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Toledo, Norte de Santander
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Toledo, Norte de Santander in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Toledo, Norte de Santander in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Norte de Santander Department
Area
 • Municipality and town 1,578 km2 (609 sq mi)
Elevation
1,642 m (5,387 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town 17,283
 • Urban
4,470
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Toledo (Spanish pronunciation: [toˈleðo]) is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of North Santander. It is on the border with Boyacá Department and has natural gas development in the township of Gibraltar. In August 2011 the Gibraltar to Bucaramanga gas pipeline was completed.

Townships (corregimientos)

  • Gibraltar
  • Samoré
  • San Bernardo

Climate

Toledo has a very wet subtropical highland climate (Cfb). It has heavy rainfall from November to February and very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from April to October.

Climate data for Toledo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
22.9
(73.2)
23.2
(73.8)
22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
23.0
(73.4)
23.4
(74.1)
23.0
(73.4)
22.7
(72.9)
22.3
(72.1)
22.8
(73.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.3
(63.1)
17.8
(64.0)
18.3
(64.9)
18.4
(65.1)
18.5
(65.3)
18.2
(64.8)
18.0
(64.4)
18.2
(64.8)
18.5
(65.3)
18.2
(64.8)
18.0
(64.4)
17.6
(63.7)
18.1
(64.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.3
(54.1)
12.7
(54.9)
13.5
(56.3)
14.0
(57.2)
14.0
(57.2)
13.7
(56.7)
13.5
(56.3)
13.5
(56.3)
13.6
(56.5)
13.5
(56.3)
13.4
(56.1)
12.9
(55.2)
13.4
(56.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 192.9
(7.59)
290.2
(11.43)
348.4
(13.72)
460.1
(18.11)
590.2
(23.24)
873.8
(34.40)
721.4
(28.40)
595.7
(23.45)
502.4
(19.78)
355.3
(13.99)
264.3
(10.41)
201.4
(7.93)
5,396.1
(212.45)
Average rainy days 12 15 18 23 24 27 27 25 22 21 17 15 246

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