Cahabón
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Santa María Cahabón Cahabón |
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 Santa María Cahabón
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| Coordinates: 15°36′20″N 89°48′45″W / 15.60556°N 89.81250°WCoordinates: 15°36′20″N 89°48′45″W / 15.60556°N 89.81250°W | |
| Country |
 Guatemala
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| Department |
 Alta Verapaz
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| Municipality | Santa María Cahabón |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rúben Darío Rosales (UNE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 900 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 31,425 [1] |
| Time zone | GMT -6 |
| Climate | Af |
Cahabón is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 250m above sea level. It contains 31,425 people. It covers a terrain of 900km2. The annual festival is September 1-September 8.
The Northern Transversal Strip was officially created during the government of General Carlos Arana Osorio in 1970, by Legislative Decree 60-70, for agricultural development. The decree literally said: "It is of public interest and national emergency, the establishment of Agrarian Development Zones in the area included within the municipalities: San Ana Huista, San Antonio Huista, Nentón, Jacaltenango, San Mateo Ixtatán, and Santa Cruz Barillas in Huehuetenango; Chajul and San Miguel Uspantán in Quiché; Cobán, Chisec, San Pedro Carchá, Lanquín, Senahú, Cahabón and Chahal, in Alta Verapaz and the entire department of Izabal."
Cahabón has a tropical climate (Köppen: Af).
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