Otanche

Coordinates: 5°45′N 74°15′W / 5.750°N 74.250°W / 5.750; -74.250
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Otanche
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Otanche in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Otanche in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentBoyacá Department
ProvinceWestern Boyacá Province
Government
 • MayorEvelio Puentes Rocha
(2020-2023)
Population
 (Census 2018[1])
 • Total6,997
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Otanche is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the subregion of the Western Boyacá Province.

Climate[edit]

Otanche has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Aw)[2] with mild temperatures and high amounts of rainfall throughout the year.

Climate data for Otanche, elevation 1,070 m (3,510 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.9
(80.4) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.3
(81.1) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.0
(78.8) 		26.0
(78.8) 		26.5
(79.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.5
(72.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7) 		18.8
(65.8) 		18.8
(65.8) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.8
(65.8) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.5
(65.3) 		18.8
(65.8) 		18.4
(65.1) 		18.5
(65.3) 		18.5
(65.3) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.6
(65.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 192.8
(7.59) 		214.6
(8.45) 		258.7
(10.19) 		398.6
(15.69) 		382.0
(15.04) 		209.0
(8.23) 		177.3
(6.98) 		203.1
(8.00) 		280.0
(11.02) 		485.8
(19.13) 		364.5
(14.35) 		240.7
(9.48) 		3,401.2
(133.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16 16 20 23 24 19 18 17 20 24 23 19 236
Average relative humidity (%) 89 89 89 89 89 88 87 87 88 89 89 90 88
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
  3. ^ "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.


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