Barbacoas, Nariño

Barbacoas
Municipality and town
Flag of Barbacoas
Flag
Official seal of Barbacoas
Seal
Location of Barbacoas in Nariño, Colombia
Location of Barbacoas in Nariño, Colombia
Coordinates: 01°40′18″N 078°08′23″W / 1.67167°N 78.13972°W / 1.67167; -78.13972
Country Colombia
DepartmentNariño Department
SubregionTelembí Subregion
Founded6 April 1600
Founded byFrancisco de Praga y Zuniga
Government
 • MayorAdams Rincón
(2020-2023)
Area
 • Municipality and town
2,324 km2 (897 sq mi)
 • Urban
4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Municipality and town
38,708
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
 • Urban
16,588
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Barbacoas is a town and municipality in Nariño Department, Colombia.[1] The urban centre of Barbacoas is located at an altitude of 36 metres (118 ft) and the municipality borders Magüí Payán in the north, Magüí Payán, Cumbitara, Los Andes, La Llanada, Samaniego and Ricaurte in the east, Ricaurte and Ecuador in the south and Tumaco and Roberto Payán in the west.[2]

History

In the times before the Spanish conquest, Barbacoas was inhabited by the Barbacoa, Telembí and Iscuande tribes. Already in those ages, the town was an important source of gold for the indigenous people.[2]

Modern Barbacoas was founded on April 6, 1600, by Francisco de Praga y Zuniga.[2]

Economy

Barbacoas is an important mining town in Nariño, producing gold, silver, platinum and coal.[3][4][5][6] Other economical activity is agriculture, with rice, avocadoes, plantains, sugarcane and fruits as bananas and citrus fruits. Other fruits cultivated are ciruelo, guayaba, papaya, pineapples, guanábana, borojó, guayabilla, lulo, anón, guaba, maracuyá, guayaba brasilera, zapallo, coconut, cacao and other agricultural products as arracacha, camote, ñame, achiote, chillangua, tomatoes, peppers, palmito, chillarán, and oregano.[2]

Strike

The town is infamous for its 2011 "crossed legs" strike, where women in the town foreswore sexual activity pending action on the promised paved road to their town.[7][8][9][10]

Climate

Barbacoas has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Barbacoas, elevation 60 m (200 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.2
(86.4) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.8
(87.4) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.9
(85.8) 		29.9
(85.8) 		29.8
(85.6) 		29.7
(85.5) 		29.6
(85.3) 		29.5
(85.1) 		29.7
(85.5) 		30.1
(86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.9
(78.6) 		26.1
(79.0) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.1
(79.0) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25.9
(78.6) 		25.9
(78.6) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.9
(78.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.1
(71.8) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.0
(71.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 557.3
(21.94) 		524.3
(20.64) 		606.9
(23.89) 		818.8
(32.24) 		853.7
(33.61) 		658.1
(25.91) 		501.4
(19.74) 		394.5
(15.53) 		488.4
(19.23) 		521.4
(20.53) 		411.4
(16.20) 		524.3
(20.64) 		6,860.5
(270.10)
Average precipitation days 27 23 25 26 28 27 25 24 26 26 23 26 303
Average relative humidity (%) 90 89 89 90 90 90 91 90 90 91 90 90 90
Mean monthly sunshine hours 93.0 90.3 102.3 117.0 105.4 93.0 102.3 89.9 63.0 71.3 72.0 80.6 1,080.1
Mean daily sunshine hours 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.9 3.4 3.1 3.3 2.9 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.6 3.0
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[11]
Climate data for Barbacoas (Altaquer), elevation 1,010 m (3,310 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.5
(74.3) 		23.9
(75.0) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.6
(74.5) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.8
(74.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.4
(68.7) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.8
(69.4) 		20.9
(69.6) 		20.8
(69.4) 		20.5
(68.9) 		20.4
(68.7) 		20.4
(68.7) 		20.3
(68.5) 		20.3
(68.5) 		20.2
(68.4) 		20.2
(68.4) 		20.5
(68.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.8
(64.0) 		18.1
(64.6) 		18.2
(64.8) 		18.2
(64.8) 		18.3
(64.9) 		18.0
(64.4) 		17.9
(64.2) 		17.9
(64.2) 		17.9
(64.2) 		18
(64) 		17.9
(64.2) 		18
(64) 		18
(64)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 413.0
(16.26) 		300.1
(11.81) 		393.4
(15.49) 		455.7
(17.94) 		417.1
(16.42) 		330.9
(13.03) 		204.1
(8.04) 		152.7
(6.01) 		222.5
(8.76) 		468.1
(18.43) 		452.1
(17.80) 		495.2
(19.50) 		4,304.9
(169.48)
Average precipitation days 28 24 27 27 28 26 23 21 23 28 26 27 307
Average relative humidity (%) 93 93 93 93 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94
Mean monthly sunshine hours 52.7 53.6 62.0 72.0 71.3 69.0 86.8 83.7 60.0 55.8 51.0 46.5 764.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.7 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 2.1
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[11]
  • 1866 postage stamp postmarked in Barbacoas
    1866 postage stamp postmarked in Barbacoas

Notable people from Barbacoas

References

  1. ^ Barbacoas (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ^ a b c d (in Spanish) Official website Barbacoas Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ (in Spanish) Producción de oro - UPME
  4. ^ (in Spanish) Producción de plata - UPME
  5. ^ (in Spanish) Producción de platino - UPME
  6. ^ (in Spanish) Producción de carbón - UPME
  7. ^ News Desk (28 June 2011). "Colombia: Women's sex strike gets husbands' support". Global Post. Archived from the original on 2012-09-21.
  8. ^ Montes, Euclides (1 August 2011). "Colombia's 'crossed legs' protest is redefining women's activism". The Guardian.
  9. ^ Staff (12 October 2011). "Colombia: Sex Strike Ends In Barbacoas". Huffington Post.
  10. ^ Staff (17 October 2011). "Colombian women end 'crossed legs' abstinence protest for new road". The Daily Telegraph.
  11. ^ 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.
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