Tarazá

Municipality and town in Antioquia Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Taraza in Antioquia Department.
Location of the municipality of Taraza in Antioquia Department.
7°35′17″N 75°24′10″W / 7.58806°N 75.40278°W / 7.58806; -75.40278Country ColombiaDepartment Antioquia DepartmentSubregionBajo CaucaFounded1953Split from Cáceres1979Area
 • Total1,569 km2 (606 sq mi)Elevation
125 m (410 ft)Population
 (2020 est.[1])
 • Total48,926 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)Websitetaraza-antioquia.gov.co

Taraza is a town and municipality in the Bajo Cauca subregion of Antioquia Department, Colombia. It lies 222 kilometres (138 mi) from the city of Medellín, the departmental capital, and has a land area of 1,569 square kilometres (606 sq mi). The municipality was separated from the municipality of Cáceres in 1979.

In April 2008, 24 people were arrested, 40 were injured and at least one was killed in farmers' protests here, instigated by FARC, against the eradication of the coca crop in the area. In the aftermath of this, the municipality declared a humanitarian crisis.[2][3]

Climate

Tarazá has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Tarazá
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.2
(88.2) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.4
(86.7) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.3
(86.5) 		30.0
(86.0) 		29.7
(85.5) 		29.7
(85.5) 		29.9
(85.8) 		30.5
(86.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5) 		26.8
(80.2) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.0
(78.8) 		26.0
(78.8) 		26.0
(78.8) 		26.5
(79.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1) 		22.4
(72.3) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 99.5
(3.92) 		87.6
(3.45) 		158.8
(6.25) 		368.4
(14.50) 		518.8
(20.43) 		470.2
(18.51) 		456.9
(17.99) 		545.0
(21.46) 		486.3
(19.15) 		503.4
(19.82) 		381.2
(15.01) 		213.7
(8.41) 		4,289.8
(168.9)
Average rainy days 8 7 9 16 21 18 19 19 19 19 17 10 182
Source: IDEAM[4]


References

  1. ^ "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ Farmers’ protest leaves 40 injured in Taraza; 24 March 2008
  3. ^ Humanitarian crisis in Taraza; 25 March 2008
  4. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
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