Sumpango is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

, with a population of 28,488 (2018 census), and a municipality in the

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 ...

n department of Sacatepéquez.

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 phi ...

split the ecclesiastical administration of the central valley of Guatemala between the

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and the

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, 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 Enlightened absolutism, also called enlightened despotism, refers to the conduct and policies of European absolute monarchs during the 18th and early 19th centuries who were influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment, espousing them to enhanc ...

of king Carlos III all curatos and doctrines of the regular clergy were moved on to the

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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 in the mid 2000s.

Climate

Sumpango has a

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(

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: ''Cwb'').

Notes and references

References

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External links

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Sumpango.com.gt Official city website Update
In Spanish
Official city website
In Spanish {{DEFAULTSORT:Sumpango, Sacatepequez Municipalities of the Sacatepéquez Department