Pachalúm is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Guatemalan
department of
El Quiché
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American p ...
.
Pachalúm had been a village in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Joyabaj
Joyabaj () is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. It is located about 50 kilometers from Santa Cruz del Quiché, in the Sierra de Chuacús mountains.
Joyabaj was an important part of the royal route to Mexico d ...
, but was recognized as separate municipality in 1986.
[Acuerdo Gubernativo 377-86 of the 27th of June 1986, mentioned in http://pachalum.pa.funpic.org/ ]
History
The name «Pachalum» originated from the ''Pachecas' game'' which men practiced under the shadow of a "Chalum" tree during the early years of the 20th century.
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During the Spanish colony
José de Alvarado —relative of conquistador Pedro de Alvarado— was given from the Kingdom of Guatemala
The Captaincy General of Guatemala ( es, Capitanía General de Guatemala), also known as the Kingdom of Guatemala ( es, Reino de Guatemala), was an administrative division of the Spanish Empire, under the viceroyalty of New Spain in Central Am ...
authorities more than one hundred fifty acres of land in the Santa María Xoyavaj region, dando origen a los establecimientos de colonizadores españoles en la región. Pachalúm was mentioned for the first time in 1817, as place for sugar production settled by Spanish families that arrived there from San Martín Jilotepeque
San Martín Jilotepeque is a town, with a population of 10,812 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala. It was the site of a bus accident in 2013.
History
Doctrine of Order of Preachers
After the ...
, Santa Cruz El Chol and from most of the modern Baja Verapaz Department.[
]
After Independence from Spain
After the revolution against field marshal Vicente Cerna y Cerna
Vicente Cerna y Cerna (22 January 1815 – 27 June 1885) was president of Guatemala from 24 May 1865 to 29 June 1871. Loyal friend and comrade of Rafael Carrera, was appointed army's Field Marshal after Carraera's victory against Salvadorian lead ...
in 1871, the families of the revolutionary leaders that helped the Liberal revolt asked Joyabaj
Joyabaj () is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. It is located about 50 kilometers from Santa Cruz del Quiché, in the Sierra de Chuacús mountains.
Joyabaj was an important part of the royal route to Mexico d ...
mayor that their settlement became a village, which was granted on 9 August 1872.[
]
Administrative division
The municipality has an area of 100 km; besides the municipal capital, there are eight villages, thirteen settlements and five farm fields.
Topography
Pachalúm is located in Sierra de Chuacús, specifically at the bottom of Tuncaj Hill, where several sprinkles come down. It is also close to the Motagua river basin, cuyos afluentes, los ríos Las Vegas y Tumbadero, humedecen el terreno de la localidad.[
]
Municipal government and infrastructure
The first elections ever held in Pachalúm resulted in victory of Vicente de la Roca in 1986, but his term was not that effective due to the lack of experience on managing a municipality; the next mayor was Rafael Elías who focused on the area development. Afterwards, teach Reynabel Estrada Roca was elected, serving for three terms.[
Among those projects finished during Estrada Roca's term in office are:
* paved road between Pachalúm and ]Guatemala City
Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, ne ...
, via Concuán
* Grocery market building
* Municipal Hotel
* Sports complex
* Urban area pavement
* irrigation project, led by Hugo Lorenzo Duarte Estrada[
Other important access roads to Pachalúm are:
* Pachalúm -, via ]San Martín Jilotepeque
San Martín Jilotepeque is a town, with a population of 10,812 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala. It was the site of a bus accident in 2013.
History
Doctrine of Order of Preachers
After the ...
, 70% paved
* Pachalum - Santa Cruz del Quiché
Santa Cruz del Quiché is a city, with a population of 78,279 (2018 census), in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the El Quiché department and the municipal seat of Santa Cruz del Quiché municipality. The city is located at , at an elevati ...
, 92 km long, with 16 km unpaved
* Pachalum - Cubulco
Cubulco is a small town, with a population of 10,681 (2018 census),Citypopulation.de
Population of cities & to ...
, 20 km long[
]
Climate
Pachalúm has a tropical savanna climate
Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of p ...
(Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
: ''Aw'').
See also
*
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* El Quiché Department
References
External links
Municipalidad de Pachalúm
{{Quiché Department
Municipalities of the Quiché Department