Bajo Baudó (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbaxo βawˈðo]) is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. It was founded in 1821 and converted into a municipality in 1825. Most of the town's population of 16,375 live in rural areas.[citation needed]

Bajo Baudó
Municipality and town
Flag of Bajo Baudó
Location of the municipality and town of Bajo Baudó in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Bajo Baudó in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Coordinates: 4°57′N 77°22′W / 4.950°N 77.367°W / 4.950; -77.367
Country Colombia
DepartmentChocó Department
Founded1821
Area
 • Total4,840 km2 (1,870 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018[1])
 • Total18,561
 • Density3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi)
DemonymBajobaudoseño
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code57-4
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Climate edit

Bajo Baudó has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af) with very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Bajo Baudó
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6)
29.9
(85.8)
30.3
(86.5)
30.4
(86.7)
30.3
(86.5)
30.0
(86.0)
30.0
(86.0)
29.6
(85.3)
29.3
(84.7)
28.9
(84.0)
29.0
(84.2)
29.3
(84.7)
29.7
(85.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.3
(79.3)
26.5
(79.7)
26.4
(79.5)
26.2
(79.2)
26.2
(79.2)
25.0
(77.0)
25.7
(78.3)
25.5
(77.9)
25.5
(77.9)
25.8
(78.4)
25.9
(78.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
22.2
(72.0)
22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.3
(72.1)
22.2
(72.0)
22.2
(72.0)
22.1
(71.8)
22.3
(72.1)
22.3
(72.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 429
(16.9)
329
(13.0)
385
(15.2)
485
(19.1)
576
(22.7)
615
(24.2)
610
(24.0)
731
(28.8)
676
(26.6)
702
(27.6)
643
(25.3)
525
(20.7)
6,706
(264.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]


External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Climate: Bajo Baudó". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved September 9, 2020.