Tarazá

Taraza is a town and municipality in the Bajo Cauca subregion of Antioquia Department, Colombia. It lies 222 kilometres (138 mi) from the city of Medellín, the departmental capital, and has a land area of 1,569 square kilometres (606 sq mi). The municipality was separated from the municipality of Cáceres in 1979.

Tarazá
Municipality and town
Flag
Location of the municipality of Taraza in Antioquia Department.
Tarazá
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 7°35′17″N 75°24′10″W
Country Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
SubregionBajo Cauca
Founded1953
Split from Cáceres1979
Area
  Total1,569 km2 (606 sq mi)
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.[1])
  Total48,926
  Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Websitetaraza-antioquia.gov.co

In April 2008, 24 people were arrested, 40 were injured and at least one was killed in farmers' protests, instigated by FARC, against the eradication of the coca crop in the local area. In the aftermath of this, the municipality declared a humanitarian crisis.[2][3]

Climate

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

Climate data for Tarazá
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1)
31.2
(88.2)
31.8
(89.2)
31.2
(88.2)
30.6
(87.1)
30.4
(86.7)
30.5
(86.9)
30.3
(86.5)
30.0
(86.0)
29.7
(85.5)
29.7
(85.5)
29.9
(85.8)
30.5
(86.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)
26.8
(80.2)
27.5
(81.5)
27.2
(81.0)
26.7
(80.1)
26.5
(79.7)
26.6
(79.9)
26.4
(79.5)
26.2
(79.2)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.5
(79.7)
Average low °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.3)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
22.9
(73.2)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.1
(71.8)
22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 99.5
(3.92)
87.6
(3.45)
158.8
(6.25)
368.4
(14.50)
518.8
(20.43)
470.2
(18.51)
456.9
(17.99)
545.0
(21.46)
486.3
(19.15)
503.4
(19.82)
381.2
(15.01)
213.7
(8.41)
4,289.8
(168.9)
Average rainy days 8 7 9 16 21 18 19 19 19 19 17 10 182
Source: IDEAM[4]


References

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