Manatí, Atlántico
Manatí, Atlántico | |
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Municipality and town | |
 View of Manatí | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Manatí in the Department of Atlántico. | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Department | Atlántico |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Evaristo Enrique Olivero Pimienta (Liberal Party)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 206 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2018[3]) | |
| • Total | 19,233 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | www.manati-atlantico.gov.co/sitio.shtml |
Manatí is a Colombian municipality located to the south of the Atlántico department, approximately 44 miles from Barranquilla. It was created in 1639 in a place the natives used to call Mahabana. Its current population according to the latest DANE's (Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics) census is 13.456 people.
Climate[edit]
Manatí has a very hot tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw)[4] with a dry season from December to March.
| Climate data for Manatí (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 35.5 (95.9) |
35.96 (96.73) |
36.16 (97.09) |
35.69 (96.24) |
34.54 (94.17) |
34.46 (94.03) |
34.59 (94.26) |
34.51 (94.12) |
33.71 (92.68) |
33.22 (91.80) |
33.23 (91.81) |
34.22 (93.60) |
34.65 (94.37) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.86 (73.15) |
23.38 (74.08) |
23.85 (74.93) |
24.47 (76.05) |
24.44 (75.99) |
24.55 (76.19) |
24.29 (75.72) |
24.27 (75.69) |
24.12 (75.42) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.94 (75.09) |
23.37 (74.07) |
23.95 (75.11) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.58 (0.53) |
10.28 (0.40) |
33.75 (1.33) |
92.02 (3.62) |
146.06 (5.75) |
114.56 (4.51) |
102.43 (4.03) |
143.29 (5.64) |
136.22 (5.36) |
149.1 (5.87) |
99.57 (3.92) |
31.87 (1.25) |
1,072.74 (42.23) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.93 | 0.5 | 2.61 | 5.77 | 9.49 | 8.49 | 7.97 | 10.01 | 10.56 | 11.07 | 7.19 | 3.41 | 78.02 |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ (in Spanish) National Registry of the Civil State: 2007 regional election results
- ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Manatí". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
External links[edit]
- (in Spanish) Manatí official website
- (in Spanish) Manatí website
- (in Spanish) Gobernacion del Atlantico - Manatí
Municipalities in the Atlántico Department | ||
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