Istmina is a small city and municipality in the Chocó Department, Colombia. The city of Istmina was founded in 1834 by Juan Nepomuceno Mosquera, initially with the name of San Pablo. The name was changed in 1903 to Istmina, a contraction of isthmus and minas (mines), two characteristics of the area. The municipality covers 1,880 square kilometres (726 sq mi), with an average elevation of 79 metres (259 ft), and an average temperature of 26.7 °C (80 °F). Istmina is located 75 km (47 mi) from the departmental capital, Quibdó.
Istmina | |
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Municipality and city | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of the municipality and city of Istmina in the Chocó Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Choco Department |
| Founded | March 8, 1834 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Arbey Pino |
| Area | |
• Municipality and city | 1,880 km2 (730 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213.3 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Municipality and city | 30,742 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 22,258 |
| • Urban density | 7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Climate
editIstmina has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af).
| Climate data for Istmina city | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.0 (87.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.7 (80.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 566.9 (22.32) |
644.7 (25.38) |
551.1 (21.70) |
633.8 (24.95) |
685.1 (26.97) |
624.0 (24.57) |
624.9 (24.60) |
702.6 (27.66) |
612.7 (24.12) |
637.9 (25.11) |
572.6 (22.54) |
564.0 (22.20) |
7,420.3 (292.12) |
| Average rainy days | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 224 |
| Source 1: [2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: [3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Istmina municipality with localities
- ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Archived from the original on 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Pie de Pepe climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Pie de Pepe weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Istmina official municipality website
5°10′N 76°41′W / 5.167°N 76.683°W
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