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Puerto Leguizamo
Municipality and town
Aerial view of the town
Aerial view of the town
Flag of Puerto Leguizamo
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Official seal of Puerto Leguizamo
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Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Leguízamo in the Putumayo Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Leguízamo in the Putumayo Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Putumayo Department
Area
 • Municipality and town 10,907 km2 (4,211 sq mi)
 • Urban
2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Elevation
177 m (581 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)
 • Municipality and town 28,468
 • Density 2.61007/km2 (6.7600/sq mi)
 • Urban
12,755
 • Urban density 5,988/km2 (15,510/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Puerto Leguízamo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto leɣiˈsamo]) is a town and municipality located in the Putumayo Department, a southern border region of the Republic of Colombia. It is on the north bank of the Putumayo River.

Its Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen, dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, is the cathedral episcopal see of the Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano.

Puerto Leguízamo is served by Caucayá Airport.

Climate

Puerto Leguízamo has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Puerto Leguízamo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 32.1
(89.8)
31.8
(89.2)
31.5
(88.7)
30.6
(87.1)
30.7
(87.3)
29.5
(85.1)
28.5
(83.3)
30.5
(86.9)
31.9
(89.4)
30.3
(86.5)
31.9
(89.4)
30.7
(87.3)
30.8
(87.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)
27.2
(81.0)
26.6
(79.9)
26.2
(79.2)
26.3
(79.3)
25.3
(77.5)
24.7
(76.5)
25.5
(77.9)
26.4
(79.5)
26.3
(79.3)
27.2
(81.0)
26.5
(79.7)
26.3
(79.3)
Average low °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)
22.7
(72.9)
21.8
(71.2)
21.9
(71.4)
22.0
(71.6)
21.2
(70.2)
20.9
(69.6)
20.6
(69.1)
20.9
(69.6)
22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.3
(72.1)
21.8
(71.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 108
(4.3)
175
(6.9)
218
(8.6)
307
(12.1)
360
(14.2)
377
(14.8)
335
(13.2)
276
(10.9)
263
(10.4)
250
(9.8)
192
(7.6)
131
(5.2)
2,992
(118)
Source: Climate-Data.org

See also

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