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{{Infobox settlement |
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|name = |
|name = Cáchira |
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|settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Colombia|Municipality]] and town |
|settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Colombia|Municipality]] and town |
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|image_skyline = |
|image_skyline = El majestuoso cielo del condor de los Andes.jpg |
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|image_caption = View of Cáchira and surrounding mountains |
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|image_flag = Flag of Cachira (Norte de Santander).svg |
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|image_map = Colombia - Norte de Santander - Cáchira.svg |
|image_map = Colombia - Norte de Santander - Cáchira.svg |
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|mapsize = 250px |
|mapsize = 250px |
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|map_caption = Location of |
|map_caption = Location of Cáchira in Norte de Santander |
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|pushpin_map = Colombia |
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|pushpin_mapsize = 300 |
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|pushpin_map_caption |
|pushpin_map_caption = Location of Cáchira in Colombia |
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|subdivision_type = Country |
|subdivision_type = Country |
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|subdivision_name = {{ |
|subdivision_name = {{COL}} |
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|subdivision_type1 |
|subdivision_type1 = [[Departments of Colombia|Department]] |
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|subdivision_name1 |
|subdivision_name1 = [[Norte de Santander Department]] |
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|subdivision_type2 = |
|subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Colombia|Subregion]] |
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|subdivision_name2 = |
|subdivision_name2 = [[Western subregion, Norte de Santander|Western]] |
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|leader_title = |
|leader_title = Mayor |
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|leader_name = |
|leader_name = Henry Augusto Reyes Acevedo<br>{{small|(2016-2019)}} |
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|established_title = |
|established_title = Founded |
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|established_date = |
|established_date = 7 March 1811 |
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|area_magnitude = |
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|area_total_km2 = 605.94 |
|area_total_km2 = 605.94 |
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|population_as_of = |
|population_as_of = 2015 |
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|population_note = |
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|population_total = 10970 |
|population_total = 10970 |
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|population_density_km2 = auto |
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|population_urban = 1700 |
|population_urban = 1700 |
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|latd=|latm=|lats= |latNS=N |
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|longd=|longm=|longs= |longEW=W |
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|timezone = Colombia Standard Time |
|timezone = Colombia Standard Time |
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|utc_offset = -5 |
|utc_offset = -5 |
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|elevation_m = 2025 |
|elevation_m = 2025 |
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|blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]] |
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|blank_info = [[Oceanic climate|Cfb]] |
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'''Cáchira''' is a [[Colombian municipality]] located in the [[Departments of Colombia|department]] of [[Norte de Santander]]. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of {{convert|2025|m|ft}} in the [[Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)|Eastern Ranges]] of the Colombian [[Andes]].<ref name=WebsiteCachira>{{in lang|es}} {{URL|http://www.cachira-nortedesantander.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml|Official website Cáchira}}</ref> |
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==Climate== |
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'''Cachira''' is a [[Colombian municipality]] located in the [[Departments of Colombia|department]] of [[North Santander]]. |
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{{Weather box |
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| single line = yes |
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| location = Cachira (1991–2020) |
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| Jan high C = 22.75 |
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| Feb high C = 23.18 |
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| Mar high C = 22.83 |
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| Apr high C = 22.54 |
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| May high C = 22.5 |
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| Jun high C = 22.49 |
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| Jul high C = 22.51 |
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| Aug high C = 22.75 |
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| Sep high C = 22.36 |
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| Oct high C = 21.87 |
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| Nov high C = 21.76 |
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| Dec high C = 22.26 |
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| year high C = 22.48 |
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| Jan mean C = 16.72 |
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| Feb mean C = 17.2 |
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| Mar mean C = 17.43 |
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| Apr mean C = 17.62 |
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| May mean C = 17.78 |
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| Jun mean C = 17.7 |
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| Jul mean C = 17.56 |
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| Aug mean C = 17.52 |
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| Sep mean C = 17.29 |
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| Oct mean C = 17.14 |
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| Nov mean C = 17.05 |
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| Dec mean C = 16.89 |
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| year mean C = 17.33 |
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| Jan low C = 10.72 |
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| Feb low C = 11.32 |
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| Mar low C = 12.18 |
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| Apr low C = 13.2 |
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| May low C = 13.65 |
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| Jun low C = 13.31 |
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| Jul low C = 12.98 |
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| Aug low C = 12.85 |
