San Francisco, Antioquia
Municipality and town in Antioquia Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of San Francisco in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Colombia
Antioquia Department (2015)
San Francisco is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. In 2015, the population comprised 5,318 people.
History
San Francisco was previously known as El Morrón.
It was founded in 1830 as part of the municipality of Cocorná. In February 1986 was established as a municipality with the name of San Francisco, in memory of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Climate
San Francisco has a tropical rainforest climate (Af). It has very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for San Francisco, Antioquia, elevation 1,306 m (4,285 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 26.0 (78.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.8 (71.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.2 (63.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 292.2 (11.50) | 286.6 (11.28) | 379.5 (14.94) | 493.9 (19.44) | 525.3 (20.68) | 346.1 (13.63) | 339.5 (13.37) | 427.3 (16.82) | 584.9 (23.03) | 610.9 (24.05) | 572.9 (22.56) | 374.8 (14.76) | 5,234 (206.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 249 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Total Population: 5 318 people. (2015)[1]
- Urban Population: 2 446
- Rural Population: 2 872
Literacy Rate: 75.5% (2005)[3]
- Urban Areas: 77.9%
- Rural Areas: 74.2%
References
- ^ a b "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". DANE. May 1, 2015.
- ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Censo oficial DANE 2005, Perfiles Departamentos y Municipios Archived 2008-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
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