San Andrés (Colombia)

San Andrés
The island of San Andrés 2006
Waters	Caribbean Sea
Archipelago	San Andrés and Providencia
Geographical location	12 ° 33 ′  N , 81 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 12 ° 33 ′  N , 81 ° 43 ′  W
length	12 km
width	3 km
surface	26 km²
Highest elevation	Cerro La Loma 85  m
Residents	73,850 (2019) 2840 inhabitants / km²
main place	San Andrés
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San Andrés (Spanish Isla de San Andrés ) is an island that belongs to the national territory of Colombia and whose city of the same name is the capital of the Department of San Andrés and Providencia . The island is located in the Caribbean Sea around 770 km northwest of the Colombian coast, but only 190 km east of the coast of Nicaragua . It is about 90 km away from the neighboring island of Providencia .

geography

San Andrés Island from the Space Shuttle

The island of San Andrés is located in the archipelago of San Andrés and Providencia, which extends over 349,800 km². The island was most likely discovered before 1527, as it was already listed on maps from that year. The island is characterized by a mountain range that stretches from north to south, is 55 meters above sea level at its highest point and is largely covered with forests of coconut palms . There are only a few places where there is a sandy beach, the shore area consists mainly of rugged volcanic rock.

population

The municipality ( municipio ) San Andrés has 73,850 inhabitants, the capital of the island of the same name (cabecera municipal) has 54,634 inhabitants (as of 2016).

tourism

San Andrés is mainly visited by Colombian tourists who can shop duty-free in the free trade zone .

Confrontation with Nicaragua

In a dispute with today's Nicaragua that has been going on for centuries, the state affiliation of the island has not yet been clarified. For the history of this dispute see also San Andrés and Providencia .

Town twinning

San Andrés is twinned with:

• San Clemente , United States

Climate table

San Andrés
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     95   29 25th     41   29 24     22nd   30th 25th     34   30th 25th     121   30th 26th     224   30th 25th     204   30th 25th     200   30th 25th     234   30th 25th     302   30th 25th     296   30th 25th     173   29 25th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for San Andrés Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 28.7 28.9 29.5 29.9 30.2 30.1 29.9 30.1 30.2 30.0 29.6 29.0 O 29.7 Min. Temperature (° C) 24.5 24.4 24.5 25.0 25.5 25.3 25.4 25.4 25.4 24.9 25.0 24.8 O 25th Precipitation ( mm ) 95 41 22nd 34 121 224 204 200 234 302 296 173 Σ 1,946 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 7.9 8.4 9.0 9.0 8.2 5.9 6.0 6.7 6.5 5.7 6.4 6.7 O 7.2 Rainy days ( d ) 12 8th 4th 4th 8th 14th 16 17th 16 20th 18th 17th Σ 154 Water temperature (° C) 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 27 27 O 27.2 Humidity ( % ) 78 78 77 78 81 83 82 83 82 83 82 80 O 80.6 Source: wetterkontor.de

Web links

Commons : San Andrés  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on April 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia). 
2. ^ History of San Clemente. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 19, 2009 ; accessed on February 27, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.