Colón, Venezuela facts for kids
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San Juan de Colón
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Castle in Colón.
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| Nickname(s):
"La Ciudad de Las Palmeras"
(English:"The Palm City") |
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| Country | Venezuela | ||
| State | Táchira | ||
| Municipality | Ayacucho | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 484 km2 (187 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) | ||
| Population
(2013)
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| • Total | 36,925 | ||
| • Density | 76.29/km2 (197.59/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) | ||
| Area code(s) | 0277 | ||
| Climate | Am | ||
| Website | ayacucho-tachira.gob.ve | ||
| The area and population figures are for the municipality | |||
Colón is a town in the Venezuelan Andean state of Táchira. This town is the shire town of the Ayacucho Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 48,982.
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Climate
Colón has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af) with consistently warm temperatures throughout the year. The average high temperature for the year is 26.1 °C (79.0 °F), and the average low temperature is 20.2 °C (68.4 °F). Colón experiences significant rainfall throughout the year, with a peak in October and November, amounting to a yearly average of 1485.9 millimeters (58.50 inches).
| Climate data for Colón (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.6 (92.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
36.5 (97.7) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
37.1 (98.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 94.9 (3.74) |
81.3 (3.20) |
119.5 (4.70) |
165.4 (6.51) |
122.6 (4.83) |
86.6 (3.41) |
84.9 (3.34) |
86.0 (3.39) |
118.6 (4.67) |
188.2 (7.41) |
203.9 (8.03) |
134.0 (5.28) |
1,485.9 (58.50) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.7 | 7.5 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 14.8 | 14.0 | 9.8 | 132.0 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Demographics
The Ayacucho Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 48,982 (up from 41,404 in 1990). This amounts to 4.9% of Táchira's population. The municipality's population density is 262.1 people per square mile (101.20/km2).
Sites of interest
Religious buildings
- Iglesia San Juan Bautista
Squares and parks
- Plaza Bolívar
- Plaza Sucre de Colón
Notable people
- Ramón José Velásquez Former Interim President of Venezuela
- Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna, Venezuelan classical musician.
