Mariquita, Tolima

Municipality and town in Tolima Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Mariquita, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Mariquita, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
5°15′N 74°55′W / 5.250°N 74.917°W / 5.250; -74.917Country ColombiaDepartmentTolima DepartmentGovernment
 • MayorAlejandro Galindo RincónArea
 • Municipality and town293.3 km2 (113.2 sq mi) • Urban
5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)Elevation
495 m (1,624 ft)Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality and town37,770 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi) • Urban
27,907 • Urban density4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

San Sebastián de Mariquita is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia, about 150 km (93 mi) northwest of Bogotá. This town and municipality contains several important Spanish settlements that were located here due to its vicinity to the Magdalena River. Today, Mariquita is frequented by tourists from the capital visiting attractions like the Medina Waterfalls (Cataratas de Medina) and the mint (Casa de la Moneda). The Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada died there and is buried in the Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá. Today it is home to large hotels and haciendas, among them Villa de los Caballeros.

The population of the municipality was 32,642 as of the 2005 census.[2]

Notable people

Climate

Climate data for Mariquita (Albania), elevation 500 m (1,600 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.3
(82.9) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.4
(83.1) 		28.4
(83.1) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.8
(83.8) 		29.5
(85.1) 		30.1
(86.2) 		29.2
(84.6) 		28.2
(82.8) 		27.7
(81.9) 		27.8
(82.0) 		28.6
(83.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.9
(76.8) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.8
(76.6) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.2
(77.4) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24.5
(76.1) 		25.0
(77.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4) 		20.3
(68.5) 		20.1
(68.2) 		20.3
(68.5) 		20.4
(68.7) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.4
(68.7) 		20.3
(68.5) 		20.1
(68.2) 		20.1
(68.2) 		20.2
(68.4) 		20.3
(68.5) 		20.3
(68.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 218.7
(8.61) 		182.2
(7.17) 		302.6
(11.91) 		383.1
(15.08) 		332.6
(13.09) 		141.3
(5.56) 		116.5
(4.59) 		192.3
(7.57) 		258.2
(10.17) 		489.6
(19.28) 		503.5
(19.82) 		372.8
(14.68) 		3,493.5
(137.54)
Average precipitation days 14 13 17 18 18 12 10 12 17 22 21 19 189
Average relative humidity (%) 79 76 78 79 79 75 72 70 74 79 80 80 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 176.7 152.4 139.5 147.0 158.1 174.0 195.3 198.4 174.0 170.5 150.0 158.1 1,994
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.7 5.4 4.5 4.9 5.1 5.8 6.3 6.4 5.8 5.5 5.0 5.1 5.5
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3]

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de
  2. ^ http://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2005/regiones/tolima/mariquita.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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