Mariquita, Tolima
Municipality and town in Tolima Department, Colombia
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San Sebastián de Mariquita is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia, about 150 km (93 mi) northwest of Bogotá. This town and municipality contains several important Spanish settlements that were located here due to its vicinity to the Magdalena River. Today, Mariquita is frequented by tourists from the capital visiting attractions like the Medina Waterfalls (Cataratas de Medina) and the mint (Casa de la Moneda). The Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada died there and is buried in the Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá. Today it is home to large hotels and haciendas, among them Villa de los Caballeros.
Mariquita, Tolima | |
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Municipality and town | |
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Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Mariquita, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia. | |
  Mariquita Location in Colombia  Mariquita Mariquita (Colombia) | |
| Coordinates: 5°15′N 74°55′W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Tolima Department |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alejandro Galindo Rincón |
| Area | |
| 293.3 km2 (113.2 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 495 m (1,624 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| 37,770 | |
| • Density | 128.8/km2 (333.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 27,907 |
| • Urban density | 4,720/km2 (12,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
The population of the municipality was 32,642 as of the 2005 census.[2]
Notable people
- Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, drug lord
- Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela, drug lord
Climate
| Climate data for Mariquita (Albania), elevation 500 m (1,600 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) | 28.3 (82.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 218.7 (8.61) |
182.2 (7.17) |
302.6 (11.91) |
383.1 (15.08) |
332.6 (13.09) |
141.3 (5.56) |
116.5 (4.59) |
192.3 (7.57) |
258.2 (10.17) |
489.6 (19.28) |
503.5 (19.82) |
372.8 (14.68) |
3,493.5 (137.54) |
| Average precipitation days | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 189 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 176.7 | 152.4 | 139.5 | 147.0 | 158.1 | 174.0 | 195.3 | 198.4 | 174.0 | 170.5 | 150.0 | 158.1 | 1,994 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
