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Santa Cruz de Lorica

Loriquero/a
Municipality and town
Flag of Santa Cruz de Lorica
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Official seal of Santa Cruz de Lorica
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Location of the municipality and town of Santa Cruz de Lorica in the Córdoba Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Santa Cruz de Lorica in the Córdoba Department of Colombia.
Santa Cruz de Lorica is located in Colombia
Santa Cruz de Lorica
Santa Cruz de Lorica
Location in Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Córdoba Department
Founded 1740
Area
 • Municipality and town 951 km2 (367 sq mi)
 • Urban
7.88 km2 (3.04 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Municipality and town 115,461
 • Density 121.41/km2 (314.45/sq mi)
 • Urban
54,430
 • Urban density 6,907/km2 (17,890/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Loriquero
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s) 57 + 4
Website Official website: http://santacruzdelorica-cordoba.gov.co/

Santa Cruz de Lorica is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia.

Lorica was named a Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) of Colombia in 2010. It is the only municipality near the Caribbean coast that was selected to be part of the Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio original cohort.

As per 2020 estimates, the population of Santa Cruz de Lorica was 115,461, with a density ratio of 120 persons per square kilometer.

Climate

Climate data for Lorica (Doctrina La), elevation 30 m (98 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.0
(89.6)
32.2
(90.0)
32.2
(90.0)
32.3
(90.1)
31.8
(89.2)
31.9
(89.4)
32.0
(89.6)
31.7
(89.1)
31.3
(88.3)
31.1
(88.0)
31.4
(88.5)
31.9
(89.4)
31.8
(89.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)
27.6
(81.7)
27.8
(82.0)
28.1
(82.6)
27.9
(82.2)
28.0
(82.4)
28.0
(82.4)
27.8
(82.0)
27.5
(81.5)
27.3
(81.1)
27.4
(81.3)
27.4
(81.3)
27.7
(81.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.7
(74.7)
23.9
(75.0)
24.6
(76.3)
25.0
(77.0)
24.8
(76.6)
24.6
(76.3)
24.3
(75.7)
24.2
(75.6)
24.2
(75.6)
24.2
(75.6)
24.2
(75.6)
24.0
(75.2)
24.3
(75.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11.4
(0.45)
5.8
(0.23)
22.2
(0.87)
79.2
(3.12)
175.8
(6.92)
152.1
(5.99)
174.7
(6.88)
191.5
(7.54)
191.9
(7.56)
189.5
(7.46)
126.9
(5.00)
43.8
(1.72)
1,326.9
(52.24)
Average precipitation days 2 1 2 6 14 13 13 15 14 14 10 5 105
Average relative humidity (%) 83 82 82 82 85 85 84 85 85 86 85 84 84
Mean monthly sunshine hours 238.7 194.8 198.4 153.0 133.3 141.0 173.6 167.4 141.0 142.6 156.0 198.4 2,038.2
Mean daily sunshine hours 7.7 6.9 6.4 5.1 4.3 4.7 5.6 5.4 4.7 4.6 5.2 6.4 5.6
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
Climate data for Lorica, elevation 30 m (98 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.4
(92.1)
33.8
(92.8)
33.9
(93.0)
33.6
(92.5)
32.5
(90.5)
32.6
(90.7)
32.7
(90.9)
32.6
(90.7)
31.9
(89.4)
31.4
(88.5)
31.7
(89.1)
32.4
(90.3)
32.7
(90.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.3
(81.1)
27.5
(81.5)
27.8
(82.0)
28.0
(82.4)
27.7
(81.9)
27.6
(81.7)
27.6
(81.7)
27.5
(81.5)
27.2
(81.0)
27.0
(80.6)
27.1
(80.8)
27.3
(81.1)
27.5
(81.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9)
23.6
(74.5)
24.2
(75.6)
24.5
(76.1)
24.3
(75.7)
23.9
(75.0)
23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
23.3
(73.9)
23.6
(74.5)
23.7
(74.7)
23.6
(74.5)
23.8
(74.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11.5
(0.45)
13.4
(0.53)
24.3
(0.96)
93.9
(3.70)
151.8
(5.98)
145.4
(5.72)
144.7
(5.70)
173.5
(6.83)
177.6
(6.99)
152.0
(5.98)
126.6
(4.98)
38.7
(1.52)
1,253.3
(49.34)
Average precipitation days 2 2 2 9 14 14 14 15 15 15 12 5 117
Average relative humidity (%) 82 81 80 82 86 86 85 85 87 87 87 84 84
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
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