Mocoa

Municipality and city in Amazonía Region, Colombia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Mocoa (Spanish pronunciation: [moˈko.a]) (Kamsá: Shatjok[2]) is a municipality and capital city of the department of Putumayo in Colombia.

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Mocoa
Municipality and city
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Plaza Central Mocoa in 2013
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Nickname: 
The Head of Putumayo
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Location of the town and municipality of Mocoa in Putumayo Department.
Coordinates: 1°09′0″N 76°38′51″W
Country Colombia
RegionAmazonía Region
Department Putumayo
FoundationMarch 6, 1551
Government
  MayorJose Antonio Castro
Area
  Municipality and city
1,305 km2 (504 sq mi)
  Urban
5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Elevation
604 m (1,982 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
  Municipality and city
56,398
  Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
  Urban
38,457
  Urban density6,900/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05 (Eastern Time Zone)
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The city is located in the northwest of the Putumayo department. The municipality borders the departments of Nariño to the west and Cauca to the north.

On March 31, 2017, mudslides in Mocoa left more than 254[3] people dead, and hundreds missing.[4]

Climate

More information Climate data for Mocoa (Mocoa Acueducto), elevation 650 m (2,130 ft), (1981–2010), Month ...
Climate data for Mocoa (Mocoa Acueducto), elevation 650 m (2,130 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.5
(81.5)
27.6
(81.7)
27.2
(81.0)
27.2
(81.0)
26.5
(79.7)
25.8
(78.4)
26.1
(79.0)
26.7
(80.1)
27.7
(81.9)
28.3
(82.9)
28.1
(82.6)
27.9
(82.2)
27.2
(81.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1)
23.4
(74.1)
23.2
(73.8)
23.0
(73.4)
22.6
(72.7)
22.0
(71.6)
21.9
(71.4)
22.3
(72.1)
23.0
(73.4)
23.3
(73.9)
23.4
(74.1)
23.4
(74.1)
22.9
(73.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5)
20.5
(68.9)
20.4
(68.7)
20.4
(68.7)
20.2
(68.4)
19.7
(67.5)
19.3
(66.7)
19.4
(66.9)
19.8
(67.6)
20.3
(68.5)
20.5
(68.9)
20.6
(69.1)
20.1
(68.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 200.6
(7.90)
227.1
(8.94)
273.1
(10.75)
383.5
(15.10)
442.3
(17.41)
473.5
(18.64)
411.3
(16.19)
348.0
(13.70)
296.3
(11.67)
237.2
(9.34)
236.0
(9.29)
214.8
(8.46)
3,656.3
(143.95)
Average precipitation days 19 19 23 24 26 26 25 23 20 21 20 21 260
Average relative humidity (%) 85 84 86 86 87 88 87 84 82 82 83 85 85
Mean monthly sunshine hours 99.2 84.7 80.6 81.0 74.4 66.0 74.4 93.0 108.0 117.8 108.0 111.6 1,098.7
Mean daily sunshine hours 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.4 3.0 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.0
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[5]
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