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Puerto Boyacá is a Colombian river-port town and municipality by the Magdalena River in the Boyacá Department, where is also considered a Special Trade Zone due to its port status. Its main industries are oil exploration and processing. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Puerto Boyacá was affected intensively by the Colombian Armed Conflict.
Borders
- North - departments of Bolívar, Santander
- West - Magdalena River and Puerto Berrío, Puerto Nare, Puerto Triunfo and Sonsón municipalities of Antioquia Department
- South - Puerto Salgar and Yacopí municipalities of Cundinamarca
- East - municipality of Otanche (Boyacá)
Born in Puerto Boyacá
- Fredy Guarín, Colombian football player
Gallery
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Puerto Boyacá typical street -
El Centro de la ciudad. Downtown city.
Other information
- Market Day: Sunday
- Distance from Tunja: 373 km
- Median temperature: 32 °C
Climate
| Climate data for Puerto Boyacá (Pto Boyaca), elevation 350 m (1,150 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.6 (101.5) |
39.4 (102.9) |
40.0 (104.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
41.2 (106.2) |
41.2 (106.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.7 (90.9) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.8 (82.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 65.6 (2.58) |
104.4 (4.11) |
181.2 (7.13) |
270.9 (10.67) |
251.3 (9.89) |
167.4 (6.59) |
159.2 (6.27) |
166.9 (6.57) |
258.7 (10.19) |
290.6 (11.44) |
190.4 (7.50) |
115.0 (4.53) |
2,156.6 (84.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 180 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 78 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Promedios 71-00" (in Spanish). IDEAM. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
External links
- (in Spanish) Puerto Boyacá municipality official website
6°00′N 74°25′W / 6.000°N 74.417°W
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