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1179:SEGEPLAN.
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1030:References
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228:Population
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1316:Capital:
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197:Municipal
155:Guatemala
1641:Category
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264:Q'eqchi'
1564:EXMIBAL
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583:(79.3)
506:Climate
441:Tourism
419:Cahabón
411:Lanquín
357:Raxruhá
325:History
303:Raxruhá
290:Climate
183:Raxruhá
143:Country
89:Raxruhá
56:Raxruhá
23:Raxruhá
1409:Tucurú
1404:Tamahú
1399:Tactic
1394:Senahú
1359:Panzós
1339:Chisec
1334:Chahal
1001:Chisec
998:Chisec
957:Chisec
935:Chisec
931:Chisec
876:Chisec
852:(6.3)
847:(8.0)
817:(7.4)
812:(3.5)
807:(3.1)
802:(2.9)
797:(5.4)
534:Month
516:Köppen
457:Chisec
435:Chisec
423:Izabal
415:Senahú
403:Chisec
391:Chajul
379:Nentón
319:Chisec
267:Ladino
236:36,832
152:
1344:Cobán
1319:Cobán
1256:(PDF)
1245:(PDF)
1220:9 May
855:2,420
573:Year
399:Cobán
255:6,038
251:Urban
1264:2014
1222:2019
1197:2015
1161:2015
1112:2014
878:and
781:21.0
776:18.3
771:20.3
766:21.8
761:22.2
756:22.4
751:22.5
746:23.0
741:22.6
736:21.4
731:20.5
726:18.6
721:18.8
711:25.3
706:22.5
701:24.0
696:25.7
691:26.3
686:26.4
681:26.2
676:27.4
671:27.1
666:26.5
661:25.1
656:23.5
651:22.5
641:29.5
636:26.8
631:27.8
626:29.6
621:30.4
616:30.4
611:30.0
606:31.8
601:31.6
596:31.6
591:29.8
586:28.4
581:26.3
570:Dec
567:Nov
564:Oct
561:Sep
558:Aug
555:Jul
552:Jun
549:May
546:Apr
543:Mar
540:Feb
537:Jan
283:Maya
215:Area
850:159
845:203
840:278
835:301
830:258
825:335
820:318
815:189
795:138
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208:UCN
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