Orocué
Orocué | |
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Municipality and town | |
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| Nickname(s): San Miguel del Macuco, Caño San Miguel | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Orocue in the Casanare Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 1°48′34″N 72°45′37″W / 1.80944°N 72.76028°W / 1.80944; -72.76028 | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Orinoquía Region |
| Department | Casanare Department |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 41.777 km2 (16.130 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Municipality and town | 8,102 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | http://www.orocue-casanare.gov.co |
| [1][2] | |
Orocué is a town and municipality in the Department of Casanare, Colombia, located on the shore of the Meta River. Historically, it went by the name San Miguel del Macuco.[3]
It is located 180 km from Yopal, and 546 km from Bogotá.[4]
Climate
Orocué has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March and heavy rainfall from April to November.
| Climate data for Orocué | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.9 (91.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.4 (88.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 12.5 (0.49) |
37.8 (1.49) |
76.8 (3.02) |
196.9 (7.75) |
285.1 (11.22) |
320.8 (12.63) |
253.7 (9.99) |
211.6 (8.33) |
214.7 (8.45) |
208.9 (8.22) |
138.1 (5.44) |
47.7 (1.88) |
2,004.6 (78.91) |
| Average rainy days | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 139 |
| Source 1: IDEAM[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climate-Data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Municipio de Orocué
- ^ "Orocue Map". Colombia Google Satellite Maps. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ^ "A Study of the Saliba Language". World Digital Library. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ Municipio de Orocué
- ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Climate: Orocué". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
External links
- Municipio de Orocué - Official website
Municipalities in the Casanare Department | ||
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4°47′39″N 71°20′24″W / 4.79417°N 71.34°W / 4.79417; -71.34
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