San Roque, Antioquia
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Municipality and town in Antioquia Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of San Roque in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
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San Roque is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Northeastern Antioquia, it is located 1,475 m (4,839 ft) above sea level. The municipality was founded by Francisco Martinez de Ospina on the 8 February 1880. The town is located between the Nare River and the Nus River. The town was created due to the presence of gold in the areas around the town. The town is located 121 km north of Medellín. The people of this town celebrate most of the traditional festivals that are celebrated in Colombia.
History
San Roque became a municipality in the year 1884. In 1911 the Antioquia Railway is built, traveling near the town and bringing some economy to the area. San Roque was known as a mining center at this time. The past history is what attracts the modern day tourists, and San Roque is often called "The Land of Cordiality" because the natives are so friendly.[1]
Climate
San Roque has a tropical rainforest climate (Af). It has very heavy rainfall year round.
| Climate data for San Roque | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.7 (78.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.0 (69.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.0 (69.8) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 21.0 (69.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) | 16.3 (61.3) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.9 (62.4) | 16.8 (62.2) | 16.4 (61.5) | 15.9 (60.6) | 16.1 (61.0) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.1 (61.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 16.3 (61.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 169.6 (6.68) | 192.6 (7.58) | 285.7 (11.25) | 441.0 (17.36) | 499.0 (19.65) | 358.2 (14.10) | 309.6 (12.19) | 380.4 (14.98) | 464.9 (18.30) | 476.4 (18.76) | 367.1 (14.45) | 204.4 (8.05) | 4,148.9 (163.35) |
| Average rainy days | 9 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 203 |
| Source 1: [2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: [3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Sitio web del municipio San Roque en Antioquia". sanroque-antioquia.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "San Roque climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, San Roque weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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