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 | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Flag .svg.png.webp) Seal | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Orito in the Putumayo Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Putumayo Department |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manuel Eduardo Ocoro Carabali |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 1,862.36 km2 (719.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Municipality and town | 52,580 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 23,633 |
| Time zone | UTC-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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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
- "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- "Climate: Orito". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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