Chaparral, Tolima
Chaparral, Tolima | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Chaparral, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia. | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Tolima Department |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Humberto Buenaventura Lasso |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 2,102 km2 (812 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6.76 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 854 m (2,802 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Municipality and town | 50,367 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 28,615 |
| • Urban density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Chaparral is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia.
Population
[edit]The population of the municipality was 40,880 as of the 1993 census. The 2017 census had a total population of 47,293
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Chaparral (Demostracion Gja), elevation 1,040 m (3,410 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 203.2 (8.00) |
201.5 (7.93) |
245.1 (9.65) |
308.4 (12.14) |
269.7 (10.62) |
113.2 (4.46) |
85.7 (3.37) |
89.5 (3.52) |
169.5 (6.67) |
352.5 (13.88) |
345.8 (13.61) |
280.7 (11.05) |
2,664.8 (104.91) |
| Average precipitation days | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 200 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.9 | 158.1 | 148.8 | 147.0 | 170.5 | 171.0 | 179.8 | 179.8 | 168.0 | 161.2 | 150.0 | 179.8 | 1,996.9 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Chaparral (Limon El), elevation 1,000 m (3,300 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.2 (82.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.1 (73.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 269.6 (10.61) |
255.5 (10.06) |
298.5 (11.75) |
372.1 (14.65) |
304.5 (11.99) |
118.5 (4.67) |
99.9 (3.93) |
94.5 (3.72) |
175.8 (6.92) |
350.5 (13.80) |
396.7 (15.62) |
336.9 (13.26) |
3,068.9 (120.82) |
| Average precipitation days | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 195 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 77 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Chaparral municipality with localities
- ^ 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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