Coordinates: 14°37′59″N 90°36′23″W / 14.63306°N 90.60639°W / 14.63306; -90.60639

Mixco

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Mixco
  • From top, left to right: View of the City of Mixco • The El Naranjo Condominium • View of Ciudad San Cristóbal• The San Cristóbal Bridge at night • Buildings in El Naranjo
Flag of Mixco
Flag
Coat of arms of Mixco
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Land of champions Spanish: Tierra de campeones
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CountryFile:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
DepartmentGuatemala
Government
 • MayorNeto Bran (RM)
Area
 • Total
95.9 km2 (37.0 sq mi)
Elevation
1,691 m (5,548 ft)
Population
 (census 2018)[1]
 • Total
465,773
 • Rank2nd in Guatemala
 • Density4,860/km2 (12,600/sq mi)
ClimateCwb

Mixco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmisko]) is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. It is next to the main Guatemala City municipality and has become part of the Guatemala City Metropolitan Area. Most of Mixco is separated from the City by canyons, for which a multitude of bridges have been created. It is the second largest city in Guatemala after Guatemala City, with a population of 465,773.[1] Ciudad San Cristóbal is located within Mixco.

Administrative division

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File:Guatemala - Mixco.png
Guatemala Department map, showing Mixco municipality area.
File:Parque-San-Nicolas-de- Noche-Mixco.jpg
Bosques San Nicolás Park seen at night.

The municipality is divided into zones with residential neighborhoods, villages, settlements and the municipal capital. Due to its close proximity to Guatemala City, several villages were turned into residential neighborhoods.

Mixco Administrative Division
Settlement List
Villages
  1. El Campanero
  2. El Naranjito
  3. San José La Comunidad
  4. Sacoj
  5. Lo de Coy
  6. Buena Vista
  7. Lo de Bran
  8. El Aguacate
  9. Lo de Fuentes
  10. El Manzanillo
Residential
neighborhoods
  1. El Milagro
  2. Monte Real
  3. Primero de Julio
  4. Monte Verde
  5. San Francisco
  6. El Castaño
  7. El Caminero
  8. Pablo VI
  9. Carolingia
  10. Belencito
  11. Las Brisas
  12. Molino de Las Flores
  13. La Brigada
  14. Ciudad San Cristóbal
  15. Belén
  16. Lomas de Portugal
  17. Monserrat
  18. Bosques de San Nicolás
  19. Las Minervas
  20. El Tesoro
  21. El Tesoro Banvi
  22. Ciudad Satelite
  23. Santa Marta

From the residential neighborhoods is excluded "La Florida", which separated from Mixco to join Guatemala City in 1958.

Mayors

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Elected mayors since 1986
Mayor Time in office Party
Juan Guillermo Gómez Valdéz 15 January 1986 - 15 January 1991 Democracia Cristiana
Víctor Manuel Herrera 15 January 1991 - 15 January 1996 Partido de Avanzada Nacional
Édgar Abraham Rivera 15 January 1996 - 15 January 2000 Partido de Avanzada Nacional
15 January 2000 - 15 January 2004 Frente Republicano Guatemalteco
Amílcar Rivera 15 January 2004 - 15 January 2008 Partido de Avanzada Nacional
15 January 2008 - 15 January 2012 Partido Patriota
Otto Pérez 15 January 2012 - 15 January 2016 Partido Patriota
Neto Bran 15 January 2016 - 15 January 2020 Movimiento Reformador[2]

Universities

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Sports

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Deportivo Mixco football club play in the Guatemalan second division. They have been playing their home games at different locations and plan to build the new Estadio de La Tierra de Campeones.[3]

In film

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  • In 1969, the Mexican-Guatemalan film El ogro, with famous Mexican comedian Germán Valdéz and Guatemalan actor Herbert Meneses was filmed on location in Tikal and Mixco. The scenes shot in Mixco include Germán Valdéz as an old church keeper and a group of children who listen to his old stories.[4]

Climate

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Mixco has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).

Climate data for Mixco
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1) 		23.4
(74.1) 		24.8
(76.6) 		25.3
(77.5) 		24.9
(76.8) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.0
(73.4) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.2
(72.0) 		23.4
(74.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5) 		17.1
(62.8) 		18.2
(64.8) 		19.1
(66.4) 		19.3
(66.7) 		18.9
(66.0) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.4
(65.1) 		17.9
(64.2) 		17.2
(63.0) 		16.5
(61.7) 		18.0
(64.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1) 		10.9
(51.6) 		11.7
(53.1) 		13.0
(55.4) 		13.8
(56.8) 		14.5
(58.1) 		14.1
(57.4) 		13.8
(56.8) 		13.9
(57.0) 		13.5
(56.3) 		12.2
(54.0) 		10.9
(51.6) 		12.7
(54.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2
(0.1) 		1
(0.0) 		2
(0.1) 		31
(1.2) 		124
(4.9) 		239
(9.4) 		202
(8.0) 		194
(7.6) 		226
(8.9) 		128
(5.0) 		22
(0.9) 		7
(0.3) 		1,178
(46.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]
Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología de Guatemala[6]

Geographic location

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See also

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References

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