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María La Baja
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of María La Baja in the Bolívar Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of María La Baja in the Bolívar Department of Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Bolívar Department
Area
 • Municipality and town 559.9 km2 (216.2 sq mi)
 • Urban
2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)
 • Municipality and town 46,112
 • Urban
20,451
 • Urban density 7,028/km2 (18,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

María La Baja is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia.

History

María La Baja was founded by Alonso de Heredia (brother of Pedro de Heredia) on December 8, 1535.

Geography and climate

The municipality of María La Baja has a total area of 547 km², bordering to the north with the municipality of Arjona, to the east with the municipalities of Mahates and San Juan Nepomuceno, south with the municipalities of El Carmen de Bolívar and San Jacinto and to the west with the municipality of San Onofre, Sucre. The town of María La Baja has an area of approximately 150 km² and it is some 72 km away from the Department's capital Cartagena.

A warm climate prevails throughout the year at an average temperature of 28 °C.

Climate data for María La Baja (Nueva Florida), elevation 13 m (43 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.9
(93.0)
34.1
(93.4)
34.2
(93.6)
33.8
(92.8)
32.8
(91.0)
32.8
(91.0)
33.0
(91.4)
33.0
(91.4)
32.4
(90.3)
32.0
(89.6)
32.1
(89.8)
32.8
(91.0)
33.1
(91.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2)
27.3
(81.1)
27.5
(81.5)
27.7
(81.9)
27.7
(81.9)
27.6
(81.7)
27.5
(81.5)
27.3
(81.1)
26.9
(80.4)
26.7
(80.1)
26.8
(80.2)
26.7
(80.1)
27.2
(81.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.8
(69.4)
21.4
(70.5)
22.2
(72.0)
23.3
(73.9)
23.8
(74.8)
23.4
(74.1)
23.0
(73.4)
22.9
(73.2)
22.7
(72.9)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
21.7
(71.1)
22.6
(72.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19.3
(0.76)
28.9
(1.14)
41.6
(1.64)
126.0
(4.96)
180.0
(7.09)
186.5
(7.34)
194.1
(7.64)
197.7
(7.78)
186.1
(7.33)
191.8
(7.55)
179.5
(7.07)
74.2
(2.92)
1,542.6
(60.73)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 2 3 4 10 12 13 14 14 13 14 13 6 112
Average relative humidity (%) 83 82 80 83 85 85 85 85 87 87 86 85 84
Mean monthly sunshine hours 248.0 203.3 189.1 159.0 139.5 141.0 167.4 158.1 126.0 130.2 147.0 210.8 2,019.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 8.0 7.2 6.1 5.3 4.5 4.7 5.4 5.1 4.2 4.2 4.9 6.8 5.5
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
Climate data for María La Baja (San Pablo), elevation 20 m (66 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 34.0
(93.2)
34.5
(94.1)
34.4
(93.9)
34.5
(94.1)
32.9
(91.2)
33.0
(91.4)
33.1
(91.6)
33.1
(91.6)
32.7
(90.9)
32.0
(89.6)
32.2
(90.0)
33.0
(91.4)
33.3
(91.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.3
(81.1)
27.9
(82.2)
28.2
(82.8)
28.2
(82.8)
27.8
(82.0)
27.9
(82.2)
27.8
(82.0)
27.8
(82.0)
27.4
(81.3)
27.0
(80.6)
27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
27.6
(81.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.6
(70.9)
22.2
(72.0)
23.0
(73.4)
23.8
(74.8)
23.9
(75.0)
23.8
(74.8)
23.5
(74.3)
23.4
(74.1)
23.5
(74.3)
23.3
(73.9)
23.2
(73.8)
22.3
(72.1)
23.1
(73.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.6
(0.73)
23.4
(0.92)
49.0
(1.93)
124.8
(4.91)
190.6
(7.50)
183.8
(7.24)
184.0
(7.24)
230.3
(9.07)
215.5
(8.48)
237.8
(9.36)
173.9
(6.85)
93.5
(3.68)
1,725.4
(67.93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 2 3 4 11 16 16 15 17 16 17 15 8 133
Average relative humidity (%) 79 75 75 78 83 82 81 83 84 85 85 82 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 257.3 220.2 201.5 174.0 151.9 165.0 189.1 179.8 141.0 145.7 162.0 223.2 2,210.7
Mean daily sunshine hours 8.3 7.8 6.5 5.8 4.9 5.5 6.1 5.8 4.7 4.7 5.4 7.2 6.1
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

Involvement in armed conflict

María La Baja has grown substantially in recent years as some 7000 people have moved into the town from the surrounding countryside, since 2000 when the FARC guerrilla group arrived in the hills nearby. According to reports the FARC militants stole cattle. The situation deteriorated further when AUC paramilitaries began to battle FARC, catching civilians in the crossfire. However the security situation has improved more recently with the AUC bloc Heroes de los Montes de María giving up their weapons on July 14, 2005, under a national demobilization plan speared by the government of Álvaro Uribe. Marines have set up a base on the edge of the town.

See also

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