Otanche
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 Location of the municipality and town of Otanche in the Boyacá Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Western Boyacá Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Evelio Puentes Rocha (2020-2023) |
| Population (Census 2018[1]) | |
| • Total | 6,997 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Otanche is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the subregion of the Western Boyacá Province.
Climate[edit]
Otanche has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Aw)[2] with mild temperatures and high amounts of rainfall throughout the year.
| Climate data for Otanche (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) | 26.17 (79.11) |
26.35 (79.43) |
26.25 (79.25) |
26.53 (79.75) |
26.67 (80.01) |
26.83 (80.29) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.29 (81.12) |
27.08 (80.74) |
26.34 (79.41) |
25.92 (78.66) |
25.96 (78.73) |
26.53 (79.75) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
18.89 (66.00) |
18.91 (66.04) |
18.89 (66.00) |
19.03 (66.25) |
18.79 (65.82) |
18.62 (65.52) |
18.78 (65.80) |
18.54 (65.37) |
18.62 (65.52) |
18.57 (65.43) |
18.72 (65.70) |
18.76 (65.77) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 190.12 (7.49) |
206.87 (8.14) |
315.36 (12.42) |
385.79 (15.19) |
359.61 (14.16) |
208.83 (8.22) |
180.54 (7.11) |
194.06 (7.64) |
252.19 (9.93) |
448.11 (17.64) |
383.45 (15.10) |
235.56 (9.27) |
3,360.48 (132.30) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.12 | 13.47 | 18.84 | 19.68 | 20.5 | 14.7 | 14.36 | 13.62 | 15.91 | 20.43 | 20.9 | 15.56 | 201.09 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Otanche". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
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