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Chiriguaná
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Location of the municipality and town of Chiriguaná in the Department of Cesar.
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| Country | Colombia | ||
| Region | Caribbean | ||
| Department | Cesar | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,103 km2 (426 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(Census 2018)
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| • Total | 27,006 | ||
| Time zone | UTC-5 | ||
| Website | www.chiriguana-cesar.gov.co/ |
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Chiriguaná (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃiɾiɣwaˈna]) is a city and municipality in the Department of Cesar, Colombia.
History
During the wars independence from Spain Chiriguana was part of the Province of Santa Marta. The people of the village of Chiriguana revolted against the local Spanish monarchical authorities. The Cabildo of Justice and Regiment of the Village of Chiriguana expressed to the Cabildo of Justice of Valledupar and to Maria Concepcion Lopera their efforts to support the independence cause that had begun in 1810 with the first revolt against the Spanish. Members of the Cabildo of Barrancas were Jose Pio del Rio, Braulio de Leiva, Gonzalo de Linares, Pedro Royero and Manuel J. Quintana.
Climate
Chiriguaná has a tropical savanna climate with consistently warm temperatures. Chiriguaná has a wet season from April to November and a drier period from December to March.
| Climate data for Chiriguaná, elevation 40 m (130 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) | 35.0 (95.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.6 (92.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.3 (0.64) |
31.4 (1.24) |
73.0 (2.87) |
191.8 (7.55) |
263.6 (10.38) |
178.0 (7.01) |
167.5 (6.59) |
201.2 (7.92) |
309.4 (12.18) |
342.5 (13.48) |
221.6 (8.72) |
57.6 (2.27) |
2,053.8 (80.86) |
| Average precipitation days | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 81 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 71 | 73 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 272.8 | 234.3 | 213.9 | 192.0 | 182.9 | 201.0 | 226.3 | 223.2 | 186.0 | 189.1 | 201.0 | 244.9 | 2,567.4 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.8 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 7.0 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales | |||||||||||||