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| Sep low C = 12.84 |
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| Oct low C = 13.11 |
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| Nov low C = 12.77 |
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| Dec low C = 11.7 |
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| year low C = 12.55 |
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| precipitation colour = green |
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| Jan precipitation mm = 24.33 |
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| Feb precipitation mm = 31.34 |
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| Mar precipitation mm = 68.3 |
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| Apr precipitation mm = 95.5 |
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| May precipitation mm = 112.61 |
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| Jun precipitation mm = 58.97 |
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| Jul precipitation mm = 57.1 |
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| Aug precipitation mm = 70.3 |
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| Sep precipitation mm = 139.24 |
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| Oct precipitation mm = 151.5 |
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| Nov precipitation mm = 109.14 |
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| Dec precipitation mm = 40.67 |
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| year precipitation mm = 959.01 |
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| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |
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| Jan precipitation days = 4.38 |
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| Feb precipitation days = 4.9 |
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| Mar precipitation days = 9.53 |
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| Apr precipitation days = 12.66 |
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| May precipitation days = 12.3 |
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| Jun precipitation days = 9.17 |
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| Jul precipitation days = 9.14 |
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| Aug precipitation days = 10.21 |
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| Sep precipitation days = 14.28 |
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| Oct precipitation days = 16.47 |
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| Nov precipitation days = 12.29 |
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| Dec precipitation days = 5.87 |
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| year precipitation days = 121.2 |
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| source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web |
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|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-3-WMO-Normals-9120/Colombia/CSV/Escuela_Agricola_Cachira_23195180.csv |
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|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Cachira |
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|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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|access-date = January 25, 2024}}</ref> |
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}} |
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== Gallery == |
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{{left|<gallery mode=packed heights=180px> |
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File:Siete Lagunas, Municipio de Cachira.jpg|Siete Lagunas ("Seven Lakes") on Cáchira's [[páramo]] |
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File:Flor del agua.jpg|''[[Espeletia schultzii]]'' on Cáchira's páramo |
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</gallery>}} |
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{{clearleft}} |
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== References == |
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{{commonscat|Cáchira}} |
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{{reflist}} |
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[[Category:Municipalities of the Norte de Santander Department]] |
[[Category:Municipalities of the Norte de Santander Department]] |
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[[Category:Populated places in |
[[Category:Populated places established in 1811]] |
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[[Category:1811 establishments in the Spanish Empire]] |
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{{NortedeSantander-geo-stub}} |
{{NortedeSantander-geo-stub}} |
Revision as of 19:33, 25 January 2024
Cáchira | |
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Municipality and town | |
![]() View of Cáchira and surrounding mountains | |
![]() Location of Cáchira in Norte de Santander | |
Coordinates: 7°45′N 73°10′W / 7.750°N 73.167°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | Norte de Santander Department |
Subregion | Western |
Founded | 7 March 1811 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Henry Augusto Reyes Acevedo (2016-2019) |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 605.94 km2 (233.95 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,025 m (6,644 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 10,970 |
• Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,700 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Climate | Cfb |
Website | Official website |
Cáchira is a Colombian municipality located in the department of Norte de Santander. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of 2,025 metres (6,644 ft) in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes.[1]
Climate
Climate data for Cachira (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) | 22.75 (72.95) |
23.18 (73.72) |
22.83 (73.09) |
22.54 (72.57) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.49 (72.48) |
22.51 (72.52) |
22.75 (72.95) |
22.36 (72.25) |
21.87 (71.37) |
21.76 (71.17) |
22.26 (72.07) |
22.48 (72.46) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.72 (62.10) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.43 (63.37) |
17.62 (63.72) |
17.78 (64.00) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.56 (63.61) |
17.52 (63.54) |
17.29 (63.12) |
17.14 (62.85) |
17.05 (62.69) |
16.89 (62.40) |
17.33 (63.19) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.72 (51.30) |
11.32 (52.38) |
12.18 (53.92) |
13.2 (55.8) |
13.65 (56.57) |
13.31 (55.96) |
12.98 (55.36) |
12.85 (55.13) |
12.84 (55.11) |
13.11 (55.60) |
12.77 (54.99) |
11.7 (53.1) |
12.55 (54.59) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.33 (0.96) |
31.34 (1.23) |
68.3 (2.69) |
95.5 (3.76) |
112.61 (4.43) |
58.97 (2.32) |
57.1 (2.25) |
70.3 (2.77) |
139.24 (5.48) |
151.5 (5.96) |
109.14 (4.30) |
40.67 (1.60) |
959.01 (37.76) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.38 | 4.9 | 9.53 | 12.66 | 12.3 | 9.17 | 9.14 | 10.21 | 14.28 | 16.47 | 12.29 | 5.87 | 121.2 |
Source: NOAA[2] |
Gallery
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Siete Lagunas ("Seven Lakes") on Cáchira's páramo
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Espeletia schultzii on Cáchira's páramo
References
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cáchira.
- ^ (in Spanish) Official website Cáchira
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Cachira". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 25, 2024.