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Tarazá
Municipality and town
Tarazá-Antioquia.jpg
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Location of the municipality of Taraza in Antioquia Department.
Location of the municipality of Taraza in Antioquia Department.
Tarazá is located in Colombia
Tarazá
Tarazá
Location in Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
Subregion Bajo Cauca
Founded 1953
Split from Cáceres 1979
Area
 • Total 1,569 km2 (606 sq mi)
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Total 48,926
 • Density 31.183/km2 (80.763/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Taraza is a town and municipality in the Bajo Cauca subregion of Antioquia Department, Colombia. It lies 222 kilometres (138 mi) from the city of Medellín, the departmental capital, and has a land area of 1,569 square kilometres (606 sq mi). The municipality was separated from the municipality of Cáceres in 1979.

In April 2008, 24 people were arrested, 40 were injured and at least one was killed in farmers' protests here, instigated by FARC, against the eradication of the coca crop in the area. In the aftermath of this, the municipality declared a humanitarian crisis.

Climate

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

Climate data for Tarazá
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1)
31.2
(88.2)
31.8
(89.2)
31.2
(88.2)
30.6
(87.1)
30.4
(86.7)
30.5
(86.9)
30.3
(86.5)
30.0
(86.0)
29.7
(85.5)
29.7
(85.5)
29.9
(85.8)
30.5
(86.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)
26.8
(80.2)
27.5
(81.5)
27.2
(81.0)
26.7
(80.1)
26.5
(79.7)
26.6
(79.9)
26.4
(79.5)
26.2
(79.2)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.5
(79.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.3)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
22.9
(73.2)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.1
(71.8)
22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 99.5
(3.92)
87.6
(3.45)
158.8
(6.25)
368.4
(14.50)
518.8
(20.43)
470.2
(18.51)
456.9
(17.99)
545.0
(21.46)
486.3
(19.15)
503.4
(19.82)
381.2
(15.01)
213.7
(8.41)
4,289.8
(168.9)
Average rainy days 8 7 9 16 21 18 19 19 19 19 17 10 182
Source: IDEAM
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