San Francisco | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 5°57′51″N75°6′6″W / 5.96417°N 75.10167°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Antioquia Department |
Subregion | Eastern |
Elevation | 1,250 m (4,100 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 5,318 |
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Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Website |
San Francisco is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. In 2015, the population comprised 5,318 people.
San Francisco was previously known as El Morrón.
It was founded in 1830 as part of the municipality of Cocorná. In February 1986 was established as a municipality with the name of San Francisco, in memory of Saint Francis of Assisi.
San Francisco has a tropical rainforest climate (Af). It has very heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for San Francisco, Antioquia, elevation 1,306 m (4,285 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) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 26.0 (78.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.8 (71.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.2 (63.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 292.2 (11.50) | 286.6 (11.28) | 379.5 (14.94) | 493.9 (19.44) | 525.3 (20.68) | 346.1 (13.63) | 339.5 (13.37) | 427.3 (16.82) | 584.9 (23.03) | 610.9 (24.05) | 572.9 (22.56) | 374.8 (14.76) | 5,234 (206.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 249 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales [2] |
Total Population: 5 318 people. (2015) [1]
Literacy Rate: 75.5% (2005) [3]
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