Saravena
Municipality and town
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Official seal of Saravena
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Location of the municipality and town of Saravena in the Arauca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Saravena in the Arauca Department of Colombia
Coordinates: 6°57′20″N 71°52′20″W / 6.95556°N 71.87222°W / 6.95556; -71.87222
Country Colombia
DepartmentArauca Department
Area
 • Municipality and town945.1 km2 (364.9 sq mi)
 • Urban
10.03 km2 (3.87 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (730 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality and town55,554
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Urban
42,415
 • Urban density4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateAm

Saravena is a city and municipality in Arauca Department, Colombia. It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Colombia's border with Venezuela.[2] The municipality, with a population of 55,554, has had FARC and ELN activity as well as a Colombian military presence near the Venezuelan border.[3]

It is served by Los Colonizadores Airport.

Climate

Saravena has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March to and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.

Climate data for Saravena
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.5
(88.7) 		30.8
(87.4) 		30.6
(87.1) 		29.6
(85.3) 		29.6
(85.3) 		30.0
(86.0) 		30.7
(87.3) 		31.1
(88.0) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.6
(87.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25.6
(78.1) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.6
(78.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.5
(68.9) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.3
(70.3) 		20.8
(69.4) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.4
(68.7) 		20.5
(68.9) 		20.7
(69.3) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.8
(69.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 44.4
(1.75) 		79.8
(3.14) 		109.2
(4.30) 		258.4
(10.17) 		397.3
(15.64) 		420.6
(16.56) 		361.2
(14.22) 		335.8
(13.22) 		297.6
(11.72) 		338.5
(13.33) 		200.6
(7.90) 		115.6
(4.55) 		2,959
(116.5)
Average rainy days 6 8 11 17 20 23 23 21 18 18 15 10 190
Average relative humidity (%) 79 79 79 83 85 87 86 86 85 84 83 83 83
Mean monthly sunshine hours 161.2 118.6 89.9 81.0 99.2 96.0 117.8 130.2 144.0 155.0 150.0 151.9 1,494.8
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.2 4.2 2.9 2.7 3.2 3.2 3.8 4.2 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.1
Source: IDEAM[4]

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Saravena municipality with localities
  2. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  3. ^ "Viaje al 'triángulo rojo de la guerra', la zona de Arauca donde se siente el rigor del conflicto". Noticias Caracol. February 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
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