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'''Otanche''' is a [[municipio|municipality]] in [[Boyacá Department]], [[Colombia]].
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'''Otanche''' is a town and [[Municipalities of Colombia|municipality]] in [[Boyacá Department]], [[Colombia]], part of the subregion of the [[Western Boyacá Province]].
[[Category:Municipalities of Boyacá]]


==Climate==
Otanche has a [[tropical rainforest climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Aw'')<ref>{{Cite journal |date=23 October 2023 |title=Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6/tables/1 |journal=Nature: Scientific Data |language=en}}</ref> with mild temperatures and high amounts of rainfall throughout the year.


{{Weather box
{{Colombia-geo-stub}}
| width = auto
| collapsed = yes
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| location = Otanche (1991–2020)
| Jan high C = 26.17
| Feb high C = 26.35
| Mar high C = 26.25
| Apr high C = 26.53
| May high C = 26.67
| Jun high C = 26.83
| Jul high C = 27.0
| Aug high C = 27.29
| Sep high C = 27.08
| Oct high C = 26.34
| Nov high C = 25.92
| Dec high C = 25.96
| year high C = 26.53
| Jan low C = 18.7
| Feb low C = 18.89
| Mar low C = 18.91
| Apr low C = 18.89
| May low C = 19.03
| Jun low C = 18.79
| Jul low C = 18.62
| Aug low C = 18.78
| Sep low C = 18.54
| Oct low C = 18.62
| Nov low C = 18.57
| Dec low C = 18.72
| year low C = 18.76
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 190.12
| Feb precipitation mm = 206.87
| Mar precipitation mm = 315.36
| Apr precipitation mm = 385.79
| May precipitation mm = 359.61
| Jun precipitation mm = 208.83
| Jul precipitation mm = 180.54
| Aug precipitation mm = 194.06
| Sep precipitation mm = 252.19
| Oct precipitation mm = 448.11
| Nov precipitation mm = 383.45
| Dec precipitation mm = 235.56
| year precipitation mm = 3360.48
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 13.12
| Feb precipitation days = 13.47
| Mar precipitation days = 18.84
| Apr precipitation days = 19.68
| May precipitation days = 20.5
| Jun precipitation days = 14.7
| Jul precipitation days = 14.36
| Aug precipitation days = 13.62
| Sep precipitation days = 15.91
| Oct precipitation days = 20.43
| Nov precipitation days = 20.9
| Dec precipitation days = 15.56
| year precipitation days = 201.09
| source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-3-WMO-Normals-9120/Colombia/CSV/Otanche_23125080.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Otanche
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 25, 2024}}</ref>
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:Municipalities of Boyacá Department]]


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Latest revision as of 06:23, 26 January 2024

Otanche
Municipality and town
Flag of Otanche
Flag
Location of the municipality and town of Otanche in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Otanche in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentBoyacá Department
ProvinceWestern Boyacá Province
Government
 • MayorEvelio Puentes Rocha
(2020-2023)
Population
 (Census 2018[1])
 • Total6,997
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Otanche is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the subregion of the Western Boyacá Province.

Climate[edit]

Otanche has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Aw)[2] with mild temperatures and high amounts of rainfall throughout the year.

Climate data for Otanche (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.17
(79.11) 		26.35
(79.43) 		26.25
(79.25) 		26.53
(79.75) 		26.67
(80.01) 		26.83
(80.29) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.29
(81.12) 		27.08
(80.74) 		26.34
(79.41) 		25.92
(78.66) 		25.96
(78.73) 		26.53
(79.75)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7) 		18.89
(66.00) 		18.91
(66.04) 		18.89
(66.00) 		19.03
(66.25) 		18.79
(65.82) 		18.62
(65.52) 		18.78
(65.80) 		18.54
(65.37) 		18.62
(65.52) 		18.57
(65.43) 		18.72
(65.70) 		18.76
(65.77)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 190.12
(7.49) 		206.87
(8.14) 		315.36
(12.42) 		385.79
(15.19) 		359.61
(14.16) 		208.83
(8.22) 		180.54
(7.11) 		194.06
(7.64) 		252.19
(9.93) 		448.11
(17.64) 		383.45
(15.10) 		235.56
(9.27) 		3,360.48
(132.30)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13.12 13.47 18.84 19.68 20.5 14.7 14.36 13.62 15.91 20.43 20.9 15.56 201.09
Source: NOAA[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
  3. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Otanche". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 25, 2024.


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