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Noanamá, Chocó

Coordinates: 4°41′17.6″N 76°56′3.4″W / 4.688222°N 76.934278°W / 4.688222; -76.934278
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Noanamá
Village
Noanamá is located in Chocó Department
Noanamá
Noanamá
Location in Chocó and Colombia
Noanamá is located in Colombia
Noanamá
Noanamá
Noanamá (Colombia)
Coordinates: 4°41′17.6″N 76°56′3.4″W / 4.688222°N 76.934278°W / 4.688222; -76.934278
Country Colombia
DepartmentChocó
MunicipalityMedio San Juan Municipality
Elevation
130 ft (40 m)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total800 (approx.)[1]
 • Ethnicities
Afro-Colombian
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Noanamá is a village in Medio San Juan Municipality, Chocó Department in Colombia.

History

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Noanamá's population was estimated at 300 in 1957.[2]

The village was occupied by National Liberation Army militants in early 2018.[1]

Geography

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Noanamá is situated in the Colombian rainforest, on the bank of a river.[1] The main resources in Noanamá are gold, coca and an indigenous pancoger, as the local river is too polluted to fish or log timber.[1] Sugarcane was grown in the area in the early 20th century.[3]

Climate

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Noanamá has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af).

Climate data for Noanamá
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.5
(85.1)
29.9
(85.8)
30.1
(86.2)
30.1
(86.2)
30.2
(86.4)
29.9
(85.8)
29.9
(85.8)
29.9
(85.8)
29.8
(85.6)
29.3
(84.7)
29.3
(84.7)
29.3
(84.7)
29.8
(85.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)
26.2
(79.2)
26.3
(79.3)
26.4
(79.5)
26.3
(79.3)
26.1
(79.0)
26.1
(79.0)
26.0
(78.8)
25.9
(78.6)
25.8
(78.4)
25.8
(78.4)
25.8
(78.4)
26.1
(78.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.3
(72.1)
22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 453.9
(17.87)
367.4
(14.46)
415.3
(16.35)
498.7
(19.63)
535.5
(21.08)
511.6
(20.14)
592.0
(23.31)
668.1
(26.30)
600.5
(23.64)
568.5
(22.38)
528.5
(20.81)
514.2
(20.24)
6,254.2
(246.21)
Average rainy days 25 21 23 25 26 26 28 28 26 27 26 25 306
Average relative humidity (%) 91 91 91 91 90 91 91 91 91 91 92 92 91
Mean monthly sunshine hours 71.3 76.2 74.4 81.0 89.9 84.0 105.4 99.2 75.0 74.4 75.0 71.3 977.1
Mean daily sunshine hours 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.9 2.8 3.4 3.2 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.7
Source: [4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Anderson, Maximo (January 10, 2018). "Chocó at epicenter of Colombia's social, environmental conflicts". Mongabay. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Noanama, via Istmina, Choco, Colombia, South America". Washita County Enterprise. February 28, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Miller, Leo E. (September 29, 1912). "Braves Jungle and Finds Rare "Cock of the Rock"". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2020-06-27.