Puerto Nariño is the second municipality of the Amazonas department of Colombia, located on the shore of the Amazon River.

Puerto Nariño
Municipality and town
Flag of Puerto Nariño
Official seal of Puerto Nariño
Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Nariño in the Amazonas Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Nariño in the Amazonas Department of Colombia
Puerto Nariño is located in Colombia
Puerto Nariño
Puerto Nariño
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 3°46′24″S 70°22′55″W / 3.77333°S 70.38194°W / -3.77333; -70.38194
Country Colombia
Department Amazonas Department
Area
 • Total1,876 km2 (724 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateAf

Puerto Nariño coves an area of 1,876 km2 (724 sq mi). It has about 6,000 residents, most of them are indigenous (from the Ticuna tribe) and its specificity is that it is entirely pedestrian, no car or motorcycle being allowed, as an experiment in an ecological community. The traffic with the smaller communities along the river, and with Leticia, the only other Colombian municipality in the region, takes place by motorboats.

It is named after a famous Colombian general, Antonio Nariño, who took an active part in the independence war against the Spanish occupiers.

Geography

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View of Puerto Narino and the Amazon from the viewing platform in the village

Puerto Nariño is the second municipality of the Amazonas department. It is on the edge of the River Loretoyaco, 67 km (42 mi) from Leticia and 1,240 km (770 mi) from Bogota. The average temperature is 30 °C (86 °F).

History

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The town was founded on 1961 August 18 by a doctor named Jose Humberto Espejo Hernandez.

Climate

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Puerto Nariño has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Puerto Nariño
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.7
(87.3)
30.8
(87.4)
30.7
(87.3)
30.5
(86.9)
30.1
(86.2)
29.7
(85.5)
29.9
(85.8)
30.7
(87.3)
31.0
(87.8)
31.2
(88.2)
31.2
(88.2)
31.0
(87.8)
30.6
(87.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0)
26.1
(79.0)
26.2
(79.2)
25.9
(78.6)
25.7
(78.3)
25.3
(77.5)
25.1
(77.2)
25.7
(78.3)
25.9
(78.6)
26.3
(79.3)
26.4
(79.5)
26.2
(79.2)
25.9
(78.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.5
(70.7)
21.5
(70.7)
21.7
(71.1)
21.4
(70.5)
21.4
(70.5)
20.9
(69.6)
20.3
(68.5)
20.8
(69.4)
20.9
(69.6)
21.5
(70.7)
21.7
(71.1)
21.5
(70.7)
21.3
(70.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 349.7
(13.77)
304.0
(11.97)
300.9
(11.85)
323.8
(12.75)
290.7
(11.44)
250.6
(9.87)
151.8
(5.98)
138.3
(5.44)
193.2
(7.61)
203.1
(8.00)
193.2
(7.61)
349.2
(13.75)
3,048.5
(120.04)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) 19 17 15 16 17 15 10 9 12 13 12 19 174
Source 1: IDEAM[1]
Source 2: Climate-Data.org[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  2. ^ "Climate: Puerto Nariño". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 21, 2020.

3°46′24″S 70°22′55″W / 3.77333°S 70.38194°W / -3.77333; -70.38194