Tierralta
Municipality and town in Córdoba Department, Colombia
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Tierralta is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia.
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Tierralta | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Tierralta in the Córdoba Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Córdoba Department |
| Area | |
| 4,938 km2 (1,907 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 7.99 km2 (3.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Population (2020 est.)[1] | |
| 95,177 | |
| • Density | 19.27/km2 (49.92/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 43,553 |
| • Urban density | 5,450/km2 (14,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
According to 2020 estimates, the population of Tierralta was 95,177, with a population density of 19 persons per square kilometer.
Corregimientos
- Callejas
- Crucito
- Palmira
- Santa Fé de Ralito
- Caramelo
- San Clemente
- Las Claras
- Saiza
- Frasquillo
- Volador
- El Toro
- San Felipe de Cadillo
- Batata
- Tucurá
- Nueva Granada
- Santa Marta
- Villa Providencia
- Carrizola
- Urra Campo Bello
- Nuevo Oriente
Climate
| Climate data for Tierralta (Pto Nuevo), elevation 145 m (476 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.7 (89.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.9 (2.24) |
70.7 (2.78) |
46.9 (1.85) |
154.1 (6.07) |
267.1 (10.52) |
237.8 (9.36) |
228.1 (8.98) |
246.5 (9.70) |
179.3 (7.06) |
234.7 (9.24) |
149.1 (5.87) |
98.6 (3.88) |
1,969.8 (77.55) |
| Average precipitation days | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 189 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
