Salcedo, Ecuador
City in Cotopaxi, Ecuador
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San Miguel de Salcedo (better known as Salcedo) is a city in Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador. It is the capital of Salcedo Canton.
San Miguel de Salcedo | |
|---|---|
City | |
  San Miguel de Salcedo Location within Ecuador | |
| Coordinates: 1°3′0″S 78°35′0″W | |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Province | Cotopaxi |
| Canton | Salcedo Canton |
| Area | |
• City | 5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,683 m (8,802 ft) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• City | 16,751 |
| • Density | 3,270/km2 (8,460/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.salcedo.gob.ec/ |
Climate
| Climate data for Salcedo (Rumipamba–Salcedo), elevation 2,628 m (8,622 ft), (1989–2006) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
20.7 (69.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.2 (57.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
8.8 (47.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48.5 (1.91) |
56.0 (2.20) |
62.1 (2.44) |
57.0 (2.24) |
54.6 (2.15) |
31.1 (1.22) |
15.6 (0.61) |
12.8 (0.50) |
29.2 (1.15) |
50.4 (1.98) |
61.5 (2.42) |
54.7 (2.15) |
533.5 (20.97) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73.2 | 75.4 | 76.1 | 77.3 | 78.3 | 77.7 | 75.9 | 73.8 | 72.7 | 73.0 | 73.6 | 74.1 | 75.1 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología[2] | |||||||||||||
