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'''Patzún''' ({{IPA|es|patˈsun}}) is a town, with a population of 26,632 (2018 census)<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/cities/ Citypopulation.de] Population of cities & towns in Guatemala</ref> and a [[Municipalities of Guatemala|municipality]] in the [[Chimaltenango Department|Chimaltenango department]] of [[Guatemala]].
==History==
Originally a Kaqchikel village founded in the 12th century, it belong to the [[Iximche]] kingdom until the latter was conquered by the Spaniards in the 1520s.  From then it was under the jurisdiction of the [[Franciscans]] and remain such for the most part of the Spanish Colony.
In 1895, the town was visited by archeologist Alfred Percival Maudslay and his wife, Anne Cary Maudslay. Maudslay's wife described it in their book ''A glimpse at Guatemala''.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Niñas de la escuela indígena.jpg|Local school girls in 1963
Image:Iglesia de Patzún.JPG|Catholic church in 2006
</gallery>
==Climate==
Patzún has a [[Oceanic climate|subtropical highland climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cwb'').
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|location = Patzún
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan mean C = 13.3
|Feb mean C = 13.9
|Mar mean C = 15.2
|Apr mean C = 16.4
|May mean C = 16.9
|Jun mean C = 16.3
|Jul mean C = 16.2
|Aug mean C = 16.2
|Sep mean C = 15.7
|Oct mean C = 15.4
|Nov mean C = 14.1
|Dec mean C = 13.6
|year mean C =
|Jan high C = 19.4
|Feb high C = 20.3
|Mar high C = 21.7
|Apr high C = 22.5
|May high C = 21.9
|Jun high C = 20.4
|Jul high C = 20.6
|Aug high C = 21.1
|Sep high C = 20.2
|Oct high C = 19.9
|Nov high C = 19.6
|Dec high C = 19.4
|year high C =
|Jan low C = 7.3
|Feb low C = 7.5
|Mar low C = 8.7
|Apr low C = 10.4
|May low C = 12.0
|Jun low C = 12.2
|Jul low C = 11.8
|Aug low C = 11.3
|Sep low C = 11.3
|Oct low C = 10.9
|Nov low C = 8.7
|Dec low C = 7.8
|year low C =
|Jan precipitation mm = 2
|Feb precipitation mm = 4
|Mar precipitation mm = 6
|Apr precipitation mm = 35
|May precipitation mm = 112
|Jun precipitation mm = 287
|Jul precipitation mm = 204
|Aug precipitation mm = 226
|Sep precipitation mm = 319
|Oct precipitation mm = 150
|Nov precipitation mm = 35
|Dec precipitation mm = 6
|year precipitation mm =
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref name="Climate-Data.org">
{{cite web|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/53800/
|title= Climate: Patzún
|access-date= 19 September 2015
|website= Climate-Data.org}}</ref>
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== Geographic location ==
It is almost completely surrounded by [[Chimaltenango Department]] municipalities:
{{Geographic location
| Center = Patzún
| North = [[Tecpán Guatemala|Tecpán]]
| West = [[Sololá Department]]
| Southeast= [[Acatenango]]
| South = [[Pochuta]]<ref name=segeplan/>
| East = [[Patzicía]]<ref name=segeplan>{{Cite web |author=SEGEPLAN|title=Municipios de Chimaltenango|year=2010 |location=Guatemala|url=http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=51:comalapa&Itemid=333|access-date=8 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608155133/http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=51:comalapa&Itemid=333|archive-date=8 June 2015|language=es}}</ref>
}}
==See also==
* {{Portal-inline|Guatemala}}
* {{Portal-inline|Geography}}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
=== Bibliography ===
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book|last=Juarros|first=Domingo|title=Compendio de la historia de la Ciudad de Guatemala|year=1818|publisher=Ignacio Beteta|location=Guatemala|url=https://archive.org/stream/compendiodelahis21juar#page/n3/mode/2up|language=es}}
* {{cite book|last1=Maudslay|first1=Alfred Percival|authorlink=Alfred Percival Maudslay|title=A glimpse at Guatemala, and some notes on the ancient monuments of Central America|last2=Maudslay|first2=Anne Cary|location=London, UK|publisher=John Murray|year=1899|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Glimpse_at_Guatemala.pdf}}
{{Refend}}
==External links==
*http://www.patzun.gob.gt/portal/
*{{Cite NIE|wstitle=Patzum |year=1905 |short=x}}
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