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Carepa is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Carepa is part of the Urabá Antioquia sub-region.
Carepa | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Carepa in the Antioquia Department of Colombia | |
  Carepa Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 7°45′28″N 76°39′19″W / 7.75778°N 76.65528°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Antioquia Department |
| Subregion | Urabá |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 387.3 km2 (149.5 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| • Municipality and town | 47,932 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 33,009 |
| • Urban density | 13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Climate edit
Carepa has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Carepa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.1 (87.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 110.8 (4.36) |
99.7 (3.93) |
156.1 (6.15) |
285.3 (11.23) |
379.4 (14.94) |
342.7 (13.49) |
348.0 (13.70) |
291.2 (11.46) |
330.0 (12.99) |
347.7 (13.69) |
332.3 (13.08) |
250.2 (9.85) |
3,273.4 (128.87) |
| Average rainy days | 10 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 223 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.8 | 152.5 | 142.6 | 126.0 | 120.9 | 114.0 | 130.2 | 136.4 | 129.0 | 145.7 | 141.0 | 145.7 | 1,663.8 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Source 1: IDEAM[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Notable people edit
- Lina Flórez (1984-), athlete
- Hermán Gaviria (1969-2002), Football player
- Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo, football player
References edit
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Carepa municipality with localities
- ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ "Climate: Carepa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
7°45′28″N 76°39′19″W / 7.75778°N 76.65528°W
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