Palermo is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia. This town was previously named Guagua.[1]
Palermo
Guagua | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname(s): Capital Marmolera de Colombia Marble Capital of Colombia | |
| Motto: "Por el camino del progreso" | |
| Anthem: Himno a Palermo | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Palermo, Huila in the Huila Department of Colombia. | |
| Coordinates: 2°53′30″N 75°26′15″W / 2.89167°N 75.43750°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Huila Department |
| Subregion | Subnorte |
| Incorporated (parish) | 1690 |
| Incorporated (municipality) | 7 January 1774 |
| Renamed | 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Helver Yesid Pinzón Saavedra (C) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 92.29 km2 (35.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13.89 km2 (5.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 est.)[1] | |
| • Municipality and town | 35,569 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Area code | 878 |
| Website | http://www.palermo-huila.gov.co |
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Culture
editNotable people from Palermo
edit- Manuel de Jesús Andrade Suárez (1860–1935) writer, journalist and politician.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Palermo (Juncal El), elevation 460 m (1,510 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) | 31.8 (89.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 129.4 (5.09) |
122.3 (4.81) |
180.6 (7.11) |
148.9 (5.86) |
107.2 (4.22) |
33.0 (1.30) |
31.9 (1.26) |
17.6 (0.69) |
59.2 (2.33) |
196.1 (7.72) |
227.5 (8.96) |
177.6 (6.99) |
1,400.8 (55.15) |
| Average precipitation days | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 144 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 66 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 76 | 77 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 198.4 | 158.1 | 142.6 | 141.0 | 161.2 | 165.0 | 170.5 | 170.5 | 153.0 | 161.2 | 165.0 | 189.1 | 1,975.6 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.4 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Inicio". www.palermo-huila.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ "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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