Manatí, Atlántico

Municipality and town in Caribbean, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Manatí in the Department of Atlántico.
Location of the municipality and town of Manatí in the Department of Atlántico.
CountryColombiaRegionCaribbeanDepartmentAtlánticoGovernment
 • MayorEvaristo Enrique Olivero Pimienta (Liberal Party)[1]Area • Total206 km2 (80 sq mi)Population
 (Census 2018[3])
 • Total19,233 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)ClimateAwWebsite
www.manati-atlantico.gov.co/sitio.shtml

Manatí is a Colombian municipality located to the south of the Atlántico department, approximately 44 miles from Barranquilla. It was created in 1639 in a place the natives used to call Mahabana. Its current population according to the latest DANE's (Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics) census is 13.456 people.

Climate

Manatí has a very hot tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw)[4] with a dry season from December to March.

Climate data for Manatí (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 35.5
(95.9) 		35.96
(96.73) 		36.16
(97.09) 		35.69
(96.24) 		34.54
(94.17) 		34.46
(94.03) 		34.59
(94.26) 		34.51
(94.12) 		33.71
(92.68) 		33.22
(91.80) 		33.23
(91.81) 		34.22
(93.60) 		34.65
(94.37)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.86
(73.15) 		23.38
(74.08) 		23.85
(74.93) 		24.47
(76.05) 		24.44
(75.99) 		24.55
(76.19) 		24.29
(75.72) 		24.27
(75.69) 		24.12
(75.42) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.94
(75.09) 		23.37
(74.07) 		23.95
(75.11)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13.58
(0.53) 		10.28
(0.40) 		33.75
(1.33) 		92.02
(3.62) 		146.06
(5.75) 		114.56
(4.51) 		102.43
(4.03) 		143.29
(5.64) 		136.22
(5.36) 		149.1
(5.87) 		99.57
(3.92) 		31.87
(1.25) 		1,072.74
(42.23)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.93 0.5 2.61 5.77 9.49 8.49 7.97 10.01 10.56 11.07 7.19 3.41 78.02
Source: NOAA[5]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) National Registry of the Civil State: 2007 regional election results
  2. ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
  5. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Manatí". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

External links

  • (in Spanish) Manatí official website
  • (in Spanish) Manatí website
  • (in Spanish) Gobernacion del Atlantico - Manatí

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