San Lorenzo is a port town on the north coast of Ecuador, about 18 km south of the Colombian border. It was joined by a narrow gauge rail to the city of Ibarra in the Highlands and for many years it was an important port for the export of balsa wood and tagua.
San Lorenzo | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  San Lorenzo Location in Ecuador | |
| Coordinates: 1°17′06″N 78°50′02″W / 1.28508°N 78.83395°W | |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Province | Esmeraldas |
| Canton | San Lorenzo Canton |
| Area | |
• Town | 4.62 km2 (1.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• Town | 28,491 |
| • Density | 6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
As of 2022 San Lorenzo had a population of 28,491.
Climate
edit| Climate data for San Lorenzo, elevation 40 m (130 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.7 (87.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 253.0 (9.96) |
295.0 (11.61) |
301.0 (11.85) |
327.0 (12.87) |
298.0 (11.73) |
308.0 (12.13) |
203.0 (7.99) |
119.0 (4.69) |
138.0 (5.43) |
143.0 (5.63) |
87.0 (3.43) |
153.0 (6.02) |
2,625 (103.34) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 88 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Source: FAO[2] | |||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of San Lorenzo
- ^ "CLIMWAT climatic database". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 20 June 2024.