Cáchira facts for kids
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Cáchira
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Municipality and town
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View of Cáchira and surrounding mountains
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Location of Cáchira in Norte de Santander
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 Cáchira
Location in Colombia
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| Country |  Colombia |
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| Department | Norte de Santander Department | |
| Subregion | Western | |
| Founded | 7 March 1811 | |
| Area | ||
| • Municipality and town | 605.94 km2 (233.95 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 2,025 m (6,644 ft) | |
| Population
(2015)
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| • Municipality and town | 10,970 | |
| • Density | 18.104/km2 (46.889/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,700 | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) | |
| Climate | Cfb | |
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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
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Espeletia schultzii on Cáchira's páramo
See also
In Spanish: Cáchira para niños
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