Colón, Venezuela
San Juan de Colón | |
|---|---|
 Castle in Colón. | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname(s): "La Ciudad de Las Palmeras" (English:"The Palm City") | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Táchira |
| Municipality | Ayacucho |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gabino Paz Guerrero (COPEI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 484 km2 (187 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 36,925 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code | 0277 |
| Climate | Am |
| Website | ayacucho-tachira.gob.ve |
| The area and population figures are for the municipality | |
Colón is a town in the Venezuelan Andean state of Táchira. This town is the shire town of the Ayacucho Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 48,982.[1]
Climate[edit]
Colón has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af)[2] with consistently warm temperatures throughout the year. The average high temperature for the year is 26.1 °C (79.0 °F), and the average low temperature is 20.2 °C (68.4 °F). Colón experiences significant rainfall throughout the year, with a peak in October and November, amounting to a yearly average of 1485.9 millimeters (58.50 inches).[3]
| Climate data for Colón (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.6 (92.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
36.5 (97.7) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
37.1 (98.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 94.9 (3.74) |
81.3 (3.20) |
119.5 (4.70) |
165.4 (6.51) |
122.6 (4.83) |
86.6 (3.41) |
84.9 (3.34) |
86.0 (3.39) |
118.6 (4.67) |
188.2 (7.41) |
203.9 (8.03) |
134.0 (5.28) |
1,485.9 (58.50) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.7 | 7.5 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 14.8 | 14.0 | 9.8 | 132.0 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics[edit]
The Ayacucho Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 48,982 (up from 41,404 in 1990). This amounts to 4.9% of Táchira's population.[4] The municipality's population density is 262.1 people per square mile (101.20/km2).[1]
Government[edit]
Colón is the shire town of the Ayacucho Municipality in Táchira. The mayor of the Ayacucho Municipality is Gabino Paz Guerrero, reelected in 2004 with 47% of the vote.[5] The last municipal election was held in October 2004.
Sites of interest[edit]
Religious buildings[edit]
- Iglesia San Juan Bautista
Squares and parks[edit]
- Plaza Bolívar
- Plaza Sucre de Colón
Notable people[edit]
- Ramón José Velásquez Former Interim President of Venezuela
- Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna, Venezuelan classical musician.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
- ^ a b "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Colón". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/18/alcaldedis=0&edo=18&mun=1&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html [bare URL]
- ^ http://servidor-opsu.tach.ula.ve/periodismo/Casa%20de%20la%20cultura%20de%20Coln/casa/pedro.htm[permanent dead link]
External links[edit]
- ayacucho-tachira.gob.ve (in Spanish)
- Information on the Ayacucho Municipality (in Spanish)
- More information on the Ayacucho Municipality (in Spanish)
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