Chigorodó (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃiɣoɾoˈðo]) is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the Urabá Antioquia sub-region.
Chigorodó | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Chigorodó in the Antioquia Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 7°40′N 76°41′W / 7.667°N 76.683°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Antioquia Department |
| Subregion | Urabá |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Alvarez Sosa |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 608 km2 (235 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3.56 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality and town | 86,239 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 50,581 |
| • Urban density | 14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Chigorodoseños |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Area code | 57 + 4 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Residents
edit- Jaime Castañeda, cyclist
Climate
editChigorodó has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Chigorodó (Palmera La), elevation 58 m (190 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 142.2 (5.60) |
87.5 (3.44) |
120.6 (4.75) |
270.7 (10.66) |
427.9 (16.85) |
449.2 (17.69) |
396.5 (15.61) |
414.3 (16.31) |
443.6 (17.46) |
455.1 (17.92) |
363.2 (14.30) |
313.9 (12.36) |
3,803.9 (149.76) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 201 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 105.4 | 107.3 | 65.1 | 81.0 | 74.4 | 75.0 | 80.6 | 96.1 | 81.0 | 105.4 | 90.0 | 86.8 | 1,048.1 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Citypopulation.de
- ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
7°40′03″N 76°40′51″W / 7.66750°N 76.68083°W
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