Chinchiná, Caldas
Municipality and town in Caldas Department, Colombia
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Chinchiná is a town and municipality located in the department of Caldas in Colombia, 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Manizales. Founded in 1857 by Antioquian colonists, Chinchiná is settled in a valley surrounded by coffee plantations, called "fincas", in the Central Cordillera of the Andes. Known as Colombia's "coffee heart", the town is home to the Buendía coffee factory and Cenicafé, a coffee research center.
Chinchiná, Caldas | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Chinchiná, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia. | |
  Chinchiná, Caldas Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 4°58′57″N 75°36′13″W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Caldas Department |
| Founded | 1857 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dylan Cortes Jimenez |
| Area | |
| 109.4 km2 (42.2 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,378 m (4,521 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| 51,271 | |
| • Density | 468.7/km2 (1,214/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 44,570 |
| • Urban density | 9,000/km2 (23,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Chinchinense |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Area code | 57 + 6 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Because of its close association with coffee production, the municipality was named part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.[2]
An active volcano, Nevado del Ruiz, lies approximately 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the east.
Chinchiná is situated at 5°0′N 75°35′W. Its elevation is 1,360 meters (4,462 feet), and has a mean temperature of approximately 20 degrees Celsius.
Climate
| Climate data for Chinchiná (Cenicafe), elevation 1,310 m (4,300 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 167.7 (6.60) |
154.5 (6.08) |
203.3 (8.00) |
270.1 (10.63) |
266.1 (10.48) |
176.6 (6.95) |
160.0 (6.30) |
168.8 (6.65) |
214.4 (8.44) |
299.4 (11.79) |
256.5 (10.10) |
158.1 (6.22) |
2,495.5 (98.25) |
| Average precipitation days | 16 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 242 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.8 | 144.2 | 155.0 | 129.0 | 124.0 | 141.0 | 170.5 | 164.3 | 138.0 | 124.0 | 138.0 | 161.2 | 1,769 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
Chinchiná town square
Aerial view of Chinchiná
