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 Location of the municipality and town of San Agustín, Córdoba in the Huila Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Huila Department |
| Population (2020 est.[1]) | |
• Total | 34,420 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
San Agustín (Spanish pronunciation:[sanaɣusˈtin]) is a town and municipality in the southernColombianDepartment ofHuila. The town is located 227 km away from the capital of the Department,Neiva. Population is around 34,000.[1] The village was founded in 1752 by Alejo Astudillo but attacks by indigenous people destroyed it. The present village was founded in 1790 by Lucas de Herazo y Mendigaña.
The mean temperature year round is 18 °C.
San Agustín has asubtropical highland climate (Köppen:Cfb)[2] with warm temperatures and frequent rainfall.
| Climate data for San Agustín (Parque Arqueologic), elevation 1,800 m (5,900 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) | 23.9 (75.0) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.3 (73.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.6 (70.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.9 (73.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.9 (64.2) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.2 (64.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) | 14.1 (57.4) | 14.3 (57.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 14.3 (57.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 13.2 (55.8) | 13.0 (55.4) | 13.2 (55.8) | 13.8 (56.8) | 14.1 (57.4) | 14.0 (57.2) | 13.8 (56.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 88.0 (3.46) | 101.6 (4.00) | 127.9 (5.04) | 157.0 (6.18) | 147.7 (5.81) | 154.6 (6.09) | 137.9 (5.43) | 103.8 (4.09) | 92.7 (3.65) | 119.3 (4.70) | 141.0 (5.55) | 117.2 (4.61) | 1,488.8 (58.61) |
| Average precipitation days | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 250 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 80 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 158.1 | 127.0 | 111.6 | 111.0 | 124.0 | 108.0 | 108.5 | 117.8 | 129.0 | 139.5 | 141.0 | 158.1 | 1,533.6 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| Source:Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
The area is very well known for itspre-Columbian archaeological sites belonging to the ancientSan Agustin culture. These sites comprise theSan Agustín Archaeological Park, which generates significant revenue to the economy due to the high volume of tourists, both Colombian and foreigners. This site was declared aUNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.
Media related toSan Agustín, Huila at Wikimedia Commons
San Agustin travel guide from Wikivoyage
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