Saravena
Municipality and town in Arauca Department, Colombia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality and town in Arauca Department, Colombia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saravena is a city and municipality in Arauca Department, Colombia. It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Colombia's border with Venezuela.[2] The municipality, with a population of 55,554, has had FARC and ELN activity as well as a Colombian military presence near the Venezuelan border.[3]
Saravena | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 6°57′20″N 71°52′20″W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Arauca Department |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 945.1 km2 (364.9 sq mi) |
• Urban | 10.03 km2 (3.87 sq mi) |
Elevation | 220 m (730 ft) |
Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Municipality and town | 55,554 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
• Urban | 42,415 |
• Urban density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Climate | Am |
It is served by Los Colonizadores Airport.
Saravena has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March to and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.
Climate data for Saravena, elevation 148 m (486 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44.4 (1.75) |
79.8 (3.14) |
109.2 (4.30) |
253.4 (9.98) |
397.3 (15.64) |
420.6 (16.56) |
361.2 (14.22) |
335.8 (13.22) |
297.6 (11.72) |
338.5 (13.33) |
200.6 (7.90) |
115.6 (4.55) |
2,941.7 (115.81) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 182 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 161.2 | 118.6 | 89.9 | 81.0 | 99.2 | 96.0 | 117.8 | 130.2 | 144.0 | 155.0 | 150.0 | 151.9 | 1,494.8 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[4] |
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