San Cristóbal Cucho
# San Cristóbal Cucho

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.

## History

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.

## Population

As of 2009, San Cristóbal Cucho had 19.443 inhabitants and almost 4.000 home; it has 56 $km^2$ and sits 2730 m above sea level.

San Cristóbal Cucho most common ailments :

| San Cristóbal Cucho most common ailments Sickness Percent (%) Parasitism 28.52 Malnourishment 11.13 Common cold 9.38 Skin problems 6.12 Stomach problems 6.02 Diarrhea 4.84 Pneumonia 3.63 Tonsilitis 3.17 Arthritis 2.35 Urine infections 1.41 Others 23.42 | San Cristóbal Cucho most common death causes Cause Percent (%) 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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## Economy

Economic activity is mostly geared to agriculture, cattle, and commerce.

## Political division

The municipality has one town, five villages, seven settlements and four rural settlements (Spanish:cantones).

San Cristóbal Cucho political division :

| Location type | Name |
| - | - |
| Town | San Cristóbal Cucho |
| Villages | Barranca Grande |
| Villages | Las Majadas |
| Villages | San Rafael Gautivil |
| Villages | Rancho del Padre |
| Settlements | Las Canoas |
| Settlements | Gautivil |
| Settlements | Los Escobar |
| Settlements | La Perla |
| Settlements | Ixcanante |
| Settlements | Las Flores |
| Settlements | El Parnaso |
| Rural settlements | La Esperanza |
| Rural settlements | Río Santo |
| Rural settlements | Los Aguilar |
| Rural settlements | Barrel |

## Climate

San Cristóbal Cucho has 60% relative humidity on average and temperate climate (Köppen:Cwb).

Climate data for San Cristóbal Cucho :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) | 17.4 (63.3) | 18.9 (66.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.2 (68.4) | 19.4 (66.9) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.7 (67.5) | 19.2 (66.6) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.3 (63.1) | 18.7 (65.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 9.8 (49.6) | 11.3 (52.3) | 13.0 (55.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 14.5 (58.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 14.1 (57.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 13.4 (56.1) | 11.7 (53.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 12.6 (54.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) | 2.3 (36.1) | 3.7 (38.7) | 6.1 (43.0) | 8.8 (47.8) | 9.6 (49.3) | 9.3 (48.7) | 8.5 (47.3) | 9.3 (48.7) | 8.3 (46.9) | 5.4 (41.7) | 3.8 (38.8) | 6.4 (43.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 27 (1.1) | 68 (2.7) | 242 (9.5) | 359 (14.1) | 271 (10.7) | 298 (11.7) | 345 (13.6) | 236 (9.3) | 23 (0.9) | 14 (0.6) | 1,895 (74.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org ||||||||||||||

## Geographic location

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.

Places adjacent to San Cristóbal Cucho :

San Pedro Sacatepéquez

San Marcos

San Cristóbal Cucho

San Juan Ostuncalco, Quetzaltenango Department municipality

El Quetzal and La Reforma :

