Soledad, Atlántico
Place in Caribbean, Colombia
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Soledad (Spanish pronunciation: [soleˈðað]) is a municipality in the Colombian department of Atlántico, part of the Metropolitan area of Barranquilla. It is the 6th most populous in Colombia and 3rd most populous in the Caribbean region, after Barranquilla and Cartagena. It is also the city with the highest population growth in Colombia and in 2005 was home to 455,734 and in 2019 to 683,486.[1] On October 29, 2023, Alcira Sandoval Ibañez was elected by popular vote as the new mayor of Soledad.[2]
Soledad | |
|---|---|
 St. Anthony of Padua temple | |
.svg) Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Soledad in the Department of Atlántico. | |
  Soledad Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 10°55′N 74°45′W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Department | Atlántico |
| Founded | 1598 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rodolfo Ucrós |
| Area | |
• Total | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2019 estimate[1]) | |
• Total | 683,486 |
| • Density | 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Soledeño |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Area code | 57 + 5 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Borders
Bordered on the north by the special district of Barranquilla, where the boundary is the Arroyo Don Juan, on the south by Malambo, on the east with the Department of Magdalena, separated by the Magdalena River, and on the west by Galapa.
Geography
Physical Description: The location of the municipality of Soledad in relation to geographical coordinates is as follows: 10°55'N and 74°46'W.
Transportation
Climate
| Climate data for Soledad, elevation 14 m (46 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.6 (88.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.4 (0.06) |
1.8 (0.07) |
1.5 (0.06) |
28.9 (1.14) |
127.0 (5.00) |
87.5 (3.44) |
87.7 (3.45) |
107.0 (4.21) |
173.5 (6.83) |
159.1 (6.26) |
114.9 (4.52) |
30.2 (1.19) |
920.5 (36.24) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 61.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 285.2 | 248.4 | 244.9 | 210.0 | 189.1 | 201.0 | 217.0 | 207.7 | 171.0 | 167.4 | 186.0 | 244.9 | 2,572.6 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 9.2 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 7.1 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales (humidity, sun 1971-2010)[3][4] | |||||||||||||
