Condoto
Municipality and town in Chocó Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Condoto in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
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Condoto is the third most important municipality in the Chocó Department, after Quibdó and Istmina. It is situated in the south of the department and its main economical activity is mining (it is rich in gold and platinum) and agriculture. Condoto is also known as the "Platinum Capital of Colombia".
Climate
Condoto has an extremely wet tropical rainforest climate (Af).
Climate data for Condoto (Mandinga Airport), elevation 66 m (217 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.3 (86.5) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.2 (86.4) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.4 (86.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.4 (77.7) | 26.1 (79.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.5 (72.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 618.6 (24.35) | 574.6 (22.62) | 554.4 (21.83) | 619.8 (24.40) | 694.2 (27.33) | 585.2 (23.04) | 601.5 (23.68) | 677.8 (26.69) | 650.9 (25.63) | 650.5 (25.61) | 547.8 (21.57) | 624.6 (24.59) | 7,399.9 (291.33) |
Average precipitation days | 25 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 277 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 80.6 | 70.6 | 74.4 | 75.0 | 102.3 | 99.0 | 111.6 | 105.4 | 87.0 | 89.9 | 90.0 | 80.6 | 1,066.4 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] |
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Municipalities in the Chocó Department
- Acandí
- Alto Baudó
- Atrato
- Bagadó
- Bahía Solano
- Bajo Baudó
- Bojayá
- Capurganá
- Cértegui
- Condoto
- El Cantón de San Pablo
- El Carmen de Atrato
- El Carmen del Darién
- Istmina
- Juradó
- Litoral del San Juan
- Lloró
- Medio Atrato
- Medio Baudó
- Medio San Juan
- Nóvita
- Nuquí
- Quibdó
- Río Iró
- Río Quito
- Riosucio
- San José del Palmar
- Sipí
- Tadó
- Unguía
- Unión Panamericana
5°06′N 76°39′W / 5.100°N 76.650°W / 5.100; -76.650
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