Otanche is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the subregion of the Western Boyacá Province.
Otanche | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Otanche in the Boyacá Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Western Boyacá Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Evelio Puentes Rocha (2020-2023) |
| Population (Census 2018[1]) | |
• Total | 6,997 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Climate
editOtanche has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Aw)[2] with mild temperatures and high amounts of rainfall throughout the year.
| Climate data for Otanche, elevation 1,070 m (3,510 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) | 26.1 (79.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 192.8 (7.59) |
214.6 (8.45) |
258.7 (10.19) |
398.6 (15.69) |
382.0 (15.04) |
209.0 (8.23) |
177.3 (6.98) |
203.1 (8.00) |
280.0 (11.02) |
485.8 (19.13) |
364.5 (14.35) |
240.7 (9.48) |
3,401.2 (133.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 236 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 88 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
- ^ "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.
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