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Istmina
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Location of the municipality and town of Istmina in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
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| Country |  Colombia |
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| Department | Chocó Department | ||
| Founded | March 8, 1834 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipality and town | 1,880 km2 (730 sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 65 m (213.3 ft) | ||
| Population
(2018 census)
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| • Municipality and town | 30,742 | ||
| • Density | 16.35/km2 (42.35/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 22,258 | ||
| • Urban density | 7,298/km2 (18,901/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) | ||
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Istmina is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. The town of Istmina was founded in 1834 by Juan Nepomuceno Mosquera, initially with the name of San Pablo. The name was changed in 1903 to Istmina, a contraction of isthmus and minas (mines), two characteristics of the area. The municipality covers 1,880 square kilometres (726 sq mi), with an average elevation of 79 metres (259 ft), and an average temperature of 26.7 °C (80 °F). Istmina is located 75 km (47 mi) from the departmental capital, Quibdó.
Climate
Istmina has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.0 (87.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.7 (80.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 566.9 (22.32) |
644.7 (25.38) |
551.1 (21.70) |
633.8 (24.95) |
685.1 (26.97) |
624.0 (24.57) |
624.9 (24.60) |
702.6 (27.66) |
612.7 (24.12) |
637.9 (25.11) |
572.6 (22.54) |
564.0 (22.20) |
7,420.3 (292.12) |
| Average rainy days | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 224 |
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