Sumpango is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
, with a population of 28,488 (2018 census), and a municipality in the
Guatemalan
department of
Sacatepéquez
Sacatepéquez () was a city in Guatemala from November 21, 1542 until July 29, 1773 when it was destroyed by the Santa Marta earthquake. Sacatepéquez means ''grasshill'' and gave its name to the Sacatepéquez Department.
Sacatepéquez and Antig ...
.
History
In the 1540s, bishop
Francisco Marroquín
Francisco Marroquín (1499 – April 18, 1563) was the first bishop of Guatemala, ''(in Latin)'' translator of Central American languages and provisional Governor of Guatemala.
Biography
Marroquín was born near Santander, Spain. He studied phil ...
split the ecclesiastical administration of the central valley of Guatemala between the
Order of Preachers
The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...
and the
Franciscans
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, abbreviation = OFM
, predecessor =
, ...
, assigning Sumpango's curato to the former. In 1638, the Dominicans separated their large doctrines in groups revolving around six convents:
Ecclesiastic historian Domingo Juarros wrote that in 1754, by virtue of a royal order of the
enlightened absolutism of king
Carlos III all curatos and doctrines of the regular clergy were moved on to the
secular clergy.
Giant kite festival
Sumpango's Festival, also known as the "Giant Kite Festival" is a cultural event that takes place on the first of November each year. On that day, people from the town gather at the football field near the town's cemetery to take part in a giant kite contest. Entrants have typically spent months creating their kites, and participating kites are graded on both creativity and length of flight. This contest has been around for several centuries and is now recognized as a Cultural Good of Guatemala.
Plan de reconstrucción departamental de Sacatepéquez
'', p.45. It was also granted a Cultural Award by then president
Óscar Berger Perdomo Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin.
Etymology
The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer" ...
in the mid 2000s.
Climate
Sumpango has a
subtropical highland climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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: ''Cwb'').
See also
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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 ...
Notes and references
References
Bibliography
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External links
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Sumpango.com.gt Official city website UpdateIn Spanish
Official city websiteIn Spanish
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Municipalities of the Sacatepéquez Department