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Andes, Antioquia

Coordinates: 5°35′N 75°55′W / 5.583°N 75.917°W / 5.583; -75.917
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Andes
Flag of Andes
Official seal of Andes
Location of the municipality of Andes in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Andes in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Andes is located in Colombia
Andes
Andes
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°35′N 75°55′W / 5.583°N 75.917°W / 5.583; -75.917
Country Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
SubregionSouthwestern
FoundationMarch 13th, 1852
Government
 • MayorElkin Dario Jaramillo Jaramillo (2012-2015)
Area
 • Municipality & Town
402.5 km2 (155.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi)
Elevation
1,360 m (4,460 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality & Town
43,269
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Urban
20,250
 • Urban density9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Websitehttp://www.andes-antioquia.gov.co/

Andes is a municipality and town in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the sub-region of Southwestern Antioquia, it is located on the western Colombian Andes mountain range. Andes was founded on 13 March 1852 by Pedro Antonio Restrepo Escobar. Its elevation is 1,360 metres above sea level with an average temperature of 22 °C. The distance reference from Medellín city, the capital of Antioquia Department, is 117 km and it has a total area of 402.5 km2. This town is well known for being the place where Gonzalo Arango a writer, philosopher and Antioquian journalist was born. The more significantly source of its economy is agriculture, mainly coffee cultivation.

Climate

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Andes has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af) with consistent temperatures, cool nights, and abundant rainfall.

Climate data for Andes (Ita Andes), elevation 1,180 m (3,870 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.1
(84.4)
29.6
(85.3)
29.5
(85.1)
28.9
(84.0)
28.3
(82.9)
28.3
(82.9)
28.6
(83.5)
28.5
(83.3)
28.3
(82.9)
27.9
(82.2)
28.0
(82.4)
28.2
(82.8)
28.7
(83.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8)
22.6
(72.7)
22.5
(72.5)
22.3
(72.1)
22.0
(71.6)
21.8
(71.2)
22.0
(71.6)
21.9
(71.4)
21.6
(70.9)
21.6
(70.9)
21.7
(71.1)
21.7
(71.1)
22
(72)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5)
17.0
(62.6)
17.1
(62.8)
17.0
(62.6)
17.0
(62.6)
16.7
(62.1)
16.5
(61.7)
16.4
(61.5)
16.6
(61.9)
16.6
(61.9)
16.9
(62.4)
16.8
(62.2)
16.7
(62.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 82.5
(3.25)
99.4
(3.91)
165.1
(6.50)
228.6
(9.00)
248.2
(9.77)
193.8
(7.63)
183.5
(7.22)
178.9
(7.04)
226.1
(8.90)
212.4
(8.36)
188.4
(7.42)
129.6
(5.10)
2,136.4
(84.11)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13 14 17 23 23 20 18 19 22 24 20 15 225
Average relative humidity (%) 79 79 79 81 83 82 81 81 82 81 82 82 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 164.3 152.4 133.3 117.0 127.1 138.0 170.5 158.1 126.0 124.0 132.0 145.7 1,688.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.3 5.4 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.6 5.5 5.1 4.2 4.0 4.4 4.7 4.6
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]

References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Andes municipality with localities
  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.