{"id":15054,"date":"2025-11-30T16:32:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T16:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/?post_type=ficha&#038;p=15054"},"modified":"2025-11-30T16:36:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T16:36:31","slug":"mapa-fisico-del-departamento-de-guatemala","status":"publish","type":"ficha","link":"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/doc\/mapa-fisico-del-departamento-de-guatemala\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapa f\u00edsico del Departamento de Guatemala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><label style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Mapa f\u00edsico del Departamento de Guatemala <a href=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Mapa-fisico-del-Departamento-de-Guatemala.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(formato PDF)<\/a>.<\/label><\/p>\n<p><strong>Geograf\u00eda f\u00edsica del Departamento de Guatemala<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La geograf\u00eda f\u00edsica del Departamento de Guatemala es una de las m\u00e1s variadas del pa\u00eds, combinando mesetas volc\u00e1nicas, valles, barrancos profundos y una importante red hidrogr\u00e1fica.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15059\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Cobertura-forestal-en-el-Departamento-de-Guatemala-2001-2006.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15059\" title=\"Cobertura forestal en el Departamento de Guatemala.\" src=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Cobertura-forestal-en-el-Departamento-de-Guatemala-2001-2006-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cobertura forestal en el Departamento de Guatemala.\" width=\"360\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Cobertura-forestal-en-el-Departamento-de-Guatemala-2001-2006-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Cobertura-forestal-en-el-Departamento-de-Guatemala-2001-2006-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Cobertura-forestal-en-el-Departamento-de-Guatemala-2001-2006-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Cobertura-forestal-en-el-Departamento-de-Guatemala-2001-2006-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Cobertura-forestal-en-el-Departamento-de-Guatemala-2001-2006-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Cobertura-forestal-en-el-Departamento-de-Guatemala-2001-2006-300x388.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Cobertura-forestal-en-el-Departamento-de-Guatemala-2001-2006-1236x1600.jpg 1236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><label style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Cobertura forestal en el Departamento de Guatemala <a href=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Cobertura-forestal-en-el-Departamento-de-Guatemala-2001-2006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(formato PDF)<\/a>.<\/label><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>1. Relieve<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>El departamento se encuentra sobre la Meseta Continental Central, una regi\u00f3n elevada formada por materiales volc\u00e1nicos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Principales formas de relieve<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mesetas y altiplanos volc\u00e1nicos<br \/>\nZonas elevadas donde se ubican gran parte de los municipios metropolitanos.<\/li>\n<li>Valles y hondonadas<br \/>\nDestaca el Valle de la Ermita, donde est\u00e1 la Ciudad de Guatemala.<\/li>\n<li>Barrancos profundos<br \/>\nCaracter\u00edsticos de la capital: barrancos del r\u00edo Las Vacas, r\u00edo Pinula, r\u00edo Motagua (cuenca superior), entre muchos otros.<\/li>\n<li>Sierras y cerros importantes<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cerro Alux (Mixco y San Juan Sacatep\u00e9quez)<\/li>\n<li>Sierra de Las Nubes<\/li>\n<li>Cerro San Crist\u00f3bal<\/li>\n<li>Cerro del Carmen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Altitudes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rango general: 1,200 \u2013 2,050 msnm<\/li>\n<li>Punto m\u00e1s elevado: zonas monta\u00f1osas de San Juan Sacatep\u00e9quez y Mixco.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Clima<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15062\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15062\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Mapa-topografico-del-Departamento-de-Guatemala.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15062\" title=\"Mapa topogr\u00e1fico del Departamento de Guatemala.\" src=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Mapa-topografico-del-Departamento-de-Guatemala-251x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Mapa topogr\u00e1fico del Departamento de Guatemala.