Andes, Antioquia
Municipality & Town in Antioquia Department, Colombia
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Andes is a municipality and town in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the sub-region of Southwestern Antioquia, it is located on the western Colombian Andes mountain range. Andes was founded on 13 March 1852 by Pedro Antonio Restrepo Escobar. Its elevation is 1,360 metres above sea level with an average temperature of 22 °C. The distance reference from Medellín city, the capital of Antioquia Department, is 117 km and it has a total area of 402.5 km2. This town is well known for being the place where Gonzalo Arango a writer, philosopher and Antioquian journalist was born. The more significantly source of its economy is agriculture, mainly coffee cultivation.
Andes | |
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Municipality & Town | |
.svg) Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality of Andes in the Antioquia Department of Colombia | |
  Andes Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°35′N 75°55′W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Antioquia Department |
| Subregion | Southwestern |
| Foundation | March 13th, 1852 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elkin Dario Jaramillo Jaramillo (2012-2015) |
| Area | |
| 402.5 km2 (155.4 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,360 m (4,460 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| 43,269 | |
| • Density | 107.5/km2 (278.4/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 20,250 |
| • Urban density | 9,780/km2 (25,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | http://www.andes-antioquia.gov.co/ |
Climate
Andes has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af) with consistent temperatures, cool nights, and abundant rainfall.
| Climate data for Andes (Ita Andes), elevation 1,180 m (3,870 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) | 29.1 (84.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22 (72) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 82.5 (3.25) |
99.4 (3.91) |
165.1 (6.50) |
228.6 (9.00) |
248.2 (9.77) |
193.8 (7.63) |
183.5 (7.22) |
178.9 (7.04) |
226.1 (8.90) |
212.4 (8.36) |
188.4 (7.42) |
129.6 (5.10) |
2,136.4 (84.11) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 225 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 164.3 | 152.4 | 133.3 | 117.0 | 127.1 | 138.0 | 170.5 | 158.1 | 126.0 | 124.0 | 132.0 | 145.7 | 1,688.4 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
