# Santa Lucía Milpas Altas

Santa Lucía Milpas Altas (Spanish pronunciation:) is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez. The town has a population of 12,234 (2018 census).

## History

In the 1540s, bishop Francisco Marroquín split the ecclesiastical administration of the central valley of Guatemala between the Order of Preachers and the Franciscans, assigning Sumpango's curato to the former. In 1638, the Dominicans separated their large doctrines in groups revolving around six convents:
Order of Preachers convents and doctrines in 1638 :
| Convent | Doctrines or curatos | Convent | Doctrines or curatos |
| Guatemala | Chimaltenango Jocotenango Sumpango San Juan Sacatepéquez San Pedro Sacatepéquez Santiago Sacatepéquez Rabinal San Martín Jilotepeque Escuintla Milpas Altas Milpas Bajas San Lucas Sacatepéquez Santo Domingo neighborhood | Amatitlán | Amatitlán Petapa Mixco San Cristóbal |
| Guatemala | Chimaltenango Jocotenango Sumpango San Juan Sacatepéquez San Pedro Sacatepéquez Santiago Sacatepéquez Rabinal San Martín Jilotepeque Escuintla Milpas Altas Milpas Bajas San Lucas Sacatepéquez Santo Domingo neighborhood | Verapaz | Cahabón Cobán Chamelco San Cristóbal Tactic |
| Guatemala | Chimaltenango Jocotenango Sumpango San Juan Sacatepéquez San Pedro Sacatepéquez Santiago Sacatepéquez Rabinal San Martín Jilotepeque Escuintla Milpas Altas Milpas Bajas San Lucas Sacatepéquez Santo Domingo neighborhood | Sonsonate | Nahuizalco Tacuxcalco |
| San Salvador | Apastepeque Chontales Cojutepeque Cuscatlán Milpas Bajas Tonacatepeque | Sacapulas | Sacapulas Cunén Nebaj Santa Cruz San Andrés Sajcabajá Zacualpa Chichicastenango |
Ecclesiastic historian Domingo Juarros wrote that in 1754, by virtue of a royal order of the borbon reforms of king Carlos III all curatos and doctrines of the regular clergy were moved on to the secular clergy.

## Climate

Santa Lucía Milpas Altas has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification: Cwb).
Climate data for Santa Lucía Milpas Altas :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 23.1 (73.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.7 (69.3) | 21.7 (71.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.7 (60.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 18.1 (64.6) | 17.9 (64.2) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 15.3 (59.5) | 16.7 (62.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 9.8 (49.6) | 10.8 (51.4) | 12.2 (54.0) | 12.9 (55.2) | 13.3 (55.9) | 12.8 (55.0) | 12.6 (54.7) | 12.7 (54.9) | 12.3 (54.1) | 10.9 (51.6) | 9.9 (49.8) | 11.6 (52.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 37 (1.5) | 131 (5.2) | 281 (11.1) | 223 (8.8) | 187 (7.4) | 259 (10.2) | 146 (5.7) | 32 (1.3) | 9 (0.4) | 1,320 (52.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org ||||||||||||||

## Geographic location

This municipality is 9 km from Antigua Guatemala.
vtePlaces adjacent to Santa Lucía Milpas Altas :
San Lucas Sacatepéquez and San Bartolomé Milpas Altas, Sacatepéquez Department municipalities
San Bartolomé Milpas Altas and Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez Department municipalities
Santa Lucía Milpas Altas
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