Orito | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Orito in the Putumayo Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Putumayo Department |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manuel Eduardo Ocoro Carabali |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 1,939 km2 (749 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6.99 km2 (2.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| • Municipality and town | 37,745 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 19,833 |
| • Urban density | 2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Orito is a town and municipality in the Putumayo Department, Republic of Colombia. The town is just south of the confluence of the Patascoy and Luzonyaco Rivers. It is located 43 kilometres (27 mi) north of the border with Ecuador.
The town is served by Orito Airport.
Climate
Orito has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Orito | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.1 (86.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.8 (67.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 235.8 (9.28) |
256.0 (10.08) |
366.6 (14.43) |
404.0 (15.91) |
406.4 (16.00) |
352.4 (13.87) |
305.2 (12.02) |
233.8 (9.20) |
248.9 (9.80) |
306.2 (12.06) |
321.2 (12.65) |
303.2 (11.94) |
3,739.7 (147.24) |
| Average rainy days | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 203 |
| Source 1: IDEAM[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of Orito municipality with localities
- ↑ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ↑ "Climate: Orito". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
Municipalities in the Putumayo Department | ||
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0°39′58″N 76°52′15″W / 0.66611°N 76.87083°W
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