Necoclí
Necoclí is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Urabá.
Necoclí | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Necoclí in the Antioquia Department of Colombia | |
  Necoclí Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 8°25′0″N 76°47′0″W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Antioquia Department |
| Subregion | Urabá |
| Population (2020 est.[1]) | |
| • Total | 70,824 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
It was founded as a Spanish city called San Sebastián de Buena Vista. One of Colombia's oldest towns, it was founded in 1509[2] by Pedro de Heredia who died in 1555.
Some early reports of the town can be found in chapter 9 of Pedro de Cieza de León's Crónica del Perú: primera parte.
The town is served by Necoclí Airport.
Climate
Necoclí has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate rainfall from January to March and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
| Climate data for Necoclí | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.1 (86.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 58 (2.3) |
50 (2.0) |
86 (3.4) |
182 (7.2) |
283 (11.1) |
215 (8.5) |
221 (8.7) |
207 (8.1) |
192 (7.6) |
208 (8.2) |
188 (7.4) |
146 (5.7) |
2,036 (80.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
History
Seven hundred migrants were stranded on a beach in Necoclí, hoping to pass through the Darién Gap to Panama and the United States on January 29, 2021.[4]
References
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Necoclí. |
- "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- http://colombiareports.com/travel-in-colombia/caribbean/16133-necocli-crabs-coconuts-and-volcano-swimming.html
- "Climate: Necoclí". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- "Colombia reports almost 700 migrants stranded in Caribbean region". Reuters. 29 January 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
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