Cáchira
Municipality and town in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia
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Cáchira is a Colombian municipality located in the department of Norte de Santander. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of 2,025 metres (6,644 ft) in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes.[1]
Cáchira | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
View of Cáchira and surrounding mountains | |
.svg) Flag | |
 Location of Cáchira in Norte de Santander | |
  Cáchira Location of Cáchira in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 7°45′N 73°10′W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Norte de Santander Department |
| Subregion | Western |
| Founded | 7 March 1811 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Henry Augusto Reyes Acevedo (2016-2019) |
| Area | |
| 605.94 km2 (233.95 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 2,025 m (6,644 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 10,970 | |
| • Density | 18.10/km2 (46.89/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,700 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | Official website |
Climate
| Climate data for Cáchira (Esc Agr Cachira), elevation 1,882 m (6,175 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) | 22.4 (72.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.1 (1.03) |
32.4 (1.28) |
58.1 (2.29) |
105.6 (4.16) |
123.1 (4.85) |
60.0 (2.36) |
53.5 (2.11) |
73.6 (2.90) |
140.9 (5.55) |
167.0 (6.57) |
109.2 (4.30) |
39.7 (1.56) |
989.2 (38.94) |
| Average precipitation days | 7 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 172 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 86 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 213.9 | 177.8 | 158.1 | 117.0 | 111.6 | 117.0 | 130.2 | 130.2 | 111.0 | 120.9 | 144.0 | 195.3 | 1,727 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 4.7 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
Siete Lagunas ("Seven Lakes") on Cáchira's páramo
Espeletia schultzii on Cáchira's páramo
