Cantagallo, Bolívar
Cantagallo is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. It is the southernmost municipality of the province. It was founded on 1 January 1938 and became a municipality by Ordinance no. 30 of 16 December 1994.
Cantagallo | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Cantagallo in the Bolívar Department of Colombia | |
  Cantagallo Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 7°22′34″N 73°54′55″W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolívar Department |
| Area | |
| • Total | 669 km2 (258 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2018[2]) | |
| • Total | 6,874 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
Climate
Cantagallo has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.
| Climate data for Cantagallo | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.4 (83.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23.9 (75.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.4 (76.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 36 (1.4) |
48 (1.9) |
108 (4.3) |
255 (10.0) |
332 (13.1) |
293 (11.5) |
273 (10.7) |
333 (13.1) |
393 (15.5) |
404 (15.9) |
252 (9.9) |
61 (2.4) |
2,788 (109.7) |
References
- "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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