Orito

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Orito
Municipality and town
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Official seal of Orito
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Location of the municipality and town of Orito in the Putumayo Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Orito in the Putumayo Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
Department Putumayo Department
Founded1963
Government
 • MayorManuel Eduardo Ocoro Carabali
Area
 • Municipality and town
1,939 km2 (749 sq mi)
 • Urban
6.99 km2 (2.70 sq mi)
Elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality and town
37,745
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Urban
19,833
 • Urban density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Orito is a town and municipality in the Putumayo Department, Republic of Colombia. The town is just south of the confluence of the Patascoy and Luzonyaco Rivers. It is located 43 kilometres (27 mi) north of the border with Ecuador.

The town is served by Orito Airport.

Climate

Orito has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Orito
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.1
(86.2) 		29.7
(85.5) 		29.4
(84.9) 		29.2
(84.6) 		28.8
(83.8) 		28.8
(83.8) 		28.8
(83.8) 		29.6
(85.3) 		30.0
(86.0) 		30.3
(86.5) 		30.2
(86.4) 		30.2
(86.4) 		29.6
(85.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.0
(77.0) 		24.8
(76.6) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.2
(77.4) 		24.7
(76.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8) 		19.9
(67.8) 		19.9
(67.8) 		19.8
(67.6) 		19.7
(67.5) 		19.7
(67.5) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.8
(67.6) 		20.0
(68.0) 		20.3
(68.5) 		20.2
(68.4) 		19.8
(67.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 235.8
(9.28) 		256.0
(10.08) 		366.6
(14.43) 		404.0
(15.91) 		406.4
(16.00) 		352.4
(13.87) 		305.2
(12.02) 		233.8
(9.20) 		248.9
(9.80) 		306.2
(12.06) 		321.2
(12.65) 		303.2
(11.94) 		3,739.7
(147.24)
Average rainy days 13 15 19 20 21 20 18 15 15 15 16 16 203
Source 1: IDEAM[2]
Source 2: Climate-Data.org[3]

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Orito municipality with localities
  2. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  3. ^ "Climate: Orito". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

0°39′58″N 76°52′15″W / 0.66611°N 76.87083°W / 0.66611; -76.87083


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