San José del Guaviare (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ xoˈse ðel ɣwaˈβja.ɾe]) is a town and municipality in Colombia, capital of the department of Guaviare by the Guaviare River. It is home to some of the deisolated Nunak people.
San José del Guaviare | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Aerial view of San José del Guaviare | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of the municipality and town of San José del Guaviare in the Guaviare Department of Colombia. | |
  San José del Guaviare Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 2°34′N 72°38′W / 2.567°N 72.633°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Amazon Region |
| Department | Guaviare Department |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ramón Rojas Guevara |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 16,769 km2 (6,475 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality and town | 52,815 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8.2/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 36,254 |
| • Urban density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Guaviarenses |
| Time zone | UTC-05 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 950001-9 |
| Area code | 57 + 9 |
| Climate | Am |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Climate
edit| Climate data for San José del Guaviare, elevation 165 m (541 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) | 33.4 (92.1) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44.6 (1.76) |
94.0 (3.70) |
153.2 (6.03) |
319.7 (12.59) |
353.6 (13.92) |
355.0 (13.98) |
334.9 (13.19) |
273.1 (10.75) |
237.1 (9.33) |
235.4 (9.27) |
225.0 (8.86) |
99.9 (3.93) |
2,725.6 (107.31) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 188 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 82 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 86 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 189.1 | 155.3 | 139.5 | 120.0 | 102.3 | 96.0 | 114.7 | 133.3 | 156.0 | 155.0 | 150.0 | 164.3 | 1,675.5 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for San José del Guaviare (Trueno El), elevation 150 m (490 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.9 (91.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.7 (2.31) |
84.1 (3.31) |
193.6 (7.62) |
308.3 (12.14) |
377.2 (14.85) |
370.9 (14.60) |
350.1 (13.78) |
273.1 (10.75) |
239.3 (9.42) |
278.9 (10.98) |
208.6 (8.21) |
122.4 (4.82) |
2,762.1 (108.74) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 197 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 83 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 89 | 85 | 87 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.9 | 146.8 | 124.0 | 102.0 | 102.3 | 90.0 | 105.4 | 120.9 | 144.0 | 145.7 | 138.0 | 155.0 | 1,557 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ INFORMACIÓN CAPITAL
- ^ SAN JOSÉ DEL GUAVIARE: Municipality in Guaviare, Citypopulation.de
- ^ 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.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to San José del Guaviare.
- Video of tourist areas around San José del Guaviare
- (in Spanish) San José del Guaviare official website
- Encyclopædia Britannica; San José del Guaviare
- (in Spanish) Sistema de Información Ambiental Territorial de la Amazonia colombiana SIAT-AC
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