Condoto
Condoto | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Condoto in the Chocó Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Chocó Department |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 888 km2 (343 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Municipality and town | 14,660 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10,324 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Condoto is the third most important municipality in the Chocó Department, after Quibdó and Istmina. It is situated in the south of the department and its main economical activity is mining (it is rich in gold and platinum) and agriculture. Condoto is also known as the "Platinum Capital of Colombia".
Climate
[edit]Condoto has an extremely wet tropical rainforest climate (Af).
| Climate data for Condoto (Mandinga Airport), elevation 66 m (217 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) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.3 (86.5) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.2 (86.4) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.4 (86.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.4 (77.7) | 26.1 (79.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.5 (72.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 618.6 (24.35) | 574.6 (22.62) | 554.4 (21.83) | 619.8 (24.40) | 694.2 (27.33) | 585.2 (23.04) | 601.5 (23.68) | 677.8 (26.69) | 650.9 (25.63) | 650.5 (25.61) | 547.8 (21.57) | 624.6 (24.59) | 7,399.9 (291.33) |
| Average precipitation days | 25 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 277 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 80.6 | 70.6 | 74.4 | 75.0 | 102.3 | 99.0 | 111.6 | 105.4 | 87.0 | 89.9 | 90.0 | 80.6 | 1,066.4 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "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.
| Gold |          | |
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| Silver | ||
| Platinum | ||
| Nickel | ||
| Coltan | ||
| Emeralds | ||
| Coal | ||
| Salt | ||
| Sources | ||
5°06′N 76°39′W / 5.100°N 76.650°W
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