Sibundoy

For the Sibundoy language, see Camsá language.
Sibundoy
Municipality & town
Flag of Sibundoy
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Location of the municipality and town of Sibundoy in the Putumayo Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Sibundoy in the Putumayo Department of Colombia
Coordinates: 1°12′12″N 76°55′9″W / 1.20333°N 76.91917°W / 1.20333; -76.91917
Country Colombia
Department Putumayo Department
Area
[1]
 • Total
64 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018[2])
 • Total
14,104
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Sibundoy (Kamëntsá: Tabanok "village"[3]) is a town and municipality in the Putumayo Department of the Republic of Colombia.

The town existed well before the Spanish came in 1534. The Inca, under Huayna Cápac, conquered the local Kamëntsá people in 1492 and established a Quechua-speaking settlement; their descendants are the modern Inga people. Most residents of Sibundoy are either Kamëntsá or Inga. Spanish is the primary language, but the Kamëntsá language and Inga language are also widely spoken. Many indigenous residents of Sibundoy and wear long, blue and violet ponchos called kapisaius and baitas.[citation needed][disputed – discuss]

Sibundoy is known for mask carving and other traditional crafts. In the town's park, the trunks of fallen trees are carved with symbols from the mythology of the Inga and Kamëntsá peoples.[4]

Climate

Climate data for Sibundoy (Primavera La), elevation 2,067 m (6,781 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.3
(70.3) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.1
(70.0) 		20.8
(69.4) 		20.4
(68.7) 		19.3
(66.7) 		18.9
(66.0) 		19.2
(66.6) 		20.2
(68.4) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.5
(70.7) 		20.6
(69.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 15.8
(60.4) 		15.8
(60.4) 		15.8
(60.4) 		15.7
(60.3) 		15.8
(60.4) 		15.1
(59.2) 		14.7
(58.5) 		14.6
(58.3) 		15.0
(59.0) 		15.7
(60.3) 		16.2
(61.2) 		16.1
(61.0) 		15.5
(59.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.4
(50.7) 		10.8
(51.4) 		11.0
(51.8) 		11.5
(52.7) 		11.7
(53.1) 		11.2
(52.2) 		10.7
(51.3) 		10.3
(50.5) 		9.8
(49.6) 		10.4
(50.7) 		10.8
(51.4) 		10.8
(51.4) 		10.8
(51.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 88.0
(3.46) 		108.4
(4.27) 		129.3
(5.09) 		169.5
(6.67) 		197.3
(7.77) 		212.9
(8.38) 		204.3
(8.04) 		145.6
(5.73) 		121.0
(4.76) 		116.2
(4.57) 		101.3
(3.99) 		99.9
(3.93) 		1,635.5
(64.39)
Average precipitation days 18 17 20 22 24 24 23 22 20 19 18 17 236
Average relative humidity (%) 86 86 86 88 88 89 87 87 86 86 85 86 87
Mean monthly sunshine hours 102.3 76.2 68.2 63.0 65.1 54.0 55.8 65.1 75.0 89.9 102.0 111.6 928.2
Mean daily sunshine hours 3.3 2.7 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.9 3.4 3.6 2.5
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[5]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Colleen Alena (2018). A Grammatical Description of Kamsá, A Language Isolate of Colombia (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  4. ^ "Sibundoy". VIVA Travel Guides. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.