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Location of the municipality and town of Apartadó in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Apartadó in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Apartadó is located in Colombia
Apartadó
Apartadó
Location in Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
Subregion Urabá
Founded 1907
Area
 • Municipality 535.2 km2 (206.6 sq mi)
 • Urban
5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Municipality 127,744
 • Density 238.685/km2 (618.19/sq mi)
 • Urban
107,271
 • Urban density 18,151/km2 (47,010/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Apartadoseños
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s) 57 + 4
Climate Af
Website Official website: http://apartado-antioquia.gov.co/

Apartadó (Spanish pronunciation: [apaɾtaˈðo]) is a town and municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia.

"Apartadó" means "river of plantains" in the local Indian language. The town is located near the Atlantic Ocean in the Gulf of Urabá, the economy is based in bananas, plantain, corn, cassava, cocoa, wood and livestock. The mean maximum temperature is 30 °C (86 °F) and the relative humidity is above 80% all year round.

Apartadó is divided in 48 neighborhoods, and here is the best high school of the region of Urabá Antioquia. Today, the government is stimulating industrialization because it is near the Caribbean Sea and to the center of the country. The municipality had a population of 127,744 in 2020.

Climate

Apartadó has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Apartadó
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.2
(86.4)
30.1
(86.2)
30.5
(86.9)
30.7
(87.3)
29.3
(84.7)
29.8
(85.6)
30.0
(86.0)
30.1
(86.2)
29.7
(85.5)
29.4
(84.9)
29.3
(84.7)
29.6
(85.3)
29.9
(85.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.7
(80.1)
26.8
(80.2)
27.0
(80.6)
27.1
(80.8)
26.3
(79.3)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
26.5
(79.7)
26.5
(79.7)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.0)
Average low °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)
23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
23.5
(74.3)
23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
23.4
(74.1)
23.3
(73.9)
23.7
(74.7)
23.7
(74.7)
23.8
(74.8)
23.4
(74.1)
23.5
(74.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 94.7
(3.73)
81.7
(3.22)
98.8
(3.89)
254.2
(10.01)
330.7
(13.02)
285.3
(11.23)
255.0
(10.04)
251.8
(9.91)
283.7
(11.17)
310.0
(12.20)
291.1
(11.46)
207.3
(8.16)
2,744.3
(108.04)
Average rainy days 9 9 10 18 22 22 22 22 22 21 19 15 211
Average relative humidity (%) 86 84 84 86 88 88 88 88 87 87 87 88 87
Mean monthly sunshine hours 161.2 138.3 124.0 108.0 120.9 96.0 130.2 133.3 120.0 136.4 138.0 139.5 1,545.8
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.2 4.9 4.0 3.6 3.9 3.2 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.2
Source: IDEAM

Transportation

The city is served by Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport, with service on three commercial airlines.

See also

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