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Ocós
Ocós
Municipality
	Ocós Location in Guatemala
	Coordinates: 14°30′33″N 92°11′36″W / 14.50917°N 92.19333°W
Country	Guatemala
Department	San Marcos
Government
• Mayor (2016–2020)	Aníbal Fausto Maldonado (LIDER)
Area
• Municipality	50.8 km2 (19.6 sq mi)
Population (2018 census)
• Municipality	10,841
• Density	213/km2 (550/sq mi)
• Urban	4,417
Climate	Aw

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Ocós is a municipality in the San Marcos Department of Guatemala. It is situated on the Pacific Ocean coast, very close to the border with Mexico at 4 m (13 ft) altitude and two big rivers: the Suchiate and the Naranjo rivers. On 23 January 2014, it lost about 2/3 of its territory when La Blanca was named the thirtieth San Marcos Department municipality.^[3]

History

1897 Quetzaltenango Revolt

General García León brigade on the Totonicapan fields. Army forces loyal to president Reina Barrios^[4]

In September 1897, after the failure of both the interoceanic railroad and the Central American Expo and the deep economic crisis that Guatemala was facing after the plummeting of both coffee and silver international prices, Quetzaltengo people raised in arms against the decision of present José María Reina Barrios to extend his presidential term until 1902.^[a] A group of rebels, among them a former Secretary of Reina Barrios's cabinet - Próspero Morales - began to combat on 7 September 1897 attacking San Marcos; after several battles and some gains in Ocós, Coatepeque and Colomba, the rebels were definitely defeated on 4 October 1897. As a result, on 23 October 1897, San Pedro Sacatepéquez became the capital of San Marcos Department.^[4]

Secession of La Blanca

On 23 January 2014, La Blanca split from Ocós after the Congress of Guatemala approved the separation by 115 of 158 possible. This meant that Ocós lost both 66% of its territory and population.^[3]

Climate

Ocós has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).

Climate data for Ocós
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	34.1 (93.4)	34.4 (93.9)	35.4 (95.7)	35.5 (95.9)	35.1 (95.2)	33.6 (92.5)	34.0 (93.2)	34.1 (93.4)	33.6 (92.5)	33.6 (92.5)	33.7 (92.7)	33.5 (92.3)	34.2 (93.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.7 (80.1)	27.0 (80.6)	28.3 (82.9)	29.1 (84.4)	29.2 (84.6)	28.3 (82.9)	28.3 (82.9)	28.4 (83.1)	28.1 (82.6)	28.1 (82.6)	27.6 (81.7)	26.8 (80.2)	28.0 (82.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19.3 (66.7)	19.7 (67.5)	21.2 (70.2)	22.7 (72.9)	23.4 (74.1)	23.1 (73.6)	22.7 (72.9)	22.7 (72.9)	22.7 (72.9)	22.6 (72.7)	21.6 (70.9)	20.2 (68.4)	21.8 (71.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4 (0.2)	0 (0)	4 (0.2)	35 (1.4)	107 (4.2)	259 (10.2)	162 (6.4)	171 (6.7)	259 (10.2)	209 (8.2)	30 (1.2)	4 (0.2)	1,244 (49.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org^[6]

Notes and references

^ Back then, the Panama Canal had not been built yet and Reina Barrios had high hopes on getting international investors interested in the interoceanic railroad, which was the main event for the Central American Expo; unfortunately, due to the economic crisis, and bad budgeting, the government could not complete the railroad and after the failure of the Expo, it had to take drastic austerity measures that included closing schools.^[5]

References

^ "San Marcos elige autoridades municipales". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
^ ^a ^b "La Blanca se convirtió ayer en municipio 335". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b La Ilustración del Pacífico (15 March 1898). "La revolución de septiembre". La Ilustración del Pacífico (in Spanish). II (38). Guatemala: Siguere, Guirola y Cía: 206–208.
^ Arévalo Martínez, Rafael (1945). ¡Ecce Pericles! (in Spanish). Guatemala: Tipografía Nacional.
^ "Climate: Ocós". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b SEGEPLAN. "Municipios del departamento de San Marcos". Secretaría General de Planificación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2015.

External links

Media related to Ocós, San Marcos at Wikimedia Commons

14°30′34″N 92°11′36″W / 14.5094°N 92.1933°W / 14.5094; -92.1933

[6] Back then, the Panama Canal had not been built yet and Reina Barrios had high hopes on getting international investors interested in the interoceanic railroad, which was the main event for the Central American Expo; unfortunately, due to the economic crisis, and bad budgeting, the government could not complete the railroad and after the failure of the Expo, it had to take drastic austerity measures that included closing schools.^[5]

[1] "San Marcos elige autoridades municipales". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

[2] Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala

[pl14-3] "La Blanca se convirtió ayer en municipio 335". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2015.

