San Sebastián de Buenavista
San Sebastián de Buenavista | |
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town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of San Sebastián de Buenavista in the Department of Magdalena. | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Department | Magdalena |
| Foundation | 1748 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 421 km2 (163 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2018[2]) | |
| • Total | 18,865 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Website | www.sansebastiandebuenavista-magdalena.gov.co |
San Sebastián de Buenavista is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Founded in 1748 by Fernando de Mier y Guerra with the name San Sebastián de Melchiquejo, but was later changed on November 15, 1957 when it was erected municipality.
Politics[edit]
Administrative divisions[edit]
Corregimientos:
- Troncosito
- Troncoso
- Buenavista
- El Coco
- Las Margaritas
- La Pacha
- Los Galvis
- San Valentín
- Sabanas de Peralejo
- Maria Antonia
- Venero
- El Seis
- San Rafael
- Santa Rosa
- Dividivi
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for San Sebastián de Buenavista (Alamos Los), elevation 25 m (82 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.7 (94.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.2 (0.52) |
23.0 (0.91) |
57.3 (2.26) |
134.2 (5.28) |
195.5 (7.70) |
157.6 (6.20) |
112.3 (4.42) |
189.3 (7.45) |
211.7 (8.33) |
186.7 (7.35) |
148.1 (5.83) |
66.1 (2.60) |
1,449.7 (57.07) |
| Average precipitation days | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 105 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 266.6 | 234.3 | 217.0 | 183.0 | 182.9 | 201.0 | 226.3 | 217.0 | 180.0 | 192.2 | 189.0 | 229.4 | 2,518.7 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 6.9 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for San Sebastián de Buenavista (Seis El), elevation 50 m (160 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 35.8 (96.4) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.3 (0.60) |
18.6 (0.73) |
52.2 (2.06) |
127.6 (5.02) |
164.5 (6.48) |
130.3 (5.13) |
102.4 (4.03) |
173.8 (6.84) |
158.4 (6.24) |
172.9 (6.81) |
125.9 (4.96) |
52.2 (2.06) |
1,245.1 (49.02) |
| Average precipitation days | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 72 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 76 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
External links[edit]
- (in Spanish) San Sebastián de Buenavista official website
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