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Zaragoza, Antioquia
Municipality and town
Zaragoza-Antioquia.jpg
Flag of Zaragoza, Antioquia
Flag
Official seal of Zaragoza, Antioquia
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Location of the municipality and town of Zaragoza, Antioquia in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Zaragoza, Antioquia in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Zaragoza, Antioquia is located in Colombia
Zaragoza, Antioquia
Zaragoza, Antioquia
Location in Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
Subregion Bajo Cauca
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • Total 24,067
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Zaragoza (Spanish pronunciation: [saɾaˈɣosa]) is a municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Its population was 24,067 at the 2018 census.

Climate

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

Climate data for Zaragoza
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.5
(88.7)
31.9
(89.4)
32.2
(90.0)
31.7
(89.1)
31.2
(88.2)
30.9
(87.6)
31.3
(88.3)
31.0
(87.8)
30.6
(87.1)
30.5
(86.9)
30.3
(86.5)
30.7
(87.3)
31.2
(88.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)
27.4
(81.3)
27.9
(82.2)
27.7
(81.9)
27.3
(81.1)
27.0
(80.6)
27.2
(81.0)
27.0
(80.6)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
27.1
(80.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)
23.0
(73.4)
23.7
(74.7)
23.7
(74.7)
23.4
(74.1)
23.2
(73.8)
23.1
(73.6)
23.0
(73.4)
22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
23.1
(73.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 125.9
(4.96)
135.4
(5.33)
171.3
(6.74)
393.6
(15.50)
520.7
(20.50)
482.1
(18.98)
463.4
(18.24)
486.0
(19.13)
521.7
(20.54)
531.1
(20.91)
467.2
(18.39)
304.8
(12.00)
4,603.2
(181.22)
Average rainy days 7 7 8 14 18 16 16 18 18 19 17 11 169
Source: IDEAM
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