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Páez, Cauca

Coordinates: 2°39′17″N 75°59′34″W / 2.65472°N 75.9928°W / 2.65472; -75.9928
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Páez, Cauca
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Páez, Cauca in the Cauca Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Páez, Cauca in the Cauca Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentCauca Department
Population
 (2020 est.[1])
 • Total
36,977
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateAf
Websitewww.paez-cauca.gov.co

Paéz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaes]) is a municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. The town of Belalcazar, is the main urban center of the Municipality. It was founded in 1905 by Valencia, Mosquera and Lemus. The town is located by the steps of the Nevado del Huila Volcano, the municipality borders to the northeast with the Tolima Department, to the west with the Huila Department, southwest with the municipality of Inza, to the west with the municipalities of Silvia and Jambalo and to the north with the municipality of Toribio covering a total area of 1,258 km2 (486 sq mi).[2][unreliable source?]

Climate

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Climate data for Toez, elevation 1,860 m (6,100 ft), (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
22.8
(73.0)
22.6
(72.7)
21.9
(71.4)
21.2
(70.2)
21.5
(70.7)
22.0
(71.6)
22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
22.5
(72.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.3
(63.1)
17.3
(63.1)
17.5
(63.5)
17.3
(63.1)
17.3
(63.1)
16.8
(62.2)
16.2
(61.2)
16.3
(61.3)
16.5
(61.7)
16.8
(62.2)
17.0
(62.6)
17.0
(62.6)
17.0
(62.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 11.9
(53.4)
12.2
(54.0)
12.4
(54.3)
12.7
(54.9)
13.1
(55.6)
12.6
(54.7)
12.0
(53.6)
11.7
(53.1)
12.0
(53.6)
12.1
(53.8)
12.2
(54.0)
11.9
(53.4)
12.2
(54.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 48.4
(1.91)
71.1
(2.80)
80.9
(3.19)
126.4
(4.98)
141.0
(5.55)
103.6
(4.08)
107.6
(4.24)
106.8
(4.20)
115.0
(4.53)
120.6
(4.75)
108.0
(4.25)
75.6
(2.98)
1,204.9
(47.44)
Average precipitation days 14 16 20 22 24 23 24 22 21 24 23 18 250
Average relative humidity (%) 83 84 84 86 86 85 85 85 85 86 86 85 85
Mean monthly sunshine hours 158.1 147.0 124.0 114.0 114.7 99.0 89.9 105.4 84.0 93.0 96.0 170.5 1,395.6
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.1 5.2 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.3 2.9 3.4 2.8 3.0 3.2 5.5 3.8
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ Osorio, Nelson Freddy. "Páez" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
  3. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.[dead link]
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2°39′17″N 75°59′34″W / 2.65472°N 75.9928°W / 2.65472; -75.9928