Cravo Norte
Cravo Norte | |
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Municipalityand town | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Cravo Norte in the Arauca Department of Colombia | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Arauca Department |
| Founded | 1538 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Javier Esneider Triana Mujica |
| Area | |
| •Municipalityand town | 5,301 km2(2,046.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 124 m (406.82 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| •Municipalityand town | 3,331 |
| • Density | 0.63/km2(1.63/sq mi) |
| •Urban | 2,319 |
| Time zone | UTC-5(Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | www |
Cravo Norteis a town and municipality in theArauca Department,Colombia.It is thought to have been founded in 1538 by theJesuitmissionaryJoseph Gumilla.The first census was conducted in May 1797 and counted a population of 205.[1]
Climate
[edit]Cravo Norte has atropical monsoon climate(KöppenAm) with little rainfall from December to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.
| Climate data for Cravo Norte | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 17.9 (0.70) |
20.8 (0.82) |
61.0 (2.40) |
188.9 (7.44) |
318.4 (12.54) |
403.9 (15.90) |
410.0 (16.14) |
279.4 (11.00) |
266.5 (10.49) |
256.9 (10.11) |
146.0 (5.75) |
41.6 (1.64) |
2,411.3 (94.93) |
| Average rainy days | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 126 |
| Source 1: IDEAM[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^[1][permanent dead link]
- ^"Data".ideam.gov.co.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-08-15.Retrieved2020-08-22.
- ^"Climate: Cravo Norte".Climate-Data.org.RetrievedAugust 22,2020.
Municipalities in theArauca Department | ||
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6°18′N70°12′W/ 6.300°N 70.200°W
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