[ilustracion-4] La Ilustración del Pacífico (15 March 1898). "La revolución de septiembre". La Ilustración del Pacífico (in Spanish). II (38). Guatemala: Siguere, Guirola y Cía: 206–208.

[5] Arévalo Martínez, Rafael (1945). ¡Ecce Pericles! (in Spanish). Guatemala: Tipografía Nacional.

[Climate-Data.org-7] "Climate: Ocós". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

[segeplan-8] SEGEPLAN. "Municipios del departamento de San Marcos". Secretaría General de Planificación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2015.

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-'''Ocós''' is a [[municipality]] in the [[San Marcos Department|San Marcos]] [[Departments of Guatemala|department]] of [[Guatemala]]. It is situated on the [[Pacific Ocean]] coast, very close to the border with [[Mexico]] at 4 m altitude and two big rivers: the [[Suchiate River|Suchiate]] and the [[Naranjo River|Naranjo]] rivers. On 23 January 2014 it lost about 2/3 of its territory when [[La Blanca, San Marcos|La Blanca]] was named the thirtieth San Marcos Department municipality.<ref name=pl14>{{cite news|url=http://www.prensalibre.com/noticias/comunitario/Blanca-convirtio-ayer-municipio_0_1072092805.html|title=La Blanca se convirtió ayer en municipio 335|location=Guatemala|newspaper=Prensa Libre|date=24 January 2014|accessdate=10 September 2015|language=es|ref=harv}}</ref>
+'''Ocós''' is a [[Municipalities of Guatemala|municipality]] in the [[San Marcos Department]] of [[Guatemala]]. It is situated on the [[Pacific Ocean]] coast, very close to the border with [[Mexico]] at {{convert|4|m|abbr=on}} altitude and two big rivers: the [[Suchiate River|Suchiate]] and the [[Naranjo River|Naranjo]] rivers. On 23 January 2014, it lost about 2/3 of its territory when [[La Blanca, San Marcos|La Blanca]] was named the thirtieth San Marcos Department municipality.<ref name=pl14>{{cite news|url=http://www.prensalibre.com/noticias/comunitario/Blanca-convirtio-ayer-municipio_0_1072092805.html|title=La Blanca se convirtió ayer en municipio 335|location=Guatemala|newspaper=Prensa Libre|date=24 January 2014|access-date=10 September 2015|language=es}}</ref>
 ==History==
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 {{See also|Exposición Centroamericana|Próspero Morales}}
-[[File:Revolucionquetzalteca1897a.jpg|200px|thumb|General García León brigade on the [[Totonicapan Department|Totonicapan]] fields. Army forces loyal to president Reina Barrios<ref name=ilustracion>{{cite journal|author=La Ilustración del Pacífico|title=La revolución de septiembre|date=15 March 1898|volume=II|issue=38|pages=206–208|journal=[[La Ilustración Guatemalteca|La Ilustración del Pacífico]]|url=https://archive.org/stream/lailustra238unseguat#page/210/mode/2up|location=Guatemala|publisher=Siguere, Guirola y Cía|language=Spanish|ref=harv}}</ref>]]
+[[File:Revolucionquetzalteca1897a.jpg|200px|thumb|General García León brigade on the [[Totonicapan Department|Totonicapan]] fields. Army forces loyal to president Reina Barrios<ref name=ilustracion>{{cite journal|author=La Ilustración del Pacífico|title=La revolución de septiembre|date=15 March 1898|volume=II|issue=38|pages=206–208|journal=[[La Ilustración Guatemalteca|La Ilustración del Pacífico]]|url=https://archive.org/stream/lailustra238unseguat#page/210/mode/2up|location=Guatemala|publisher=Siguere, Guirola y Cía|language=es}}</ref>]]
-In September 1897, after the failure of both the interoceanic railroad and the [[Exposición Centroamericana|Central American Expo]] and the deep economic crisis that Guatemala was facing after the plummeting of both coffee and silver international prices, Quetzaltengo people raised in arms against the decision of present [[José María Reina Barrios]] to extend his presidential term until 1902.{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Back then, the [[Panama Canal]] had not been built yet and Reina Barrios had high hopes on getting international investors interested in the interoceanic railroad, which was the main event for the [[Exposición Centroamericana|Central American Expo]]; unfortunately, due to the economic crisis, and bad budgeting, the government could not complete the railroad and after the failure of the Expo, it had to take drastic austerity measures, that included closing schools.<ref>{{cite book|last=Arévalo Martínez|first=Rafael|authorlink=Rafael Arévalo Martínez|title=¡Ecce Pericles!|publisher=Tipografía Nacional|location=Guatemala|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/190285559/Arevalo-Martinez-Ecce-Pericles#scribd|year=1945|language=Spanish|ref=harv}}</ref>}} A group of rebels, among them a former Secretary of Reina Barrios's cabinet -[[Próspero Morales]]-, began to combat on 7 September 1897 attacking [[San Marcos, San Marcos|San Marcos]]; after several battles and some gains in Ocos, [[Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango|Coatepeque]] and [[Colomba]] the rebels were definitely defeated on 4 October 1897.  As a result, on 23 October 1897, San Pedro Sacatepéquez became the capital of [[San Marcos Department]].<ref name=ilustracion/>
