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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Venecia, Antioquia

Venecia is a town and municipality in southwest region of the Antioquia Department, Colombia. According to the 2018 census, the population comprised 10,280 people. The town includes Cerro Tusa, a pyramid-shaped mountain, and another mountain known as Cerro Bravo.

The town was named after Venice, Italy because the area originally contained a large lagoon.

History

The settlement, from which later became the town, was founded on the 13 of January 1898. Venecia Municipality was isolated in a separate administrative unit in 1909.

Climate

Climate data for Venecia (Rosario El), elevation 1,600 m (5,200 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.0
(77.0)
25.6
(78.1)
26.1
(79.0)
24.9
(76.8)
24.5
(76.1)
25.0
(77.0)
25.4
(77.7)
25.2
(77.4)
24.6
(76.3)
23.6
(74.5)
23.8
(74.8)
24.4
(75.9)
24.8
(76.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5)
20.7
(69.3)
21.0
(69.8)
20.3
(68.5)
20.1
(68.2)
20.5
(68.9)
20.8
(69.4)
20.6
(69.1)
19.9
(67.8)
19.1
(66.4)
19.4
(66.9)
19.9
(67.8)
20.2
(68.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.0
(60.8)
16.3
(61.3)
16.5
(61.7)
16.3
(61.3)
16.1
(61.0)
16.2
(61.2)
16.0
(60.8)
16.0
(60.8)
15.6
(60.1)
15.4
(59.7)
15.8
(60.4)
16.1
(61.0)
16.0
(60.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 92.1
(3.63)
105.6
(4.16)
168.6
(6.64)
253.9
(10.00)
345.9
(13.62)
248.6
(9.79)
188.1
(7.41)
237.9
(9.37)
297.9
(11.73)
310.8
(12.24)
259.0
(10.20)
166.3
(6.55)
2,674.7
(105.30)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 14 15 16 22 23 17 15 18 21 25 22 17 224
Average relative humidity (%) 72 70 69 76 78 74 69 70 75 80 80 76 74
Mean monthly sunshine hours 176.7 160.9 167.4 138.0 148.8 186.0 217.0 198.4 156.0 124.0 132.0 176.7 1,981.9
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.7 5.7 5.4 4.6 4.8 6.2 7.0 6.4 5.2 4.0 4.4 5.7 5.4
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

References

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

5°55′N 75°45′W / 5.917°N 75.750°W / 5.917; -75.750