Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) Area 232 km² | Climate Aw Local time Tuesday 5:24 AM | |
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Weather 20°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 95% Humidity | ||
Camotán is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala.
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Map of Camot%C3%A1n, Guatemala
2001 famine
On 3 August 2001, Camotán municipality declared yellow code in the area when it learned about the desperate situation that the rural communities were facing, facing imminent famine; the root cause of the crisis were the short raining season, and the decline in the international coffee price. Alfonso Portillo's government decreed State of Calamity to get international help; officially, 48 deceased were reported, but there were rumors of hundreds of casualties.
Population
Total population as of 2002 was 35,263, living in 6,479 homes.
Climate
Camotán has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).
References
Camotán Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA