La Playa de Belén
La Playa | |
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Municipality and town | |
 View of La Playa de Belén | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of La Playa in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia. | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Norte de Santander Department |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 241.25 km2 (93.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,450 m (4,760 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Municipality and town | 8,546 |
| • Urban | 641 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
La Playa or La Playa de Belén is a Colombian municipality in the department of North Santander.
La Playa is among Colombia's most-atmospheric and best-preserved 19th-century pueblos. It was named a Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) of Colombia in 2010, one of only 11 municipalities nationwide that were selected to be part of the Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio original cohort.[1]
Climate[edit]
La Playa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw)[2] with consistently warm temperatures, moderated by altitude. The period from December to March is fairly dry, while the rest of the year experiences significant rainfall.
| Climate data for La Playa de Belén (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) | 23.89 (75.00) |
24.89 (76.80) |
25.46 (77.83) |
25.89 (78.60) |
26.42 (79.56) |
26.75 (80.15) |
27.08 (80.74) |
27.28 (81.10) |
26.35 (79.43) |
25.38 (77.68) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.72 (74.70) |
25.63 (78.13) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.82 (65.88) |
19.43 (66.97) |
20.03 (68.05) |
20.47 (68.85) |
20.83 (69.49) |
20.87 (69.57) |
21.05 (69.89) |
20.96 (69.73) |
20.42 (68.76) |
20.08 (68.14) |
19.75 (67.55) |
19.14 (66.45) |
20.15 (68.27) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.06 (57.31) |
14.78 (58.60) |
15.41 (59.74) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.85 (60.53) |
15.27 (59.49) |
15.03 (59.05) |
14.92 (58.86) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.56 (60.01) |
15.6 (60.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
15.21 (59.38) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.96 (0.71) |
11.88 (0.47) |
32.11 (1.26) |
70.89 (2.79) |
111.33 (4.38) |
59.13 (2.33) |
45.56 (1.79) |
81.58 (3.21) |
131.9 (5.19) |
143.24 (5.64) |
87.96 (3.46) |
28.5 (1.12) |
822.05 (32.36) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.41 | 1.76 | 4.15 | 8.22 | 10.75 | 6.08 | 5.58 | 9.29 | 13.11 | 13.51 | 9.73 | 4.23 | 88.82 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "GUÍA: Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio de Colombia" (PDF). Fondo Nacional de Turismo de la República de Colombia - FONTUR. Dec 2020. Retrieved 29 Mar 2021.
- ^ "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 — La Playa de Belén". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- (in Spanish) Government of Norte de Santander - La Playa
- (in Spanish) La Playa de Belen official website
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8°15′N 73°10′W / 8.250°N 73.167°W
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