\" width=\"360\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Mapa-topografico-del-Departamento-de-Guatemala-251x300.jpeg 251w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Mapa-topografico-del-Departamento-de-Guatemala-858x1024.jpeg 858w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Mapa-topografico-del-Departamento-de-Guatemala-768x917.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Mapa-topografico-del-Departamento-de-Guatemala-1287x1536.jpeg 1287w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Mapa-topografico-del-Departamento-de-Guatemala-1716x2048.jpeg 1716w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Mapa-topografico-del-Departamento-de-Guatemala-300x358.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Mapa-topografico-del-Departamento-de-Guatemala-1341x1600.jpeg 1341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><label style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Mapa topogr\u00e1fico del Departamento de Guatemala <a href=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/15054\/Mapa-topografico-del-Departamento-de-Guatemala.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(formato PDF)<\/a>.<\/label><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Predomina un clima templado-h\u00famedo con variaciones locales.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tipos de clima<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Templado subh\u00famedo en el valle central (Ciudad de Guatemala).<\/li>\n<li>H\u00famedo en zonas boscosas de San Juan Sacatep\u00e9quez y Chinautla.<\/li>\n<li>M\u00e1s c\u00e1lido en \u00e1reas bajas de Amatitl\u00e1n y Villa Canales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Temperaturas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Promedio anual: 18\u201324 \u00b0C.<\/li>\n<li>Zonas altas pueden bajar a 10 \u00b0C en invierno.<\/li>\n<li>Amatitl\u00e1n puede alcanzar 28\u201330 \u00b0C.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Hidrograf\u00eda<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>El departamento se divide en dos grandes cuencas:<\/p>\n<p><strong>a) Cuenca del r\u00edo Motagua<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R\u00edo Las Vacas<\/li>\n<li>R\u00edo Palencia<\/li>\n<li>Afluentes menores que desembocan hacia el oriente<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>b) Cuenca del r\u00edo Michatoya<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conecta con el Lago de Amatitl\u00e1n, el cuerpo de agua m\u00e1s importante del departamento.<\/li>\n<li>Incluye r\u00edos:<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>R\u00edo Michatoya<\/li>\n<li>R\u00edo Villalobos<\/li>\n<li>R\u00edo Platanitos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cuerpos de agua destacados<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lago de Amatitl\u00e1n (entre Amatitl\u00e1n y Villa Nueva)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4. Vegetaci\u00f3n y ecosistemas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La vegetaci\u00f3n var\u00eda seg\u00fan la altitud:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bosque pino-encino<\/strong><br \/>\nEn zonas monta\u00f1osas de Mixco, San Juan Sacatep\u00e9quez y Palencia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bosque subtropical h\u00famedo<\/strong><br \/>\nPresente en partes altas del Cerro Alux.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bosque mixto y matorral urbano<\/strong><br \/>\nEn la regi\u00f3n metropolitana.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultivos agr\u00edcolas<\/strong><br \/>\nEn Palencia, San Pedro Ayampuc, Chuarrancho y San Juan Sacatep\u00e9quez se encuentra agricultura de ma\u00edz, frijol, hortalizas y flores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5. Suelos<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Volc\u00e1nicos f\u00e9rtiles (andosoles) \u2192 aptos para agricultura.<\/li>\n<li>Laderas inestables en barrancos y zonas urbanas.<\/li>\n<li>Suelos lacustres en la cuenca del lago de Amatitl\u00e1n.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>6. Riesgos naturales<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>El departamento se encuentra en una zona de actividad s\u00edsmica y volc\u00e1nica.<\/p>\n<p>Principales amenazas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sismos frecuentes por fallas geol\u00f3gicas locales.<\/li>\n<li>Deslizamientos en barrancos y laderas urbanizadas.<\/li>\n<li>Inundaciones en zonas bajas cercanas al Villalobos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La geograf\u00eda f\u00edsica del Departamento de Guatemala es una de las m\u00e1s variadas del pa\u00eds, combinando mesetas volc\u00e1nicas, valles, barrancos profundos y una &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15056,"template":"","categoria_ficha":[2124],"class_list":["post-15054","ficha","type-ficha","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_ficha-mapas-del-departamento-de-guatemala"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mapa f\u00edsico del Departamento de Guatemala - 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