Chaparral, Tolima
Chaparral, Tolima | |
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Municipality and town | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Tolima Department |
Government | |
• Mayor | Humberto Buenaventura Lasso |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 2,102 km2 (812 sq mi) |
• Urban | 6.76 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 854 m (2,802 ft) |
Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Municipality and town | 50,367 |
• Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
• Urban | 28,615 |
• Urban density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Chaparral is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia.
Population
[edit]The population of the municipality was 40,880 as of the 1993 census. The 2017 census had a total population of 47,293
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Chaparral (Demostracion Gja), elevation 1,040 m (3,410 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 29.3 (84.7) | 29.4 (84.9) | 29.4 (84.9) | 29.4 (84.9) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.9 (87.6) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.6 (85.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.7 (74.7) | 24.4 (75.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.8 (67.6) | 19.8 (67.6) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.8 (67.6) | 20.0 (68.0) | 19.8 (67.6) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.4 (66.9) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.7 (67.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 203.2 (8.00) | 201.5 (7.93) | 245.1 (9.65) | 308.4 (12.14) | 269.7 (10.62) | 113.2 (4.46) | 85.7 (3.37) | 89.5 (3.52) | 169.5 (6.67) | 352.5 (13.88) | 345.8 (13.61) | 280.7 (11.05) | 2,664.8 (104.91) |
Average precipitation days | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 200 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 77 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.9 | 158.1 | 148.8 | 147.0 | 170.5 | 171.0 | 179.8 | 179.8 | 168.0 | 161.2 | 150.0 | 179.8 | 1,996.9 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] |
Climate data for Chaparral (Limon El), elevation 1,000 m (3,300 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 29.0 (84.2) | 29.4 (84.9) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.1 (86.2) | 29.0 (84.2) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.8 (83.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.7 (74.7) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.2 (73.8) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.4 (74.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.3 (64.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 269.6 (10.61) | 255.5 (10.06) | 298.5 (11.75) | 372.1 (14.65) | 304.5 (11.99) | 118.5 (4.67) | 99.9 (3.93) | 94.5 (3.72) | 175.8 (6.92) | 350.5 (13.80) | 396.7 (15.62) | 336.9 (13.26) | 3,068.9 (120.82) |
Average precipitation days | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 195 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 77 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] |
References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Chaparral municipality with localities
- ^ a b "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
3°45′N 75°35′W / 3.750°N 75.583°W