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Andes | |
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Municipality & Town | |
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 Location of the municipality of Andes in the Antioquia Department of Colombia | |
  Andes Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates:5°35′N75°55′W / 5.583°N 75.917°W /5.583; -75.917 | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Antioquia Department |
| Subregion | Southwestern |
| Foundation | March 13th, 1852 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elkin Dario Jaramillo Jaramillo (2012-2015) |
| Area | |
• Municipality & Town | 402.5 km2 (155.4 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,360 m (4,460 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Municipality & Town | 43,269 |
| • Density | 107.5/km2 (278.4/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 20,250 |
| • Urban density | 9,780/km2 (25,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | http://www.andes-antioquia.gov.co/ |
Andes is amunicipality and town in theAntioquia Department,Colombia. Part of the sub-region ofSouthwestern Antioquia, it is located on the western ColombianAndesmountain range. Andes was founded on 13 March 1852 by Pedro Antonio Restrepo Escobar. Its elevation is 1,360 metres above sea level with an average temperature of 22 °C. The distance reference fromMedellín city, the capital ofAntioquia Department, is 117 km and it has a total area of 402.5 km2. This town is well known for being the place whereGonzalo Arango a writer, philosopher and Antioquian journalist was born. The more significantly source of its economy is agriculture, mainly coffee cultivation.
Andes has atropical rainforest climate (Köppen:Af) with consistent temperatures, cool nights, and abundant rainfall.
| Climate data for Andes (Ita Andes), elevation 1,180 m (3,870 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.1 (84.4) | 29.6 (85.3) | 29.5 (85.1) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 27.9 (82.2) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.7 (83.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 22 (72) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 16.7 (62.1) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.9 (62.4) | 16.8 (62.2) | 16.7 (62.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 82.5 (3.25) | 99.4 (3.91) | 165.1 (6.50) | 228.6 (9.00) | 248.2 (9.77) | 193.8 (7.63) | 183.5 (7.22) | 178.9 (7.04) | 226.1 (8.90) | 212.4 (8.36) | 188.4 (7.42) | 129.6 (5.10) | 2,136.4 (84.11) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 13 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 225 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 164.3 | 152.4 | 133.3 | 117.0 | 127.1 | 138.0 | 170.5 | 158.1 | 126.0 | 124.0 | 132.0 | 145.7 | 1,688.4 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Source:Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
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