Colón is a town in the Venezuelan Andean state of Táchira. This town is the shire town of the Ayacucho Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 48,982.[1]
San Juan de Colón | |
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 Castle in Colón. | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname(s): "La Ciudad de Las Palmeras" (English:"The Palm City") | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Táchira |
| Municipality | Ayacucho |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gabino Paz Guerrero (COPEI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 484 km2 (187 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 36,925 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code | 0277 |
| Climate | Am |
| Website | ayacucho-tachira.gob.ve |
| The area and population figures are for the municipality | |
Climate
Colón has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af)[2] with consistently warm temperatures throughout the year. The average high temperature for the year is 26.1 °C (79.0 °F), and the average low temperature is 20.2 °C (68.4 °F). Colón experiences significant rainfall throughout the year, with a peak in October and November, amounting to a yearly average of 1485.9 millimeters (58.50 inches).[3]
| Climate data for Colón (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.6 (92.5) | 32.5 (90.5) | 36.5 (97.7) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.6 (92.5) | 33.6 (92.5) | 35.0 (95.0) | 37.1 (98.8) | 34.4 (93.9) | 34.6 (94.3) | 34.4 (93.9) | 31.5 (88.7) | 37.1 (98.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.5 (77.9) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.1 (77.2) | 26.1 (79.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.8 (73.0) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.9 (73.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.4 (66.9) | 19.8 (67.6) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 19.7 (67.5) | 20.2 (68.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 15.8 (60.4) | 14.9 (58.8) | 14.9 (58.8) | 15.7 (60.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 12.0 (53.6) | 13.8 (56.8) | 11.3 (52.3) | 13.2 (55.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.3 (52.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 94.9 (3.74) | 81.3 (3.20) | 119.5 (4.70) | 165.4 (6.51) | 122.6 (4.83) | 86.6 (3.41) | 84.9 (3.34) | 86.0 (3.39) | 118.6 (4.67) | 188.2 (7.41) | 203.9 (8.03) | 134.0 (5.28) | 1,485.9 (58.50) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.7 | 7.5 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 14.8 | 14.0 | 9.8 | 132.0 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
The Ayacucho Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 48,982 (up from 41,404 in 1990). This amounts to 4.9% of Táchira's population.[4] The municipality's population density is 262.1 people per square mile (101.20/km2).[1]
Government
Colón is the shire town of the Ayacucho Municipality in Táchira. The mayor of the Ayacucho Municipality is Gabino Paz Guerrero, reelected in 2004 with 47% of the vote.[5] The last municipal election was held in October 2004.
Sites of interest
Religious buildings
- Iglesia San Juan Bautista
Squares and parks
- Plaza Bolívar
- Plaza Sucre de Colón
Notable people
- Ramón José Velásquez Former Interim President of Venezuela
- Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna, Venezuelan classical musician.[6]
References
External links
- La Alcaldía ayacucho-tachira.gob.ve (in Spanish)
- Information on the Ayacucho Municipality (in Spanish)
- More information on the Ayacucho Municipality (in Spanish)
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