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Istmina

Municipality and town in Chocó Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Istmina in the Chocó Department of Colombia.

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ColombiaDepartmentChocó DepartmentFoundedMarch 8, 1834Government

• MayorArbey PinoArea

• Municipality and town1,880 km² (730 sq mi) • Urban

3.05 km² (1.18 sq mi)Elevation

65 m (213.3 ft)Population

(2018 census)^[1]

• Municipality and town30,742 • Density16/km² (42/sq mi) • Urban

22,258 • Urban density7,300/km² (19,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Istmina is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. The town of Istmina was founded in 1834 by Juan Nepomuceno Mosquera, initially with the name of San Pablo. The name was changed in 1903 to Istmina, a contraction of isthmus and minas (mines), two characteristics of the area. The municipality covers 1,880 square kilometres (726 sq mi), with an average elevation of 79 metres (259 ft), and an average temperature of 26.7 °C (80 °F). Istmina is located 75 km (47 mi) from the departmental capital, Quibdó.

Climate

Istmina has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af).

Climate data for Istmina town
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.9 (87.6)	30.8 (87.4)	31.5 (88.7)	31.3 (88.3)	31.4 (88.5)	31.1 (88.0)	31.4 (88.5)	31.3 (88.3)	31.1 (88.0)	30.8 (87.4)	30.4 (86.7)	30.5 (86.9)	31.0 (87.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.6 (79.9)	26.5 (79.7)	27.0 (80.6)	27.0 (80.6)	27.0 (80.6)	26.7 (80.1)	26.8 (80.2)	26.7 (80.1)	26.7 (80.1)	26.5 (79.7)	26.3 (79.3)	26.3 (79.3)	26.7 (80.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.4 (72.3)	22.3 (72.1)	22.6 (72.7)	22.7 (72.9)	22.6 (72.7)	22.3 (72.1)	22.3 (72.1)	22.2 (72.0)	22.3 (72.1)	22.2 (72.0)	22.2 (72.0)	22.2 (72.0)	22.4 (72.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	566.9 (22.32)	644.7 (25.38)	551.1 (21.70)	633.8 (24.95)	685.1 (26.97)	624.0 (24.57)	624.9 (24.60)	702.6 (27.66)	612.7 (24.12)	637.9 (25.11)	572.6 (22.54)	564.0 (22.20)	7,420.3 (292.12)
Average rainy days	17	16	16	18	20	20	20	21	20	19	19	18	224
Source 1: ^[2]
Source 2: ^[3]

References

^ Citypopulation.de Population of Istmina municipality with localities
^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
^ "Pie de Pepe climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Pie de Pepe weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2021-12-25.

External links

(in Spanish) Istmina official municipality website

Municipalities in the Chocó Department

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