Apartadó

Apartadó
Municipality and city
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Coat of arms of Apartadó
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Location of the municipality and city of Apartadó in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and city of Apartadó in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Apartadó is located in Colombia
Apartadó
Apartadó
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 7°53′N 76°38′W / 7.883°N 76.633°W / 7.883; -76.633
Country Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
SubregionUrabá
Founded1907
Government
 • MayorJose David Rangel Sangano
Area
 • Municipality and city
535.2 km2 (206.6 sq mi)
 • Urban
5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.)[1]
 • Municipality and city
127,744
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
 • Urban
107,271
 • Urban density18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
DemonymApartadoseños
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code57 + 4
ClimateAf
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Apartadó (Spanish pronunciation: [apaɾtaˈðo]) is a small city and municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the Urabá sub-region.

"Apartadó" means "river of plantains" in the local Indian language. The city is located near the Atlantic Ocean in the Gulf of Urabá, the economy is based in bananas, plantain, corn, cassava, cocoa, wood and livestock. The mean maximum temperature is 30 °C (86 °F) and the relative humidity is above 80% all year round.

Apartadó is divided in 48 neighborhoods, and here is the best high school of the region of Urabá Antioquia. Today,[when?] the government is stimulating industrialization because it is near the Caribbean Sea and to the center of the country. The municipality had a population of 127,744 in 2020.[1]

Climate

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

Climate data for Apartadó (Uniban), elevation 23 m (75 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.8
(87.4) 		31.0
(87.8) 		31.3
(88.3) 		31.3
(88.3) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.4
(88.5) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.7
(87.3) 		31.2
(88.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.9
(80.4) 		27.0
(80.6) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.6
(79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.5
(74.3) 		23.6
(74.5) 		23.9
(75.0) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.5
(74.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 94.7
(3.73) 		81.7
(3.22) 		98.8
(3.89) 		254.2
(10.01) 		330.7
(13.02) 		285.3
(11.23) 		255.0
(10.04) 		251.8
(9.91) 		283.7
(11.17) 		310.0
(12.20) 		291.1
(11.46) 		207.3
(8.16) 		2,744.1
(108.04)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9 9 10 18 22 22 22 22 22 21 19 15 209
Average relative humidity (%) 86 84 84 86 88 88 88 88 87 87 87 88 87
Mean monthly sunshine hours 161.2 138.3 124.0 108.0 120.9 96.0 130.2 133.3 120.0 136.4 138.0 139.5 1,545.8
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.2 4.9 4.0 3.6 3.9 3.2 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.2
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]

Transportation

The city is served by Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport, with service on three commercial airlines.

References

  1. ^ a b Citypopulation.de
  2. ^ "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.

7°53′N 76°38′W / 7.883°N 76.633°W / 7.883; -76.633


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