El Tejar, Chimaltenango
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El Tejar is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
and town in the
Chimaltenango department Chimaltenango is a department of Guatemala. The capital is Chimaltenango. Geography Located to the east are Guatemala Department, home to Guatemala City, and Sacatepéquez Department, while also bordered by Quiché Department and Baja Verap ...
of
Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
. As of 2018, the municipality has a population of 15,639.Citypopulation.de
Population of cities & towns in Guatemala


Economy

El Tejar was named for the ''tejas'' (
roof tiles Roof tiles are overlapping tiles designed mainly to keep out precipitation such as rain or snow, and are traditionally made from locally available materials such as clay or slate. Later tiles have been made from materials such as concrete, glass ...
), bricks, and other pottery articles which are well known for their quality nationwide.


Climate

El Tejar has a
subtropical highland climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring c ...
(
Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
: ''Cwb'').


See also

* * *
List of places in Guatemala This is a list of places in Guatemala. List of most populous cities in Guatemala Population data up to number 30 is based on the 2018 census. Ancient cities and important ruins * Cancuén * Dos Pilas * El Baul * Iximche * Kami ...


References

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