San Francisco, Antioquia

San Francisco is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. In 2015, the population comprised 5,318 people.

San Francisco
Municipality and town
Flag of San Francisco
Location of the municipality and town of San Francisco in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of San Francisco in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
San Francisco is located in Colombia
San Francisco
San Francisco
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°57′51″N 75°6′6″W / 5.96417°N 75.10167°W / 5.96417; -75.10167
Country Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
SubregionEastern
Elevation
1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
5,318
 [1]
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website[1]

History

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San Francisco was previously known as El Morrón.

It was founded in 1830 as part of the municipality of Cocorná. In February 1986 was established as a municipality with the name of San Francisco, in memory of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Climate

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San Francisco has a tropical rainforest climate (Af). It has very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for San Francisco, Antioquia, elevation 1,306 m (4,285 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.9
(78.6)
26.0
(78.8)
25.8
(78.4)
25.9
(78.6)
26.0
(78.8)
26.1
(79.0)
26.3
(79.3)
26.4
(79.5)
26.0
(78.8)
25.8
(78.4)
25.6
(78.1)
25.8
(78.4)
26.0
(78.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1)
21.8
(71.2)
21.7
(71.1)
21.8
(71.2)
21.8
(71.2)
22.0
(71.6)
22.0
(71.6)
21.9
(71.4)
21.7
(71.1)
21.5
(70.7)
21.5
(70.7)
21.7
(71.1)
21.8
(71.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.2
(63.0)
17.5
(63.5)
17.5
(63.5)
17.4
(63.3)
17.4
(63.3)
17.3
(63.1)
17.1
(62.8)
17.0
(62.6)
17.0
(62.6)
17.0
(62.6)
17.1
(62.8)
17.3
(63.1)
17.2
(63.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 292.2
(11.50)
286.6
(11.28)
379.5
(14.94)
493.9
(19.44)
525.3
(20.68)
346.1
(13.63)
339.5
(13.37)
427.3
(16.82)
584.9
(23.03)
610.9
(24.05)
572.9
(22.56)
374.8
(14.76)
5,234
(206.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 17 17 20 23 23 19 18 20 23 25 25 21 249
Average relative humidity (%) 89 89 89 89 89 89 88 88 90 90 90 90 89
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]

Demographics

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Total Population: 5 318 people. (2015)[1]

  • Urban Population: 2 446
  • Rural Population: 2 872

Literacy Rate: 75.5% (2005)[3]

  • Urban Areas: 77.9%
  • Rural Areas: 74.2%

References

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  1. ^ a b "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". DANE. May 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Censo oficial DANE 2005, Perfiles Departamentos y Municipios Archived 2008-07-26 at the Wayback Machine