Puerto López, Meta
Municipality and town in Meta Department, Colombia
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Puerto Alfonso López (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto ˈlopes]) is a small town and municipality in the Orinoquía Region (Llanos region) of Meta Department, Colombia. It is known as Puerto López and is a port on the Meta river. The town is located approximately 100 kilometers east of the town of Villavicencio. Its main industries are agriculture and cattle.
Puerto López, Meta | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Puerto López, Meta in the Meta Department of Colombia. | |
| Coordinates: 4°05′14″N 72°57′38″W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Meta Department |
| Founded | May 1, 1935 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Victor Manuel Bravo Rodriguez |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,740 km2 (2,600 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 33,440 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Am |
Puerto Lopez has been said to be the "belly button",[1] or geographical center, of Colombia. Nearby is the Obelisco del Alto de Menegua, a 30-meter-tall[1] obelisk that marks the intersection of 4 degrees north latitude and 72 degrees west longitude.[2]
History
The town was established on 1 May 1935. It was centered on the river port and pre-existing village. On 3 May 1937, the Intendencia for Meta Department ordered the creation of the Yacuana District (corregimiento) whose capital is Puerto Alfonso Lopez. The municipality was established on 3 July 1955, in accordance with National Decree No. 2543 of 1945.
Climate
| Climate data for Puerto López (Margaritas Las Hda), elevation 150 m (490 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) | 34.3 (93.7) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.8 (0.54) |
37.9 (1.49) |
92.4 (3.64) |
230.8 (9.09) |
313.9 (12.36) |
330.4 (13.01) |
291.9 (11.49) |
257.2 (10.13) |
230.2 (9.06) |
232.7 (9.16) |
140.7 (5.54) |
25.6 (1.01) |
2,197.7 (86.52) |
| Average precipitation days | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 136 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 71 | 72 | 78 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 226.3 | 200.4 | 164.3 | 132.0 | 130.2 | 138.0 | 133.3 | 142.6 | 165.0 | 176.7 | 177.0 | 213.9 | 1,999.7 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.3 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 5.5 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
