Colón, Venezuela

San Juan de Colón
Castle in Colón.
Castle in Colón.
Flag of San Juan de Colón
Flag
Official seal of San Juan de Colón
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Nickname(s): 
"La Ciudad de Las Palmeras"
(English:"The Palm City")
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CountryVenezuela
StateTáchira
MunicipalityAyacucho
Government
 • MayorGabino Paz Guerrero (COPEI)
Area
 • Total
484 km2 (187 sq mi)
Elevation
850 m (2,790 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
36,925
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code0277
ClimateAm
Websiteayacucho-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

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

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

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

Religious buildings

  • Iglesia San Juan Bautista

Squares and parks

  • Plaza Bolívar
  • Plaza Sucre de Colón

Notable people

References

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Colón". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Regionales 2004 cne.gob.ve
  6. ^ Pedro Antonio Reyna ula.ve [permanent dead link‍]

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