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San Vicente del Caguán (Spanish pronunciation: [sam biˈsente ðel kaˈɣwan]) is a town and municipality in Amazonian Caquetá Department, southern Colombia.
San Vicente del Caguán | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
.svg) Flag  Seal | |
 Location of the municipality and town of San Vicente del Caguán in the Caquetá Department of Colombia. | |
| Coordinates: 02°06′37″N 74°06′07″W / 2.11028°N 74.10194°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Caquetá Department |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Domingo Emilio Pérez Cuellar |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 17,465 km2 (6,743 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| • Municipality and town | 50,719 |
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 23,432 |
| • Urban density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | www.sanvicentedelcaguan.gov.co |
Religion
editIts Marian Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (dedicated to the Virgin of Mercy) is the cathedral episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán.
History
editBetween 1998 and 2002, San Vicente del Caguán was the center of the demilitarized zone (DMZ), which was created as a safe haven for the revolutionary FARC rebels. Two days after the peace talks were ended, Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped while entering the former DMZ.
Climate
edit| Climate data for San Vicente del Caguán (S.Vcte Caguan), elevation 300 m (980 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.5 (92.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26 (79) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.1 (1.93) |
124.1 (4.89) |
219.1 (8.63) |
331.3 (13.04) |
315.8 (12.43) |
346.9 (13.66) |
287.9 (11.33) |
199.4 (7.85) |
203.2 (8.00) |
215.3 (8.48) |
140.4 (5.53) |
59.4 (2.34) |
2,440.8 (96.09) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 187 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 213.9 | 149.6 | 127.1 | 102.0 | 124.0 | 108.0 | 108.5 | 133.3 | 153.0 | 164.3 | 177.0 | 204.6 | 1,765.3 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.9 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 4.8 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for San Vicente del Caguán (Sta Rosa Caguan), elevation 240 m (790 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.0 (93.2) |
34.1 (93.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55.8 (2.20) |
135.9 (5.35) |
276.4 (10.88) |
337.5 (13.29) |
347.9 (13.70) |
351.0 (13.82) |
292.5 (11.52) |
223.0 (8.78) |
219.8 (8.65) |
261.0 (10.28) |
164.3 (6.47) |
74.5 (2.93) |
2,696 (106.14) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 185 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 77 | 82 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 83 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de
- ^ a b "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.
External links
edit
Media related to San Vicente del Caguán at Wikimedia Commons- (in Spanish) San Vicente del Caguán official website
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