Chiriguaná | |
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 Chiriguana church | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Chiriguaná in the Department of Cesar. | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Department | Cesar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ramon Diaz (Alas Equipo Colombia)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,103 km2 (426 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2018[2]) | |
| • Total | 27,006 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Website | www.chiriguana-cesar.gov.co/ |
Chiriguaná (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃiɾiɣwaˈna]) is a city and municipality in the Department of Cesar, Colombia.
History[edit]
During the wars independence from Spain Chiriguana was part of the Province of Santa Marta. The people of the village of Chiriguana revolted against the local Spanish monarchical authorities. The Cabildo of Justice and Regiment of the Village of Chiriguana expressed to the Cabildo of Justice of Valledupar and to Maria Concepcion Lopera their efforts to support the independence cause that had begun in 1810 with the first revolt against the Spanish. Members of the Cabildo of Barrancas were Jose Pio del Rio, Braulio de Leiva, Gonzalo de Linares, Pedro Royero and Manuel J. Quintana.[3]
Climate[edit]
Chiriguaná has a tropical savanna climate[4] with consistently warm temperatures. Chiriguaná has a wet season from April to November and a drier period from December to March.
| Climate data for Chiriguaná (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.85 (94.73) |
35.68 (96.22) |
35.29 (95.52) |
34.28 (93.70) |
33.13 (91.63) |
33.24 (91.83) |
33.89 (93.00) |
34.12 (93.42) |
33.09 (91.56) |
32.59 (90.66) |
32.64 (90.75) |
33.55 (92.39) |
33.86 (92.95) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.76 (71.17) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.24 (72.03) |
22.45 (72.41) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.58 (72.64) |
22.87 (73.17) |
22.66 (72.79) |
22.33 (72.19) |
22.12 (71.82) |
22.31 (72.16) |
22.28 (72.10) |
22.32 (72.18) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.33 (0.84) |
20.35 (0.80) |
88.88 (3.50) |
138.47 (5.45) |
224.55 (8.84) |
144.27 (5.68) |
109.28 (4.30) |
145.16 (5.71) |
241.11 (9.49) |
265.71 (10.46) |
217.2 (8.55) |
84.99 (3.35) |
1,701.28 (66.98) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.23 | 1.93 | 5.26 | 8.27 | 11.28 | 8.77 | 8.54 | 10.99 | 12.97 | 11.98 | 10.13 | 3.89 | 95.23 |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ (in Spanish) Interpolitico.com: Mayors of Cesar - 2008-2011 Archived November 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Castro Trespalacios 1979, p. 87
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Chiriguaná". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
References[edit]
- Castro Trespalacios, Pedro (1979), Culturas Aborigenes Cesarences e Independencia de Valle de Upar (in Spanish), Bogota: Casa de la Cultura de Valledupar
External links[edit]
- (in Spanish) (in Spanish) Chiriguana official website
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