Orito

Orito is a town and municipality in the Putumayo Department, Republic of Colombia. The town is just south of the confluence of the Patascoy and Luzonyaco Rivers. It is 43 kilometres (27 mi) north of the border with Ecuador.

Orito
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Orito in the Putumayo Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
Department Putumayo Department
Founded1963
Government
  MayorManuel Eduardo Ocoro Carabali
Area
  Municipality and town1,862.36 km2 (719.06 sq mi)
Elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2015)
  Municipality and town52,580
  Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
  Urban
23,633
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

The town is served by Orito Airport.

Climate

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

Climate data for Orito
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.1
(86.2)
29.7
(85.5)
29.4
(84.9)
29.2
(84.6)
28.8
(83.8)
28.8
(83.8)
28.8
(83.8)
29.6
(85.3)
30.0
(86.0)
30.3
(86.5)
30.2
(86.4)
30.2
(86.4)
29.6
(85.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.0
(77.0)
24.8
(76.6)
24.6
(76.3)
24.5
(76.1)
24.2
(75.6)
24.2
(75.6)
24.1
(75.4)
24.5
(76.1)
24.9
(76.8)
25.1
(77.2)
25.2
(77.4)
25.2
(77.4)
24.7
(76.5)
Average low °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8)
19.9
(67.8)
19.9
(67.8)
19.8
(67.6)
19.7
(67.5)
19.7
(67.5)
19.5
(67.1)
19.4
(66.9)
19.8
(67.6)
20.0
(68.0)
20.3
(68.5)
20.2
(68.4)
19.8
(67.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 235.8
(9.28)
256.0
(10.08)
366.6
(14.43)
404.0
(15.91)
406.4
(16.00)
352.4
(13.87)
305.2
(12.02)
233.8
(9.20)
248.9
(9.80)
306.2
(12.06)
321.2
(12.65)
303.2
(11.94)
3,739.7
(147.24)
Average rainy days 13 15 19 20 21 20 18 15 15 15 16 16 203
Source 1: IDEAM[1]
Source 2: Climate-Data.org[2]

References

  1. "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  2. "Climate: Orito". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 20, 2020.


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