Florida, Valle del Cauca
Florida (Spanish pronunciation: [floˈɾiða]) is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
Florida | |
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Municipality and town | |
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Flag Seal | |
Florida in the Valle del Cauca Department. | |
Florida Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 3°19′39″N 76°14′19″W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Valle del Cauca Department |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 401.6 km2 (155.1 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3.25 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| • Municipality and town | 53,774 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 40,195 |
| • Urban density | 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Its first inhabitants were indigenous peoples, mestizos, afro-Latinos and mulattos. Local rivers are the Fraile, Parraga, and Desbaratado. The main road is la Calle Novena ("Ninth Street").
La Hoya, a pool of water formed by a section of the Fraile River, attracts tourists.[2]
In 2008 FARC requested this municipality together with Pradera as free areas for them to negotiate to exchange 44 hostages they held for guerilla fighters imprisoned by the Colombian government.[3]
Notable people
- Jherson Vergara, footballer
- Róbinson Zapata, football player
- Juan Camilo Angulo, Football player
Climate
| Climate data for Florida (Cenicana), elevation 1,013 m (3,323 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.6 (85.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.5 (74.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 92.1 (3.63) |
84.0 (3.31) |
121.8 (4.80) |
169.0 (6.65) |
113.7 (4.48) |
49.3 (1.94) |
29.5 (1.16) |
38.1 (1.50) |
95.4 (3.76) |
139.3 (5.48) |
158.7 (6.25) |
86.0 (3.39) |
1,176.9 (46.33) |
| Average precipitation days | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 145 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.8 | 152.4 | 158.1 | 138.0 | 136.4 | 153.0 | 170.5 | 176.7 | 150.0 | 158.1 | 141.0 | 164.3 | 1,878.3 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- Citypopulation.de Population of Florida municipality with localities
- Florida: Recuperando la Memoria Colectiva. Convenio Interinstitucional de Cooperacion y Cofinanciacion. Florida, Valle del Cauca. 2006.
- El Tiempo, Enero 15 de 2008, Farc insisten en despeje de Florida y Pradera (Valle) para hacer el acuerdo humanitario
- "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
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