Betania, Antioquia

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Betania
Municipality and town
Parque de Betania 2.JPG
Flag of Betania
Official seal of Betania
Location of the municipality and town of Betania in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Betania in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Betania is located in Colombia
Betania
Betania
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°45′N 75°58′W / 5.750°N 75.967°W / 5.750; -75.967
Country Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
SubregionSouthwestern
Area
 • Total168 km2 (65 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total9,286
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Betania (pronounced: Bai-TAHN-ee-uh) is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Southwestern Antioquia. It exists 33 mi/53 km SW of Medellín. Main industries include coffee, sugarcane, cacao, and livestock.

Climate[]

Chigorodó has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Chigorodó
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)
27.0
(80.6)
27.2
(81.0)
27.0
(80.6)
26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
26.8
(80.2)
26.5
(79.7)
26.0
(78.8)
25.8
(78.4)
25.4
(77.7)
25.8
(78.4)
26.4
(79.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3)
21.1
(70.0)
21.4
(70.5)
21.4
(70.5)
21.1
(70.0)
21.0
(69.8)
21.1
(70.0)
20.9
(69.6)
20.5
(68.9)
20.6
(69.1)
20.3
(68.5)
20.4
(68.7)
20.9
(69.6)
Average low °C (°F) 15.0
(59.0)
15.3
(59.5)
15.7
(60.3)
15.9
(60.6)
16.0
(60.8)
15.7
(60.3)
15.4
(59.7)
15.3
(59.5)
15.1
(59.2)
15.4
(59.7)
15.3
(59.5)
15.1
(59.2)
15.4
(59.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 124.5
(4.90)
148.2
(5.83)
198.2
(7.80)
291.8
(11.49)
318.2
(12.53)
227.1
(8.94)
219.3
(8.63)
234.7
(9.24)
265.4
(10.45)
307.2
(12.09)
240.9
(9.48)
161.8
(6.37)
2,737.3
(107.75)
Average rainy days 12 13 16 20 23 18 18 18 20 23 20 15 216
Source 1: IDEAM[1]
Source 2: Climate-Data.org[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  2. ^ "Climate: Betania". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved September 3, 2020.

Coordinates: 5°45′N 75°58′W / 5.750°N 75.967°W / 5.750; -75.967


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