San Carlos, Antioquia | |
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Municipality and town | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Antioquia Department |
Subregion | Eastern |
Area | |
• Total | 702 km2 (271 sq mi) |
Population (Census 2018 [2] ) | |
• Total | 14,480 |
• Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
San Carlos is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia, part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. It is called the hydro-electrical capital of Colombia, because it has many dams and it produces much energy. The population was 14,480 at the 2018 census.
The site of the town was discovered by Captain Francisco Nuñez Pedroso. The town was founded on 14 August 1786.
The municipal area is 702 km². It has three corregimientos, El Jordán, Puerto Garzas and Samaná del Norte.
San Carlos is three hours away from the departmental capital, Medellín. The two are linked by a road.
Climate data for San Carlos, elevation 1,113 m (3,652 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) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.8 (82.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.6 (72.7) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.2 (72.0) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.5 (72.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.9 (64.2) | 17.9 (64.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.4 (63.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 17.5 (63.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 185.7 (7.31) | 193.0 (7.60) | 318.6 (12.54) | 468.3 (18.44) | 454.5 (17.89) | 312.0 (12.28) | 298.2 (11.74) | 382.9 (15.07) | 449.0 (17.68) | 588.5 (23.17) | 458.9 (18.07) | 284.1 (11.19) | 4,292.4 (168.99) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 16 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 250 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 85 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 133.3 | 118.6 | 108.5 | 105.0 | 139.5 | 159.0 | 198.4 | 192.2 | 150.0 | 127.1 | 108.0 | 120.9 | 1,660.5 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales [3] |
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