+In September 1897, after the failure of both the interoceanic railroad and the [[Exposición Centroamericana|Central American Expo]] and the deep economic crisis that Guatemala was facing after the plummeting of both coffee and silver international prices, Quetzaltengo people raised in arms against the decision of present [[José María Reina Barrios]] to extend his presidential term until 1902.{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Back then, the [[Panama Canal]] had not been built yet and Reina Barrios had high hopes on getting international investors interested in the interoceanic railroad, which was the main event for the [[Exposición Centroamericana|Central American Expo]]; unfortunately, due to the economic crisis, and bad budgeting, the government could not complete the railroad and after the failure of the Expo, it had to take drastic austerity measures that included closing schools.<ref>{{cite book|last=Arévalo Martínez|first=Rafael|author-link=Rafael Arévalo Martínez|title=¡Ecce Pericles!|publisher=Tipografía Nacional|location=Guatemala|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/190285559/Arevalo-Martinez-Ecce-Pericles#scribd|year=1945|language=es}}</ref>}} A group of rebels, among them a former Secretary of Reina Barrios's cabinet - [[Próspero Morales]] - began to combat on 7 September 1897 attacking [[San Marcos, San Marcos|San Marcos]]; after several battles and some gains in Ocós, [[Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango|Coatepeque]] and [[Colomba, Quetzaltenango|Colomba]], the rebels were definitely defeated on 4 October 1897. As a result, on 23 October 1897, San Pedro Sacatepéquez became the capital of [[San Marcos Department]].<ref name=ilustracion/>
 ===Secession of La Blanca===
-On 23 January 2014, La Blanca split from Ocos after the [[Congress of Guatemala]] approved the separation by 115 of 158 possible.  This meant that Ocós lost both 66% of its territory and population.<ref name=pl14/>
+On 23 January 2014, La Blanca split from Ocós after the [[Congress of Guatemala]] approved the separation by 115 of 158 possible. This meant that Ocós lost both 66% of its territory and population.<ref name=pl14/>
 ==Climate==
-Ocós has [[Tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Aw'').
+Ocós has a [[tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Aw'').
 {{Weather box
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 {{cite web|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/46107/
 |title= Climate: Ocós
-|accessdate= 5 September 2015
+|access-date= 5 September 2015
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 |North =[[Ayutla, San Marcos|Ayutla]], [[San Marcos Department]] municipality
 |Northeast=[[Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango|Coatepeque]], [[Quetzaltenango Department]] municipality
-|East= [[La Blanca, San Marcos|La Blanca]] municipality<ref name=segeplan>{{cite web|author=SEGEPLAN|title=Municipios del departamento de San Marcos|url=http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=274:san-jose-ojetenam|website=Secretaría General de Planificación|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710201808/http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=274:san-jose-ojetenam|archivedate=10 July 2015|language=es|ref=harv}}</ref>
+|East= [[La Blanca, San Marcos|La Blanca]] municipality<ref name=segeplan>{{cite web|author=SEGEPLAN|title=Municipios del departamento de San Marcos|url=http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=274:san-jose-ojetenam|website=Secretaría General de Planificación|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710201808/http://www.segeplan.gob.gt/2.0/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=274:san-jose-ojetenam|archive-date=10 July 2015|language=es}}</ref>
 }}
 ==Notes and references==
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 {{coord|14.5094|N|92.1933|W|source:kolossus-itwiki|display=title}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Ocos}}
 [[Category:Municipalities of the San Marcos Department]]
-[[Category:Populated places in the San Marcos Department]]
 [[Category:Surfing locations]]

v t e San Marcos Department
Capital: San Marcos
Municipalities	Ayutla Catarina Comitancillo Concepción Tutuapa El Quetzal El Rodeo El Tumbador Esquipulas Palo Gordo Ixchiguan La Blanca La Reforma Malacatán Nuevo Progreso Ocos Pajapita Río Blanco San Antonio Sacatepéquez San Cristóbal Cucho San José Ojetenam San Lorenzo San Marcos San Miguel Ixtahuacán San Pablo San Pedro Sacatepéquez San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta Sibinal Sipacapa Tacaná Tajumulco Tejutla