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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Cajamarca, Tolima

Cajamarca is a town and municipality in the Tolima Department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was 17,309 as of the 2018 census. The municipality has two populated centres, the town centre of Cajamarca and the locality of Anaime. It is located along the Pan-American Highway.

In 1886, colonisers from Antioquia colonised the area currently known as Anaime, and started to develop the land for agriculture. In 1913, the Bishop of Ibagué Ismael Perdomo bought the land of the municipality and officially founded the municipality of Cajamarca, which stands for 'cold land' in Quechua.

The main economic activity is agriculture, and the town is also known as the 'agricultural larder' of Colombia.

Internationally, the town is best known as the location of the La Colosa gold mining project of AngloGold Ashanti.

Climate

Climate data for Cajamarca, elevation 1,920 m (6,300 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6)
24.3
(75.7)
24.0
(75.2)
23.4
(74.1)
23.2
(73.8)
23.1
(73.6)
23.2
(73.8)
23.8
(74.8)
23.8
(74.8)
23.6
(74.5)
23.5
(74.3)
24.0
(75.2)
23.7
(74.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.8
(65.8)
19.0
(66.2)
18.9
(66.0)
18.8
(65.8)
18.7
(65.7)
18.7
(65.7)
18.6
(65.5)
19.0
(66.2)
18.9
(66.0)
18.6
(65.5)
18.6
(65.5)
18.7
(65.7)
18.8
(65.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.5
(56.3)
13.8
(56.8)
13.9
(57.0)
14.2
(57.6)
14.2
(57.6)
14.0
(57.2)
13.8
(56.8)
13.9
(57.0)
13.9
(57.0)
13.9
(57.0)
13.8
(56.8)
13.6
(56.5)
13.9
(57.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 51.8
(2.04)
66.9
(2.63)
101.8
(4.01)
150.2
(5.91)
183.1
(7.21)
135.4
(5.33)
107.7
(4.24)
91.3
(3.59)
128.7
(5.07)
124.2
(4.89)
99.4
(3.91)
73.5
(2.89)
1,314.1
(51.74)
Average precipitation days 13 13 16 21 22 17 15 14 17 20 18 15 199
Average relative humidity (%) 79 79 80 81 82 81 80 78 78 80 81 80 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 161.2 138.3 136.4 114.0 124.0 123.0 136.4 133.3 129.0 130.2 129.0 148.8 1,603.6
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.2 4.9 4.4 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.8 4.4
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

References

  1. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ Alcaldía de Cajamarca - Tolima. 2019. "Caracterización Poblacional." https://cajamarcatolima.micolombiadigital.gov.co/sites/cajamarcatolima/content/files/000267/13340_caracterizacion-cajamarca-2019.pdf
  3. ^ El Tiempo. 1997. "Cajamarca despensa agrícola del Tolima." El Tiempo, 21 May. https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-600830
  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.

4°25′N 75°30′W / 4.417°N 75.500°W / 4.417; -75.500