Tamahú

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Field	Value
name	Tamahú
official_name	San Pablo Tamahú
pushpin_map	Guatemala
pushpin_map_caption	Location within Guatemala
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Guatemala
subdivision_type1	Department
subdivision_name1	[[Image:Flag of Alta Verapaz Department.svg
coordinates
blank_name	Climate
blank_info	Af
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Tamahú is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz.

History

Tamahú was established on 7 December 1574 by friars Francisco de Viana, Lucas Gallego and Fray Guillermo.

One of the most powerful German families that settled in the region by the end of the 19th century was the Thomae family, who had their headquarters in neighbor Purulhá. Mauricio Thomae's early farmland were the following haciendas:

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Year	Hacienda	Location	1882	1889	1897	1897	1900	1902	1902	1902	1905
Cubilgüitz	Cobán
San Isidro	Purulhá
Comija	Tamahú
Popabaj	Tucurú
Nueve Aguas	Purulhá
Panzal	Purulhá
Rocjá	Tamahú
Paijá	Tucurú
Chimox	Tucurú
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Years later, during Jorge Ubico's presidency (1931-1944), Thomae went on to become one of the most influential landlords in the German Verapaz, along with the Sarg, Sapper and Diesseldorf families. Ubico had been governor of Cobán during Manuel Estrada Cabrera 22-year regime and befriended several German families, including the Thomaes.

Climate

Tamahú has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af).

|location = Tamahú |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan mean C = 18.6 |Feb mean C = 19.4 |Mar mean C = 20.9 |Apr mean C = 22.1 |May mean C = 22.5 |Jun mean C = 22.3 |Jul mean C = 21.8 |Aug mean C = 21.9 |Sep mean C = 21.8 |Oct mean C = 21.1 |Nov mean C = 20.0 |Dec mean C = 18.9 |year mean C = |Jan high C = 24.4 |Feb high C = 25.7 |Mar high C = 27.1 |Apr high C = 28.1 |May high C = 28.0 |Jun high C = 26.2 |Jul high C = 26.7 |Aug high C = 26.5 |Sep high C = 25.8 |Oct high C = 24.8 |Nov high C = 24.2 |Dec high C = 20.9 |year high C = |Jan low C = 12.8 |Feb low C = 13.1 |Mar low C = 14.8 |Apr low C = 16.1 |May low C = 17.0 |Jun low C = 17.8 |Jul low C = 17.5 |Aug low C = 17.2 |Sep low C = 17.1 |Oct low C = 16.4 |Nov low C = 15.2 |Dec low C = 13.7 |year low C = |Jan precipitation mm = 84 |Feb precipitation mm = 68 |Mar precipitation mm = 67 |Apr precipitation mm = 77 |May precipitation mm = 189 |Jun precipitation mm = 393 |Jul precipitation mm = 361 |Aug precipitation mm = 269 |Sep precipitation mm = 371 |Oct precipitation mm = 279 |Nov precipitation mm = 145 |Dec precipitation mm = 91 |year precipitation mm = |source 1 = Climate-Data.org |title= Climate: Tamahú |access-date= 26 August 2015 |website= Climate-Data.org}}

Geographic location

Tamahú is practically surrounded by Alta Verapaz Department municipalities:

References

Escalante Herrera, Marco Antonio. (2010). "Tamahú".
(20 July 2015). "Nepotismo y la decadencia de la familia Thomae".
SEGEPLAN. "Municipios de Alta Verapaz, Guatemala".

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