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Palermo

Guagua
Municipality and town
Flag of Palermo
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Nickname(s): 
Capital Marmolera de Colombia
Marble Capital of Colombia
Motto(s): 
"Por el camino del progreso"
Anthem: Himno a Palermo
Location of the municipality and town of Palermo, Huila in the Huila Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Palermo, Huila in the Huila Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Huila Department
Subregion Subnorte
Incorporated (parish) 1690
Incorporated (municipality) 7 January 1774
Renamed 1906
Area
 • Municipality and town 92.29 km2 (35.63 sq mi)
 • Land 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
 • Urban
13.89 km2 (5.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Municipality and town 35,569
 • Density 385.405/km2 (998.19/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s) 878
Website http://www.palermo-huila.gov.co

Palermo is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia. This town was previously named Guagua.

Culture

Notable people from Palermo

  • Manuel de Jesús Andrade Suárez (1860–1935) writer, journalist and politician.

Twin Cities

Climate

Climate data for Palermo (Juncal El), elevation 460 m (1,510 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.8
(89.2)
32.0
(89.6)
31.7
(89.1)
31.4
(88.5)
31.5
(88.7)
32.2
(90.0)
32.4
(90.3)
33.3
(91.9)
33.6
(92.5)
32.4
(90.3)
31.0
(87.8)
31.3
(88.3)
32.1
(89.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.9
(80.4)
26.9
(80.4)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
26.8
(80.2)
26.9
(80.4)
27.6
(81.7)
27.7
(81.9)
26.9
(80.4)
26.4
(79.5)
26.4
(79.5)
26.9
(80.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.4
(70.5)
21.9
(71.4)
21.9
(71.4)
21.8
(71.2)
21.8
(71.2)
21.7
(71.1)
21.5
(70.7)
21.8
(71.2)
21.8
(71.2)
21.6
(70.9)
21.7
(71.1)
21.5
(70.7)
21.7
(71.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 129.4
(5.09)
122.3
(4.81)
180.6
(7.11)
148.9
(5.86)
107.2
(4.22)
33.0
(1.30)
31.9
(1.26)
17.6
(0.69)
59.2
(2.33)
196.1
(7.72)
227.5
(8.96)
177.6
(6.99)
1,400.8
(55.15)
Average precipitation days 11 12 16 15 14 10 9 7 9 16 17 14 144
Average relative humidity (%) 75 73 76 76 75 69 66 62 64 70 76 77 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 198.4 158.1 142.6 141.0 161.2 165.0 170.5 170.5 153.0 161.2 165.0 189.1 1,975.6
Mean daily sunshine hours 6.4 5.6 4.6 4.7 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.5 6.1 5.4
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
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