | Barranca Grande[3] |
Las Majadas | |
San Rafael Gautivil | |
Rancho del Padre | |
Settlements | |
Gautivil | |
Los Escobar | |
La Perla | |
Ixcanante | |
Las Flores | |
El Parnaso | |
Rural settlements | La Esperanza |
Río Santo | |
Los Aguilar | |
Barrel |
San Cristóbal Cucho has 60% relative humidity on average and temperate climate (Köppen:Cwb).
San Cristóbal Cucho is practically surround by San Marcos Department municipalities, except on its East side, where it borders with San Juan Ostuncalco, a Quetzaltenango municipality.