Puerto Arica is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Amazonas. As of 2015, the population of Puerto Arica was 1,350.

Puerto Arica
Municipality and town
Location of the county of Puerto Arica
Location of the county of Puerto Arica
Puerto Arica is located in Colombia
Puerto Arica
Puerto Arica
Location of the town of Puerto Arica
Coordinates: 2°8′53″S 71°45′12″W / 2.14806°S 71.75333°W / -2.14806; -71.75333
Country Colombia
Department Amazonas Department
Elevation
96 m (315 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total1,350
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateAf

History

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Originally founded by Peruvian refugees from the War of the Pacific, it was awarded to Colombia after the signing of the July 1922 Salomón-Lozano Treaty.[1][2] These refugees would later resettle in the settlement of the same name in northern Peru.

Climate

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

Climate data for Puerto Arica
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.1
(88.0)
31.4
(88.5)
31.0
(87.8)
31.4
(88.5)
30.4
(86.7)
29.6
(85.3)
30.0
(86.0)
30.6
(87.1)
30.9
(87.6)
30.8
(87.4)
31.1
(88.0)
31.6
(88.9)
30.8
(87.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)
26.5
(79.7)
26.4
(79.5)
26.6
(79.9)
26.2
(79.2)
25.5
(77.9)
25.5
(77.9)
25.7
(78.3)
26.2
(79.2)
26.5
(79.7)
27.1
(80.8)
26.8
(80.2)
26.3
(79.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.9
(71.4)
21.7
(71.1)
21.9
(71.4)
21.8
(71.2)
22.1
(71.8)
21.4
(70.5)
21.0
(69.8)
20.9
(69.6)
21.5
(70.7)
22.3
(72.1)
23.1
(73.6)
22.0
(71.6)
21.8
(71.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 269.9
(10.63)
276.3
(10.88)
355.9
(14.01)
430.7
(16.96)
254.8
(10.03)
205.5
(8.09)
221.8
(8.73)
144.6
(5.69)
159.3
(6.27)
204.2
(8.04)
224.6
(8.84)
248.7
(9.79)
2,996.3
(117.96)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) 13 12 16 16 16 16 14 12 10 13 13 15 166
Source 1: IDEAM[3]
Source 2: Climate-Data.org[4]

Transportation

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The municipality is served by Arica Airport.

References

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  1. ^ Porras Barrenechea, Raúl. Historia de los límites del Perú (PDF). Librería Francesa Científica y Casa Editorial E. Rosay. pp. 79–80. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2014.
  2. ^ Núñez Atencio, Lautaro y Maldonado Prieto, Carlos (2005). Reseña bibliográfica: El Dios Cautivo. Las Ligas Patrióticas en la chilenización compulsiva de Tarapacá (1910-1922), Sergio González Miranda, LOM Ediciones, Santiago, 2004. Vol. 37. Chungará (Arica), Universidad de Tarapacá. ISSN 0717-7356. [1].{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  4. ^ "Climate: Puerto Arica". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 19, 2020.