Mocoa

Municipality and city in Amazonía Region, Colombia
Flag of Mocoa
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Official seal of Mocoa
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Nickname: 
The Head of Putumayo
Location of the town and municipality of Mocoa in Putumayo Department.
Location of the town and municipality of Mocoa in Putumayo Department.
Coordinates: 1°09′0″N 76°38′51″W / 1.15000°N 76.64750°W / 1.15000; -76.64750Country ColombiaRegionAmazonía RegionDepartment PutumayoFoundationMarch 6, 1551Government
 • MayorJose Antonio CastroArea
 • Municipality and city1,305 km2 (504 sq mi) • Urban
5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi)Elevation
604 m (1,982 ft)Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality and city56,398 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi) • Urban
38,457 • Urban density6,900/km2 (18,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-05 (Eastern Time Zone)

Mocoa (Spanish pronunciation: [moˈko.a]) (Kamsá: Shatjok[2]) is a municipality and capital city of the department of Putumayo in Colombia.

The city is located in the northwest of the Putumayo department. The municipality borders the departments of Nariño to the west and Cauca to the north.

On March 31, 2017, mudslides in Mocoa left more than 254[3] people dead, and hundreds missing.[4]

Climate

Climate data for Mocoa (Mocoa Acueducto), elevation 650 m (2,130 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.5
(81.5) 		27.6
(81.7) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.5
(79.7) 		25.8
(78.4) 		26.1
(79.0) 		26.7
(80.1) 		27.7
(81.9) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.1
(82.6) 		27.9
(82.2) 		27.2
(81.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.0
(73.4) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.3
(72.1) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.4
(74.1) 		22.9
(73.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5) 		20.5
(68.9) 		20.4
(68.7) 		20.4
(68.7) 		20.2
(68.4) 		19.7
(67.5) 		19.3
(66.7) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.8
(67.6) 		20.3
(68.5) 		20.5
(68.9) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.1
(68.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 200.6
(7.90) 		227.1
(8.94) 		273.1
(10.75) 		383.5
(15.10) 		442.3
(17.41) 		473.5
(18.64) 		411.3
(16.19) 		348.0
(13.70) 		296.3
(11.67) 		237.2
(9.34) 		236.0
(9.29) 		214.8
(8.46) 		3,656.3
(143.95)
Average precipitation days 19 19 23 24 26 26 25 23 20 21 20 21 260
Average relative humidity (%) 85 84 86 86 87 88 87 84 82 82 83 85 85
Mean monthly sunshine hours 99.2 84.7 80.6 81.0 74.4 66.0 74.4 93.0 108.0 117.8 108.0 111.6 1,098.7
Mean daily sunshine hours 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.4 3.0 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.0
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[5]

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Mocoa municipality with localities
  2. ^ O'Brien, Colleen Alena (2018). A Grammatical Description of Kamsá, A Language Isolate of Colombia (PDF).
  3. ^ Brodzinsky, Sibylla (2017-04-02). "Colombia landslide leaves at least 254 dead and hundreds missing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  4. ^ Brocchetto, Marilia; Ramos, Fernando; Sanchez, Ray. "Mudslides kill more than 200 people in Colombia". CNN. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  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.

External links

  • (in Spanish) Mocoa official website
  • (in Spanish) Mocoa official website 2
  • (in Spanish) Territorial-Environmental Information System of Colombian Amazon SIAT-AC website
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