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Cravo Norte

Coordinates: 6°18′N 70°12′W / 6.300°N 70.200°W / 6.300; -70.200
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Cravo Norte
Municipality and town
Flag of Cravo Norte
Official seal of Cravo Norte
Location of the municipality and town of Cravo Norte in the Arauca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Cravo Norte in the Arauca Department of Colombia
Country Colombia
DepartmentArauca Department
Founded1538
Government
 • MayorJavier Esneider Triana Mujica
Area
 • Municipality and town5,301 km2 (2,046.73 sq mi)
Elevation
124 m (406.82 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town3,331
 • Density0.63/km2 (1.63/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,319
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateAw
Websitewww.cravonorte-arauca.gov.co

Cravo Norte is a town and municipality in the Arauca Department, Colombia. It is thought to have been founded in 1538 by the Jesuit missionary Joseph Gumilla. The first census was conducted in May 1797 and counted a population of 205. [1]

Climate

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Cravo Norte has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) with little rainfall from December to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.

Climate data for Cravo Norte
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

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  1. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  3. ^ "Climate: Cravo Norte". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 22, 2020.

6°18′N 70°12′W / 6.300°N 70.200°W / 6.300; -70.200