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Chigorodó
Municipality and town
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Official seal of Chigorodó
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Location of the municipality and town of Chigorodó in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Chigorodó in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
Subregion Urabá
Founded 1878
Area
 • Municipality and town 608 km2 (235 sq mi)
 • Urban
3.56 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Municipality and town 86,239
 • Density 141.84/km2 (367.37/sq mi)
 • Urban
50,581
 • Urban density 14,208/km2 (36,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Chigorodoseños
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s) 57 + 4
Website Official website: http://chigorodo-antioquia.gov.co/

Chigorodó (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃiɣoɾoˈðo]) is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the Urabá Antioquia sub-region.

Residents

  • Jaime Castañeda, cyclist

Climate

Chigorodó has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Chigorodó (Palmera La), elevation 58 m (190 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.2
(88.2)
31.7
(89.1)
32.0
(89.6)
31.4
(88.5)
31.3
(88.3)
31.1
(88.0)
31.0
(87.8)
31.0
(87.8)
31.0
(87.8)
30.9
(87.6)
30.5
(86.9)
30.7
(87.3)
31.2
(88.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0)
27.7
(81.9)
27.8
(82.0)
27.6
(81.7)
27.4
(81.3)
27.3
(81.1)
27.1
(80.8)
27.2
(81.0)
27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
27.3
(81.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
22.2
(72.0)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
22.7
(72.9)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.1
(71.8)
22.2
(72.0)
22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.5
(72.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 142.2
(5.60)
87.5
(3.44)
120.6
(4.75)
270.7
(10.66)
427.9
(16.85)
449.2
(17.69)
396.5
(15.61)
414.3
(16.31)
443.6
(17.46)
455.1
(17.92)
363.2
(14.30)
313.9
(12.36)
3,803.9
(149.76)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9 7 9 16 20 23 24 23 23 23 21 16 201
Average relative humidity (%) 81 78 78 82 83 83 83 84 84 84 83 84 82
Mean monthly sunshine hours 105.4 107.3 65.1 81.0 74.4 75.0 80.6 96.1 81.0 105.4 90.0 86.8 1,048.1
Mean daily sunshine hours 3.4 3.8 2.1 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.6 3.1 2.7 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.9
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

See also

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