Flandes

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Flandes
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Flandes in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Department Tolima Department
Area
 •  Municipality and town96.8 km2 (37.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
7.44 km2 (2.87 sq mi)
Elevation
285 m (935 ft)
Population
 (2018 census) [1]
 •  Municipality and town28,389
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
 •  Urban
24,551
 • Urban density3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Flandes is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. [2] The population of the municipality was 28,389 as of the 2018 census. [1]

Climate

Climate data for Flandes (Santiago Vila Airport), elevation 286 m (938 ft), (1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)34.3
(93.7)		34.3
(93.7)		33.8
(92.8)		32.8
(91.0)		32.6
(90.7)		33.2
(91.8)		34.4
(93.9)		35.5
(95.9)		34.6
(94.3)		33.1
(91.6)		32.5
(90.5)		33.1
(91.6)		33.7
(92.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)29.1
(84.4)		29.2
(84.6)		28.9
(84.0)		28.3
(82.9)		28.1
(82.6)		28.2
(82.8)		28.8
(83.8)		29.8
(85.6)		29.4
(84.9)		28.3
(82.9)		27.9
(82.2)		28.5
(83.3)		28.7
(83.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)23.3
(73.9)		23.5
(74.3)		23.5
(74.3)		23.4
(74.1)		23.1
(73.6)		22.6
(72.7)		22.2
(72.0)		23.0
(73.4)		23.2
(73.8)		23.1
(73.6)		23.1
(73.6)		23.1
(73.6)		23.1
(73.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)49.3
(1.94)		84.6
(3.33)		117.7
(4.63)		183.2
(7.21)		157.6
(6.20)		64.3
(2.53)		36.3
(1.43)		41.8
(1.65)		121.3
(4.78)		158.9
(6.26)		110.1
(4.33)		88.6
(3.49)		1,213.7
(47.78)
Average precipitation days91214171613121014161512158
Average relative humidity (%)66666873757164586471757168
Mean monthly sunshine hours 207.7172.2167.4162.0176.7180.0198.4198.4186.0189.1183.0198.42,219.3
Mean daily sunshine hours 6.76.15.45.45.76.06.46.46.26.16.16.46.1
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Citypopulation.de Population of Flandes municipality with localities
  2. ↑ "El aeropuerto que impulsará el desarrollo del Tolima". El Cronista (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  3. ↑ "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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