San Francisco, Antioquia

Municipality and town in Antioquia Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of San Francisco in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of San Francisco in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
5°57′51″N 75°6′6″W / 5.96417°N 75.10167°W / 5.96417; -75.10167Country ColombiaDepartment Antioquia DepartmentSubregionEasternElevation
1,250 m (4,100 ft)Population
 (2015)
 • Total5,318 [1]Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)Website[1]

San Francisco is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. In 2015, the population comprised 5,318 people.

History

San Francisco was previously known as El Morrón.

It was founded in 1830 as part of the municipality of Cocorná. In February 1986 was established as a municipality with the name of San Francisco, in memory of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Climate

San Francisco has a tropical rainforest climate (Af). It has very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for San Francisco
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.9
(78.6)
26.0
(78.8)
25.8
(78.4)
25.9
(78.6)
26.0
(78.8)
26.1
(79.0)
26.3
(79.3)
26.4
(79.5)
26.0
(78.8)
25.8
(78.4)
25.6
(78.1)
25.8
(78.4)
26.0
(78.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1)
21.8
(71.2)
21.7
(71.1)
21.8
(71.2)
21.8
(71.2)
22.0
(71.6)
22.0
(71.6)
21.9
(71.4)
21.7
(71.1)
21.5
(70.7)
21.5
(70.7)
21.7
(71.1)
21.8
(71.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.2
(63.0)
17.5
(63.5)
17.5
(63.5)
17.4
(63.3)
17.4
(63.3)
17.3
(63.1)
17.1
(62.8)
17.0
(62.6)
17.0
(62.6)
17.0
(62.6)
17.1
(62.8)
17.3
(63.1)
17.2
(63.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 292.2
(11.50)
286.6
(11.28)
379.5
(14.94)
493.9
(19.44)
525.3
(20.68)
346.1
(13.63)
339.5
(13.37)
427.3
(16.82)
584.9
(23.03)
610.9
(24.05)
572.9
(22.56)
374.8
(14.76)
5,233.9
(206.06)
Average rainy days 17 17 20 23 23 19 18 20 23 25 25 21 251
Average relative humidity (%) 89 89 89 89 89 89 88 88 90 90 90 90 89
Source: [2]

Demographics

Total Population: 5 318 people. (2015)[1]

  • Urban Population: 2 446
  • Rural Population: 2 872

Literacy Rate: 75.5% (2005)[3]

  • Urban Areas: 77.9%
  • Rural Areas: 74.2%

References

  1. ^ a b "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". DANE. May 1, 2015.
  2. ^ http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
  3. ^ Censo oficial DANE 2005, Perfiles Departamentos y Municipios Archived 2008-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
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