Otanche

Municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Otanche in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Otanche in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Country ColombiaDepartmentBoyacá DepartmentProvinceWestern Boyacá ProvinceGovernment
 • MayorEvelio Puentes Rocha
(2020-2023)Population
 (Census 2018[1])
 • Total6,997Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Otanche is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the subregion of the Western Boyacá Province.

Climate

Otanche has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Aw)[2] with mild temperatures and high amounts of rainfall throughout the year.

Climate data for Otanche (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.17
(79.11)
26.35
(79.43)
26.25
(79.25)
26.53
(79.75)
26.67
(80.01)
26.83
(80.29)
27.0
(80.6)
27.29
(81.12)
27.08
(80.74)
26.34
(79.41)
25.92
(78.66)
25.96
(78.73)
26.53
(79.75)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)
18.89
(66.00)
18.91
(66.04)
18.89
(66.00)
19.03
(66.25)
18.79
(65.82)
18.62
(65.52)
18.78
(65.80)
18.54
(65.37)
18.62
(65.52)
18.57
(65.43)
18.72
(65.70)
18.76
(65.77)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 190.12
(7.49)
206.87
(8.14)
315.36
(12.42)
385.79
(15.19)
359.61
(14.16)
208.83
(8.22)
180.54
(7.11)
194.06
(7.64)
252.19
(9.93)
448.11
(17.64)
383.45
(15.10)
235.56
(9.27)
3,360.48
(132.30)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13.12 13.47 18.84 19.68 20.5 14.7 14.36 13.62 15.91 20.43 20.9 15.56 201.09
Source: NOAA[3]

References

  1. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
  3. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Otanche". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 25, 2024.


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