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Villarrica, Tolima
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Villarrica, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Villarrica, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Tolima Department
Area
 • Total 460 km2 (180 sq mi)
Elevation
860 m (2,820 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total 5,449
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Villarrica is a town and municipality in the Tolima Department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was 5,903 as of the 1993 census. Most workers work in agriculture or cattle ranching. The altitude is 863 meters above sea level.

The Villarrica region was inhabited in pre-Columbian times by the Cuindes and Cundayes. Villarrica was hidden behind the Andes mountain range and a thick forest, and the indigenous population was to a great extent undisturbed until 1920, when Don Francisco Pineda López founded an estate called Villarica. The municipality is named after this estate.

Climate

Climate data for Villarrica (Luis Bustamante), elevation 1,610 m (5,280 ft), (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.7
(72.9)
22.8
(73.0)
23.1
(73.6)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
22.7
(72.9)
22.8
(73.0)
23.2
(73.8)
23.0
(73.4)
22.3
(72.1)
22.1
(71.8)
22.1
(71.8)
22.7
(72.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0)
19.0
(66.2)
19.3
(66.7)
19.1
(66.4)
19.1
(66.4)
18.9
(66.0)
18.9
(66.0)
19.2
(66.6)
19.1
(66.4)
18.6
(65.5)
18.6
(65.5)
18.5
(65.3)
18.9
(66.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.4
(59.7)
15.8
(60.4)
16.2
(61.2)
16.2
(61.2)
16.1
(61.0)
15.8
(60.4)
15.5
(59.9)
15.8
(60.4)
15.7
(60.3)
15.6
(60.1)
15.7
(60.3)
15.5
(59.9)
15.8
(60.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 128.9
(5.07)
154.8
(6.09)
228.8
(9.01)
231.9
(9.13)
197.5
(7.78)
112.5
(4.43)
91.9
(3.62)
85.3
(3.36)
121.0
(4.76)
248.3
(9.78)
234.9
(9.25)
158.9
(6.26)
1,994.7
(78.53)
Average precipitation days 16 16 21 23 24 20 21 19 18 24 24 16 242
Average relative humidity (%) 81 81 81 83 83 82 79 77 79 83 85 84 82
Mean monthly sunshine hours 86.8 73.5 71.3 72.0 83.7 93.0 102.3 96.1 84.0 68.2 69.0 77.5 977.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.7
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
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