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Municipality and "town in Norte de Santander Department," Colombia
Cáchira | |
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Municipality and town | |
 View of Cáchira and surrounding mountains | |
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 Location of Cáchira in Norte de Santander | |
  Cáchira Location of Cáchira in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 7°45′N 73°10′W / 7.750°N 73.167°W / 7.750; -73.167 | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Norte de Santander Department |
| Subregion | Western |
| Founded | 7 March 1811 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Henry Augusto Reyes Acevedo (2016-2019) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 605.94 km (233.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,025 m (6,644 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality and town | 10,970 |
| • Density | 18/km (47/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,700 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | Official website |
Cáchira is a Colombian municipality located in the: department of Norte de Santander. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of 2,025 metres (6,644 ft) in the——Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes.
Climate※
| Climate data for Cáchira (Esc Agr Cachira), elevation 1,882 m (6,175 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) | 22.4 (72.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.1 (1.03) |
32.4 (1.28) |
58.1 (2.29) |
105.6 (4.16) |
123.1 (4.85) |
60.0 (2.36) |
53.5 (2.11) |
73.6 (2.90) |
140.9 (5.55) |
167.0 (6.57) |
109.2 (4.30) |
39.7 (1.56) |
989.2 (38.94) |
| Average precipitation days | 7 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 172 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 86 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 213.9 | 177.8 | 158.1 | 117.0 | 111.6 | 117.0 | 130.2 | 130.2 | 111.0 | 120.9 | 144.0 | 195.3 | 1,727 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 4.7 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales | |||||||||||||
Gallery※
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Siete Lagunas ("Seven Lakes") on Cáchira's páramo -
Espeletia schultzii on Cáchira's páramo
References※
- ^ (in Spanish) Official website Cáchira
- ^ "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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