Cáchira is a Colombian municipality located in the department of Norte de Santander. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of 2,025 metres (6,644 ft) in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes.[1]
Cáchira | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 7°45′N 73°10′W / 7.750°N 73.167°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Norte de Santander Department |
Subregion | Western |
Founded | 7 March 1811 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Henry Augusto Reyes Acevedo (2016-2019) |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 605.94 km2 (233.95 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,025 m (6,644 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 10,970 |
• Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,700 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Climate | Cfb |
Website | Official website |
Climate edit
Climate data for Cachira (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.75 (72.95) |
23.18 (73.72) |
22.83 (73.09) |
22.54 (72.57) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.49 (72.48) |
22.51 (72.52) |
22.75 (72.95) |
22.36 (72.25) |
21.87 (71.37) |
21.76 (71.17) |
22.26 (72.07) |
22.48 (72.46) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.72 (62.10) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.43 (63.37) |
17.62 (63.72) |
17.78 (64.00) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.56 (63.61) |
17.52 (63.54) |
17.29 (63.12) |
17.14 (62.85) |
17.05 (62.69) |
16.89 (62.40) |
17.33 (63.19) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.72 (51.30) |
11.32 (52.38) |
12.18 (53.92) |
13.2 (55.8) |
13.65 (56.57) |
13.31 (55.96) |
12.98 (55.36) |
12.85 (55.13) |
12.84 (55.11) |
13.11 (55.60) |
12.77 (54.99) |
11.7 (53.1) |
12.55 (54.59) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.33 (0.96) |
31.34 (1.23) |
68.3 (2.69) |
95.5 (3.76) |
112.61 (4.43) |
58.97 (2.32) |
57.1 (2.25) |
70.3 (2.77) |
139.24 (5.48) |
151.5 (5.96) |
109.14 (4.30) |
40.67 (1.60) |
959.01 (37.76) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.38 | 4.9 | 9.53 | 12.66 | 12.3 | 9.17 | 9.14 | 10.21 | 14.28 | 16.47 | 12.29 | 5.87 | 121.2 |
Source: NOAA[2] |
Gallery edit
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Siete Lagunas ("Seven Lakes") on Cáchira's páramo
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Espeletia schultzii on Cáchira's páramo
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cáchira.
- ^ (in Spanish) Official website Cáchira
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Cachira". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 25, 2024.