Florida, Valle del Cauca

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Florida
Municipality and town
Flag of Florida
Flag
Official seal of Florida
Seal
Florida in the Valle del Cauca Department.
Florida in the Valle del Cauca Department.
Florida is located in Colombia
Florida
Florida
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 3°19′39″N 76°14′19″W / 3.32750°N 76.23861°W / 3.32750; -76.23861
CountryColombia
DepartmentValle del Cauca Department
Area
 • Municipality and town
401.6 km2 (155.1 sq mi)
 • Urban
3.25 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality and town
53,774
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
 • Urban
40,195
 • Urban density12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Florida (Spanish pronunciation: [floˈɾiða]) is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Its first inhabitants were indigenous peoples, mestizos, afro-Latinos and mulattos.[citation needed] Local rivers are the Fraile, Parraga, and Desbaratado. The main road is la Calle Novena ("Ninth Street").

La Hoya, a pool of water formed by a section of the Fraile River, attracts tourists.[2]

In 2008 FARC requested this municipality together with Pradera as free areas for them to negotiate to exchange 44 hostages they held for guerilla fighters imprisoned by the Colombian government.[3]

Notable people

Climate

Climate data for Florida (Cenicana), elevation 1,013 m (3,323 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3) 		29.9
(85.8) 		29.8
(85.6) 		29.3
(84.7) 		29.1
(84.4) 		29.4
(84.9) 		29.9
(85.8) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.7
(85.5) 		29.1
(84.4) 		28.6
(83.5) 		29.2
(84.6) 		29.5
(85.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.5
(74.3) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.8
(74.8) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.6
(74.5) 		23.1
(73.6) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.6
(74.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7) 		18.8
(65.8) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.1
(66.4) 		19.1
(66.4) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.3
(64.9) 		18.2
(64.8) 		18.5
(65.3) 		18.6
(65.5) 		18.6
(65.5) 		18.8
(65.8) 		18.7
(65.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 92.1
(3.63) 		84.0
(3.31) 		121.8
(4.80) 		169.0
(6.65) 		113.7
(4.48) 		49.3
(1.94) 		29.5
(1.16) 		38.1
(1.50) 		95.4
(3.76) 		139.3
(5.48) 		158.7
(6.25) 		86.0
(3.39) 		1,176.9
(46.33)
Average precipitation days 10 11 14 16 15 10 8 7 12 16 16 12 145
Average relative humidity (%) 77 77 78 80 80 78 75 75 77 79 81 79 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 179.8 152.4 158.1 138.0 136.4 153.0 170.5 176.7 150.0 158.1 141.0 164.3 1,878.3
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.8 5.4 5.1 4.6 4.4 5.1 5.5 5.7 5.0 5.1 4.7 5.3 5.1
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[4]

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Florida municipality with localities
  2. ^ Florida: Recuperando la Memoria Colectiva. Convenio Interinstitucional de Cooperacion y Cofinanciacion. Florida, Valle del Cauca. 2006.
  3. ^ El Tiempo, Enero 15 de 2008, Farc insisten en despeje de Florida y Pradera (Valle) para hacer el acuerdo humanitario
  4. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2024.