Francisco Pizarro, Nariño

Coordinates: 2°06′N 78°43′W / 2.100°N 78.717°W / 2.100; -78.717
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Francisco Pizarro, Nariño
Municipality and town
Flag of Francisco Pizarro, Nariño
Official seal of Francisco Pizarro, Nariño
Location of the municipality and town of Francisco Pizarro, Nariño in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Francisco Pizarro, Nariño in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentNariño Department
Area
 • Total956 km2 (369 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018[2])
 • Total7,430
 • Density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Francisco Pizarro is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia named after the Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro.

Isla del Gallo, where the Famous Thirteen decided to continue the exploration of Peru, belongs to this municipality.

Climate[edit]

Francisco Pizarro has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af).

Climate data for Francisco Pizarro
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.9
(82.2)
28.6
(83.5)
28.9
(84.0)
29.0
(84.2)
28.8
(83.8)
28.8
(83.8)
28.4
(83.1)
28.3
(82.9)
28.2
(82.8)
27.8
(82.0)
27.8
(82.0)
27.9
(82.2)
28.4
(83.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.4
(77.7)
25.9
(78.6)
26.2
(79.2)
26.3
(79.3)
26.2
(79.2)
25.9
(78.6)
25.9
(78.6)
25.9
(78.6)
25.5
(77.9)
25.4
(77.7)
25.4
(77.7)
25.4
(77.7)
25.8
(78.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
23.5
(74.3)
23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
23.1
(73.6)
23.4
(74.1)
23.5
(74.3)
22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 449.7
(17.70)
366.5
(14.43)
271.4
(10.69)
395.0
(15.55)
581.0
(22.87)
502.9
(19.80)
394.3
(15.52)
336.9
(13.26)
299.8
(11.80)
316.9
(12.48)
287.0
(11.30)
364.1
(14.33)
4,565.5
(179.73)
Average rainy days 14 11 8 13 17 17 14 13 11 10 9 12 149
Source 1: Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales[3]
Source 2: [4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  4. ^ "Francisco Pizarro (Salahonda) climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Francisco Pizarro (Salahonda) water temperature - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2021-12-26.

External links[edit]

2°06′N 78°43′W / 2.100°N 78.717°W / 2.100; -78.717