Venecia, Antioquia | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Venecia, Antioquia in the Antioquia Department of Colombia | |
  Venecia, Antioquia Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates:5°57′39″N75°44′1″W / 5.96083°N 75.73361°W /5.96083; -75.73361 | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Antioquia Department |
| Subregion | Southwestern |
| Area | |
• Total | 141 km2 (54 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2018[2]) | |
• Total | 10,280 |
| • Density | 72.9/km2 (189/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Venecia is a town andmunicipality in southwest region of theAntioquia Department,Colombia. According to the 2018 census, the population comprised 10,280 people. The town includesCerro Tusa, a pyramid-shaped mountain, and another mountain known as Cerro Bravo.
The town was named afterVenice, Italy because the area originally contained a large lagoon.
The settlement, from which later became the town, was founded on the 13 of January 1898. Venecia Municipality was isolated in a separate administrative unit in 1909.
| Climate data for Venecia (Rosario El), elevation 1,600 m (5,200 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) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.1 (79.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.5 (76.1) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.2 (77.4) | 24.6 (76.3) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.8 (74.8) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.8 (76.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 21.0 (69.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.6 (69.1) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.1 (66.4) | 19.4 (66.9) | 19.9 (67.8) | 20.2 (68.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.3 (61.3) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 16.1 (61.0) | 16.2 (61.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 16.0 (60.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 92.1 (3.63) | 105.6 (4.16) | 168.6 (6.64) | 253.9 (10.00) | 345.9 (13.62) | 248.6 (9.79) | 188.1 (7.41) | 237.9 (9.37) | 297.9 (11.73) | 310.8 (12.24) | 259.0 (10.20) | 166.3 (6.55) | 2,674.7 (105.30) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 224 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 72 | 70 | 69 | 76 | 78 | 74 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 74 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 176.7 | 160.9 | 167.4 | 138.0 | 148.8 | 186.0 | 217.0 | 198.4 | 156.0 | 124.0 | 132.0 | 176.7 | 1,981.9 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| Source:Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
Capital:Medellín | |||||||||||||||||||
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5°55′N75°45′W / 5.917°N 75.750°W /5.917; -75.750
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