San Sebastián is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia at a distance of 165 km by road from the city of Popayán, capital city of the department of Cauca.</ref> [3][4] The town was founded in 1562 by Pedro Antonio Gómez.[5]
San Sebastián, Cauca | |
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Municipality and town | |
 View of San Sebastián, Cauca | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of San Sebastian, Cauca in the Cauca Department of Colombia. | |
| Coordinates: 1°50′38″N 76°46′18″W / 1.84389°N 76.77167°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Cauca Department |
| Area | |
| • Total | 436 km2 (168 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2018[2]) | |
| • Total | 9,806 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Csb |
History
editIt is believed that the town of San Sebastián was settled in the year 1582 by Pedro Antonio Gómez. However, research indicates that the lands in this region had been inhabited by the indigenous peoples since a time far back before the Hispanic foundation and it is not possible to establish clearly when it started.[6][3]
Administrative Division
editThe Municipality of San Sebastián has a municipal seat, known after the same name, but in the territorial administrative structure it is also called considered a corregiment, therefore the territory consists of seven corregiments which are subdivided into 50 veredas (hamlets), one legally constituted indigenous reservation of the Yanacona ethnic group, and a Papallaqta indigenous council within in the corregimiento of Valencia. In addition to its capital, San Sebastián, the municipality has the following populated centers (corregimientos & Veredas) under its jurisdiction:[7]
Corregimientos & Veredas
edit- San Sebastián
- Alto Mu, La Marquesa, Laguna Negra, La Granja, Las Minas, Loma Grande, Ingenio Samango.
- El Rosal
- Alto Potrerillo, Bajo Potrerillo, Costancillas, Domingote, Higuerones, Naranjos, La Laguna, Porvenir, Pueblo Viejo, Rodeo, , Valle de Jambimbal
- Marmato
- Bellavista, Esperanza, Florida
- Paramillos
- El Tuno, Hatos, Pantano, La Cusumbe, Nuevo Horizonte, Tapias.
- Santiago
- Cigarras, EL Chilco El Guarango, El Tambo, El Trilladero, Guacas, Hatillo, Piedra Blanca, La Pradera, Popayáncito,
- Valencia
- Delicias, Encino, Guacas, La Aguada, La Entrada, La Oyola, Porvenir, Río Negro Caquetá.
- 'Venecia
- Campo Alegre, Cerrillos, Cruz Chiquita, Garrizal, Paraíso, Santander.
Climate
edit| Climate data for San Sebastián (Valencia), elevation 2,900 m (9,500 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) | 17.0 (62.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
5.6 (42.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
5.8 (42.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76.1 (3.00) |
71.8 (2.83) |
84.8 (3.34) |
103 (4.1) |
94.0 (3.70) |
83.7 (3.30) |
99.1 (3.90) |
71.2 (2.80) |
56.2 (2.21) |
111.1 (4.37) |
115.1 (4.53) |
99.8 (3.93) |
1,065.8 (41.96) |
| Average precipitation days | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 217 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 84 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 117.8 | 93.2 | 83.7 | 69.0 | 71.3 | 75.0 | 80.6 | 83.7 | 84.0 | 86.8 | 90.0 | 108.5 | 1,043.6 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[8] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ a b Guaca Ijají, L.A. (2019). Autoridad e indígenas y poder local el caso de San Sebastián, Cauca 2007-2015. Revista CoPaLa. Construyendo Paz Latinoamericana, (7), 111-122 (PDF). Bogota: www.revistacopala.com.
- ^ Ordoñez, Juan; et al. (2016). PLAN DE DESARROLLO MUNICIPAL 2026-2019 San Sebastian Cauca. San Sebastian: Alcaldía Municipal San Sebastian Cauca.
- ^ "Información general de San Sebastián". Alcaldía del municipio.
- ^ Friede, Juan (1976). El indio en lucha por la tierra : historia de los resguardos del macizo central colombiano. Bogota: Editorial La Chispa.
- ^ "PLAN DE DESARROLLO MUNICIPIO DE SAN SEBASTIAN, UNA MIRADA AL HORIZONTE DE LA ESTRELLA FLUVIAL COLOMBIANA PARA LA INVERSION SOCIAL, LA CONVIVENCIA Y LA PAZ" (PDF) (in Spanish). Escuela Superior de Administración Pública ::repositoriocdim.esap.edu.co. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "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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