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Colón, Venezuela

Colón is a town in the Venezuelan Andean state of Táchira. This town is the shire town of the Ayacucho Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 48,982.[1]

Climate

Colón has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af)[2] with consistently warm temperatures throughout the year. The average high temperature for the year is 26.1 °C (79.0 °F), and the average low temperature is 20.2 °C (68.4 °F). Colón experiences significant rainfall throughout the year, with a peak in October and November, amounting to a yearly average of 1485.9 millimeters (58.50 inches).[3]

Demographics

The Ayacucho Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 48,982 (up from 41,404 in 1990). This amounts to 4.9% of Táchira's population.[4] The municipality's population density is 262.1 people per square mile (101.20/km2).[1]

Government

Colón is the shire town of the Ayacucho Municipality in Táchira. The mayor of the Ayacucho Municipality is Gabino Paz Guerrero, reelected in 2004 with 47% of the vote.[5] The last municipal election was held in October 2004.

Sites of interest

Religious buildings

Squares and parks

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2007-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Colón". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Regionales 2004 cne.gob.ve
  6. ^ Pedro Antonio Reyna ula.ve [permanent dead link]

External links

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