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Lejanías is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.
Tierra del Perro | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Lejanías in the Meta Department of Colombia. | |
| Coordinates: 3°31′36.50″N 74°1′23.60″W / 3.5268056°N 74.0232222°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Meta Department |
| Area | |
| • Total | 852 km2 (329 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 670−750 m (−1,790 ft) |
| Population (Census 2018[2]) | |
| • Total | 10,576 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Af |
| Website | http://lejanias-meta.gov.co/index.shtml |
Climate
editLejanías has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy to extremely heavy rainfall year round.
| Climate data for Lejanías, elevation 680 m (2,230 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.6 (85.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60.1 (2.37) |
114.6 (4.51) |
250.2 (9.85) |
463.1 (18.23) |
513.8 (20.23) |
478.2 (18.83) |
409.4 (16.12) |
327.5 (12.89) |
327.0 (12.87) |
369.0 (14.53) |
292.1 (11.50) |
114.0 (4.49) |
3,699.9 (145.67) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 220 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 83 | 84 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "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.
3°31′36.50″N 74°01′23.60″W / 3.5268056°N 74.0232222°W
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