Ragonvalia
Ragonvalia | |
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Municipalityand town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Ragonvalia in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Norte de Santander Department |
| Area | |
| • Land | 95.8 km2(37.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,615 m (5,299 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| •Municipalityand town | 6,891 |
| •Urban | 2,897 |
| Time zone | UTC-5(Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Cfb |
Ragonvalia(Spanish pronunciation:[raɣomˈbalja]) is aColombian municipalityand town located in thedepartmentofNorth Santander.
History
[edit]The municipality was founded in 1860 thanks to migration from the neighbouring towns ofChinácota,el Chopo (today known asPamplonita) and Villa del Rosario that emigrated to the limits of theTáchira River(the river that divides Colombia and Venezuela). They traversed the mountain range because of the civil war of 1860–1862. Thus the first camps were established in the valley consisting of the streams Paso Antiguo and La Hormadera.
In the historic archives are mentioned Miguel Contreras, Juan Tarazona y Rafael Quintero as the first to obtain property titles in these terrains. It was Quintero who drew in the initial settlers.
The president of theSovereign State of SantanderSolón Wilches, through a decree of the 27th of September 1881, created the settlement of "Planadas". On the 3rd of September 1887, the Governor of Santander, General Alejandro Peña Solano, erected the hamlets of Mundo Nuevo and "La Honda", and withChinácotabeing the municipal seat its territory was attached to the judicial circuit of the notary of Chinácota.
In 1892, Through a decree from the Assembly of Santander, it changed its name to Concordia in honour of the values of peace and unity rooted in the spirit of the first settlers.
On the 14th of April 1930, the Assembly of Norte de Santander ordered that Concordia be renamed as "Ragonvalia" in honour of "PatricioRamón González Valencia",who was president of Colombia and a native ofNorte de Santander.During these years the population grew and its economy expanded due to the smuggling of coffee between Colombia andVenezuela.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Ragonvalia (Esperanza La), elevation 1,760 m (5,770 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 47.8 (1.88) |
45.2 (1.78) |
75.0 (2.95) |
163.3 (6.43) |
172.9 (6.81) |
125.5 (4.94) |
116.0 (4.57) |
142.2 (5.60) |
187.8 (7.39) |
234.4 (9.23) |
169.0 (6.65) |
81.3 (3.20) |
1,542.5 (60.73) |
| Average precipitation days | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 199 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 89 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 90 |
| Source:Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[1] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^"Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010"(in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived fromthe originalon 15 August 2016.Retrieved17 June2024.
- (in Spanish)Government of Norte de Santander - Ragonvalia
- (in Spanish)Ragonvalia official website
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