Orocué

Municipality and town in Orinoquía Region, Colombia
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Nickname(s): 
San Miguel del Macuco, Caño San Miguel
Location of the municipality and town of Orocue in the Casanare Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Orocue in the Casanare Department of Colombia
Coordinates: 1°48′34″N 72°45′37″W / 1.80944°N 72.76028°W / 1.80944; -72.76028Country ColombiaRegionOrinoquía RegionDepartmentCasanare DepartmentArea
 • Municipality and town41.777 km2 (16.130 sq mi) • Urban
8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi)Elevation
187 m (614 ft)Population
 (2012)
 • Municipality and town8,102Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)Websitehttp://www.orocue-casanare.gov.co[1][2]

Orocué is a town and municipality in the Department of Casanare, Colombia, located on the shore of the Meta River. Historically, it went by the name San Miguel del Macuco.[3]

It is located 180 km from Yopal, and 546 km from Bogotá.[4]

Climate

Orocué has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March and heavy rainfall from April to November.

Climate data for Orocué
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.9
(91.2) 		34.2
(93.6) 		33.8
(92.8) 		32.0
(89.6) 		30.7
(87.3) 		29.3
(84.7) 		29.2
(84.6) 		30.0
(86.0) 		30.6
(87.1) 		31.3
(88.3) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.4
(88.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.3
(81.1) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.4
(83.1) 		27.3
(81.1) 		26.6
(79.9) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.8
(78.4) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.8
(80.2) 		27.1
(80.8) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.8
(80.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2) 		22.4
(72.3) 		23.0
(73.4) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.5
(70.7) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.2
(72.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 12.5
(0.49) 		37.8
(1.49) 		76.8
(3.02) 		196.9
(7.75) 		285.1
(11.22) 		320.8
(12.63) 		253.7
(9.99) 		211.6
(8.33) 		214.7
(8.45) 		208.9
(8.22) 		138.1
(5.44) 		47.7
(1.88) 		2,004.6
(78.91)
Average rainy days 1 3 6 13 18 19 19 18 15 13 10 4 139
Source 1: IDEAM[5]
Source 2: Climate-Data.org[6]

See also

  • Orocue Airport

References

  1. ^ Municipio de Orocué
  2. ^ "Orocue Map". Colombia Google Satellite Maps. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  3. ^ "A Study of the Saliba Language". World Digital Library. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  4. ^ Municipio de Orocué
  5. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  6. ^ "Climate: Orocué". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 26, 2020.

External links

  • Municipio de Orocué - Official website
Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
International
  • VIAF
National
  • Israel
  • United States

4°47′39″N 71°20′24″W / 4.79417°N 71.34°W / 4.79417; -71.34


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