Palermo, Huila

Palermo Guagua
Municipality and town
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Nickname:  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″N75°26′15″W / 2.89167°N 75.43750°W / 2.89167; -75.43750
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	24,700/km2 (64,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code	878
Website	http://www.palermo-huila.gov.co
"Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005" . Retrieved 17 April 2020.

Palermo is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia. This town was previously named Guagua. ^[1]

Culture

Notable people from Palermo

• Manuel de Jesús Andrade Suárez (1860–1935) writer, journalist and politician.

Twin Cities

• Palermo, Italy

Climate

Climate data for Palermo (Juncal El), elevation 460 m (1,510 ft), (1981–2010)
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

1. "Inicio". www.palermo-huila.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
2. "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.