Gámbita is a municipality in the department of Santander, Colombia, is part of the Comunera province. The municipality has a land area of 606.1 km2 and is formed by the corresponding municipal seat to the urban area, 20 villages and district of La Palma.

Gámbita
Municipality and town
Flag of Gámbita
Official seal of Gámbita
Location of the municipality and town of Gámbita in the Santander Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Gámbita in the Santander Department of Colombia
Country Colombia
DepartmentSantander Department
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Geography

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Gámbita has a natural heritage and landscape that offers EGS like owning great sources of water, oxygen, uptake of carbon dioxide and resources Flora and wildlife practicable steps to ensure the quality of life, environmental sustainability and economic development in the medium and long term, developing activities in accordance with the restrictions on land use, accompanied by training environmental, social and economic resources and technology transfer for cleaner production, in order to reach niche markets for products derived from sugarcane, fruits and vegetables.

Likewise, the livestock, the bee culture and farming are production alternatives with high environmental and economic viability level in the municipality.

Climate

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Gámbita has a subtropical highland climate, close to a tropical rainforest climate according to the Köppen climate classification system.[1] Gámbita has a rainy and consistently warm climate.

Climate data for Gámbita, elevation 1,900 m (6,200 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1)
23.4
(74.1)
23.4
(74.1)
23.2
(73.8)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
23.2
(73.8)
23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
22.9
(73.2)
23.2
(73.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4)
18.0
(64.4)
18.2
(64.8)
18.2
(64.8)
18.2
(64.8)
18.2
(64.8)
18.0
(64.4)
18.0
(64.4)
18.0
(64.4)
17.9
(64.2)
18.0
(64.4)
17.9
(64.2)
18.1
(64.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3)
12.5
(54.5)
12.8
(55.0)
13.1
(55.6)
13.1
(55.6)
12.8
(55.0)
12.2
(54.0)
12.2
(54.0)
12.4
(54.3)
12.7
(54.9)
13.0
(55.4)
12.6
(54.7)
12.7
(54.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 122.3
(4.81)
140.6
(5.54)
206.4
(8.13)
293.9
(11.57)
302.7
(11.92)
167.3
(6.59)
141.6
(5.57)
166.8
(6.57)
206.6
(8.13)
314.9
(12.40)
270.6
(10.65)
160.9
(6.33)
2,446.5
(96.32)
Average precipitation days 14 16 22 24 25 19 17 18 20 24 24 18 236
Average relative humidity (%) 82 82 82 84 84 84 83 83 82 83 83 83 83
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]

Personalities

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References

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  1. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

6°00′N 73°15′W / 6.000°N 73.250°W / 6.000; -73.250