Puerto Parra is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.
Puerto Parra | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Parra in the Santander Department of Colombia | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Santander Department |
| Founded | March 4, 2008[1] |
| Founded by | Aquileo Parra[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,452 km2 (561 sq mi) |
| Population (2005)[3] | |
• Total | 6,462 |
| • Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Puerto Parrences |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | www.puertoparra-santander.gov.co |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Puerto Parra (Carare), elevation 168 m (551 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.3 (82.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74.5 (2.93) |
99.0 (3.90) |
184.7 (7.27) |
293.0 (11.54) |
315.2 (12.41) |
242.5 (9.55) |
237.7 (9.36) |
255.5 (10.06) |
359.5 (14.15) |
395.3 (15.56) |
276.6 (10.89) |
155.1 (6.11) |
2,888.5 (113.72) |
| Average precipitation days | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 169 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[4] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Puerto Parra (Campo Capote), elevation 180 m (590 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.9 (91.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 103 (4.1) |
152.3 (6.00) |
220.7 (8.69) |
335.1 (13.19) |
323.5 (12.74) |
213.6 (8.41) |
164.9 (6.49) |
169.1 (6.66) |
264.8 (10.43) |
343.2 (13.51) |
271.7 (10.70) |
155.8 (6.13) |
2,717.5 (106.99) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 163 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 186.0 | 155.3 | 136.4 | 138.0 | 164.3 | 171.0 | 204.6 | 189.1 | 171.0 | 158.1 | 156.0 | 173.6 | 2,003.4 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[4] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Nuestro municipio". puertoparra-santander.gov. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". Statoids. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "Censo general 2005 (Perfil: Puerto Parra, Santander)" (PDF). DANE. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ 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.
6°39′N 74°04′W / 6.650°N 74.067°W
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