Tello, Huila

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Tello, Huila
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Tello, Huila in the Huila Department of Colombia.
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Department Huila Department
Area
[1]
 • Total494 km2 (191 sq mi)
Elevation
575 m (1,886 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018 [2] )
 • Total10,273
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Tello is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia. It is characterized by its extensive plain between the Magdalena River and the foot of the Cordillera Oriental mountain range up to its peaks, with the Fortalecillas and Villavieja rivers located nearby. Its territorial extension is 589 km², its altitude is 575 meters above sea level and its climate is warm with an average temperature of 26°C. [3]

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It has a population of 14,536 inhabitants according to the DANE projection for 2019. The urban area of the municipality is located in the northeast part of the department (Sub-North Region). Its economy is based on agricultural production and livestock activity. Fruits such as grapes and bananas, from which 91% of the total output is produced in the department, stimulate its economy, which is considered the basis of the development of the region. It is known as "El Viñedo del Huila".

History

In 1811, Don Juan José Mesa donated the necessary land, on his farm "Matarredonda" for the settlement that was called the hacienda. In 1925, it was elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Tello, in honor of the war hero José María Tello.

Within its history, the period of political rivalry between liberals and conservatives in 1848 stands out. With monumental events, such as the burning of the San Andrés Town Center in 1950, and the hundreds of homicides in the still existing place El Puente De Los Decapitales, where more than 500 inhabitants were shot, beheaded, and hanged, most of them men who could be of voting or fighting age. The massacre was done in order to avoid their incorporation into the growing Colombian Guerrillas of the time. The bodies were quartered at the hands of the Goths, a faction of the conservatives, and placed the parts in a row, embedded in the sand on the side of the road to remind the Liberals of the power that the conservative party had in Tello at that time. Other memories of the crumbling history, including Huila's red squares in 1950, is compiled in the literary work La Carnicería written in 2010.

Climate

Climate data for Tello (Portal El), elevation 1,300 m (4,300 ft), (1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)26.2
(79.2)		26.5
(79.7)		26.3
(79.3)		25.9
(78.6)		25.9
(78.6)		26.1
(79.0)		26.2
(79.2)		27.2
(81.0)		27.6
(81.7)		26.4
(79.5)		25.1
(77.2)		25.3
(77.5)		26.2
(79.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)22.2
(72.0)		22.4
(72.3)		22.2
(72.0)		22.0
(71.6)		22.0
(71.6)		22.1
(71.8)		22.0
(71.6)		22.5
(72.5)		22.8
(73.0)		22.1
(71.8)		21.6
(70.9)		21.7
(71.1)		22.1
(71.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)18.8
(65.8)		18.8
(65.8)		18.7
(65.7)		18.6
(65.5)		18.7
(65.7)		18.6
(65.5)		18.4
(65.1)		18.7
(65.7)		18.9
(66.0)		18.5
(65.3)		18.2
(64.8)		18.5
(65.3)		18.6
(65.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)94.4
(3.72)		106.7
(4.20)		170.8
(6.72)		176.2
(6.94)		142.6
(5.61)		70.6
(2.78)		60.7
(2.39)		41.7
(1.64)		67.6
(2.66)		200.2
(7.88)		214.6
(8.45)		141.4
(5.57)		1,487.5
(58.56)
Average precipitation days121418212319181617212118215
Average relative humidity (%)79788081817877727277828379
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Alcaldía Municipal de Tello en el Huila". www.tello-huila.gov.co. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ "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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