Manatí, Atlántico

Manatí, Atlántico
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Manatí in the Department of Atlántico.
Location of the municipality and town of Manatí in the Department of Atlántico.
CountryColombia
RegionCaribbean
DepartmentAtlántico
Government
 • MayorEvaristo Enrique Olivero Pimienta (Liberal Party)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
206 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018[3])
 • Total
19,233
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateAw
Website
www.manati-atlantico.gov.co/sitio.shtml

Manatí is a Colombian municipality located to the south of the Atlántico department, approximately 44 miles from Barranquilla. It was created in 1639 in a place the natives used to call Mahabana. Its current population according to the latest DANE's (Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics) census is 13.456 people.

Climate

Manatí has a very hot tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw)[4] with a dry season from December to March.

Climate data for Manatí (Normal Manati), elevation 10 m (33 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 35.4
(95.7) 		36.0
(96.8) 		36.2
(97.2) 		35.7
(96.3) 		34.3
(93.7) 		34.2
(93.6) 		34.4
(93.9) 		34.4
(93.9) 		33.6
(92.5) 		33.1
(91.6) 		33.2
(91.8) 		34.2
(93.6) 		34.6
(94.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.7
(81.9) 		28.0
(82.4) 		28.1
(82.6) 		28.1
(82.6) 		27.7
(81.9) 		27.8
(82.0) 		27.8
(82.0) 		27.8
(82.0) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.3
(81.1) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.7
(81.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1) 		23.1
(73.6) 		23.7
(74.7) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.6
(74.5) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.7
(74.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12.0
(0.47) 		16.7
(0.66) 		23.7
(0.93) 		86.8
(3.42) 		157.7
(6.21) 		125.3
(4.93) 		99.1
(3.90) 		138.1
(5.44) 		143.8
(5.66) 		151.8
(5.98) 		96.5
(3.80) 		32.9
(1.30) 		1,084.3
(42.69)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 1 1 3 8 12 10 9 12 12 12 8 4 92
Average relative humidity (%) 81 80 79 80 82 82 82 82 83 84 84 82 82
Mean monthly sunshine hours 244.9 208.9 198.4 168.0 158.1 165.0 195.3 189.1 150.0 148.8 159.0 207.7 2,193.2
Mean daily sunshine hours 7.9 7.4 6.4 5.6 5.1 5.5 6.3 6.1 5.0 4.8 5.3 6.7 6.0
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[5]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) National Registry of the Civil State: 2007 regional election results
  2. ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

10°26′42″N 74°57′35″W / 10.44500°N 74.95972°W / 10.44500; -74.95972