San Vicente del Caguán
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San Vicente del Caguán | |
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Municipality and town | |
 The Caguán River in San Vicente del Caguán | |
.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 |
San Vicente del Caguán (Spanish pronunciation: [sam biˈsente ðel kaˈɣwan]) is a town and municipality in Amazonian Caquetá Department, southern Colombia.
Religion
[edit]Its 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
[edit]Between 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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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
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Media related to San Vicente del Caguán at Wikimedia Commons- (in Spanish) San Vicente del Caguán official website
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