Chinchiná, Caldas

Chinchiná, Caldas
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Chinchiná, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia.
Chinchiná, Caldas Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°58′57″N 75°36′13″W
Country	Colombia
Department	Caldas Department
Founded	1857; 168 years ago (1857)
Government
• Mayor	Eduardo Andrés Grisales López
Area
• Municipality and town	109.4 km^2 (42.2 sq mi)
• Urban	4.95 km^2 (1.91 sq mi)
Elevation	1,378 m (4,521 ft)
Population  (2018 census)[1]
• Municipality and town	51,271
• Density	470/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Urban	44,570
• Urban density	9,000/km^2 (23,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Chinchinense
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code	57 + 6
Website	Official website (in Spanish)

Chinchiná is a town and municipality located in the department of Caldas in Colombia, 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Manizales. Founded in 1857 by Antioquian colonists, Chinchiná is settled in a valley surrounded by coffee plantations, called "fincas", in the Central Cordillera of the Andes. Known as Colombia's "coffee heart", the town is home to the Buendía coffee factory and Cenicafé, a coffee research center.

Because of its close association with coffee production, the municipality was named part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.^[2]

An active volcano, Nevado del Ruiz, lies approximately 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the east.

Chinchiná is situated at 5°0′N 75°35′W. Its elevation is 1,360 meters (4,462 feet), and has a mean temperature of approximately 20 degrees Celsius.

Climate

Climate data for Chinchiná (Cenicafe), elevation 1,310 m (4,300 ft), (1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28.0 (82.4)	28.1 (82.6)	28.2 (82.8)	27.5 (81.5)	27.0 (80.6)	27.2 (81.0)	27.8 (82.0)	27.7 (81.9)	27.2 (81.0)	26.5 (79.7)	26.7 (80.1)	27.2 (81.0)	27.4 (81.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	21.4 (70.5)	21.7 (71.1)	21.7 (71.1)	21.3 (70.3)	21.1 (70.0)	21.2 (70.2)	21.4 (70.5)	21.4 (70.5)	20.9 (69.6)	20.4 (68.7)	20.6 (69.1)	21.0 (69.8)	21.2 (70.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	16.8 (62.2)	17.0 (62.6)	17.2 (63.0)	17.1 (62.8)	17.1 (62.8)	17.0 (62.6)	16.7 (62.1)	16.7 (62.1)	16.5 (61.7)	16.4 (61.5)	16.6 (61.9)	16.7 (62.1)	16.8 (62.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	167.7 (6.60)	154.5 (6.08)	203.3 (8.00)	270.1 (10.63)	266.1 (10.48)	176.6 (6.95)	160.0 (6.30)	168.8 (6.65)	214.4 (8.44)	299.4 (11.79)	256.5 (10.10)	158.1 (6.22)	2,495.5 (98.25)
Average precipitation days	16	15	20	23	24	21	17	19	21	25	22	18	242
Average relative humidity (%)	75	75	76	79	81	79	75	76	78	80	79	78	78
Mean monthly sunshine hours	179.8	144.2	155.0	129.0	124.0	141.0	170.5	164.3	138.0	124.0	138.0	161.2	1,769
Mean daily sunshine hours	5.8	5.1	5.0	4.3	4.0	4.7	5.5	5.3	4.6	4.0	4.6	5.2	4.8
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3]

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  Chinchiná town square
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  Aerial view of Chinchiná

References

1. Citypopulation.de
2. "Coffee Cultural Landscape". UNESCO World Heritage List. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 25 Apr 2011.
3. "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.^{[dead link‍]}

External links

• Media related to Chinchiná at Wikimedia Commons
• Chinchiná travel guide from Wikivoyage