Orocué
Municipality and town in Orinoquía Region, Colombia
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Orocué is a town and municipality in the Department of Casanare, Colombia, located on the shore of the Meta River. Historically, it went by the name San Miguel del Macuco.[3]
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Orocué | |
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Municipality and town | |
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Flag | |
| Nicknames: San Miguel del Macuco, Caño San Miguel | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Orocue in the Casanare Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 1°48′34″N 72°45′37″W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Orinoquía Region |
| Department | Casanare Department |
| Established | 1 Jan. 1850 or Aug. 1858 |
| Area | |
| 41.777 km2 (16.130 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| 8,102 | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | https://www.orocue-casanare.gov.co |
| [1][2] | |
Climate
Orocué has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March and heavy rainfall from April to November.
| Climate data for Orocué (Modulos), elevation 130 m (430 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) | 33.1 (91.6) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 16.4 (0.65) |
38.2 (1.50) |
81.9 (3.22) |
228.0 (8.98) |
322.7 (12.70) |
385.1 (15.16) |
309.1 (12.17) |
281.5 (11.08) |
225.8 (8.89) |
217.9 (8.58) |
158.5 (6.24) |
39.7 (1.56) |
2,304.8 (90.74) |
| Average rainy days | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 152 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 71 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 254.2 | 197.6 | 161.2 | 135.0 | 130.2 | 123.0 | 130.2 | 139.5 | 156.0 | 170.5 | 183.0 | 238.7 | 2,019.1 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.2 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 5.5 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[5] | |||||||||||||
