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{{Infobox settlement
'''Taraza''' is a [[municipio|municipality]] in [[Antioquia Department]], [[Colombia]].
| name = Tarazá
| native_name =
| settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Colombia|Municipality]] and town
| image_skyline = Tarazá-Antioquia.jpg
| image_caption =
| image_flag = Flag of Tarazá.svg
| image_seal =
| image_map = Colombia - Antioquia - Tarazá.svg
| mapsize = 250px
| map_caption = Location of the municipality of '''Taraza''' in [[Antioquia Department]].
| pushpin_map = Colombia
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Colombia
| coordinates = {{coord|7|35|17|N|75|24|10|W|region:CO|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Colombia}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Departments of Colombia|Department]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Antioquia Department.svg}} [[Antioquia Department]]
| subdivision_type2 = Subregion
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bajo Cauca Antioquia|Bajo Cauca]]
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1953
| established_title1 = Split from [[Cáceres, Antioquia|Cáceres]]
| established_date1 = 1979
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| area_total_km2 = 1569
| area_land_km2 =
| area_water_km2 =
| elevation_m = 125
| population_total = 48926
| population_as_of = 2020 est.<ref name="Censo">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/poblacion/proyepobla06_20/ProyeccionMunicipios2005_2020.xls |title=Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005 |access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = Colombia Standard Time
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST =
| utc_offset_DST =
| website = {{URL|taraza-antioquia.gov.co}}
}}
'''Taraza''' is a town and [[Municipalities of Colombia|municipality]] in the [[Bajo Cauca Antioquia|Bajo Cauca]] subregion of [[Antioquia Department]], [[Colombia]]. It lies {{convert|222|km}} from the city of [[Medellín]], the departmental capital, and has a land area of {{convert|1569|km2}}. The municipality was separated from the municipality of [[Cáceres, Antioquia|Cáceres]] in 1979.


In April 2008, 24 people were arrested, 40 were injured and at least one was killed in farmers' protests here, instigated by [[Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia|FARC]], against the eradication of the [[coca]] crop in the area. In the aftermath of this, the municipality declared a humanitarian crisis.<ref>[http://colombiareports.com/2008/04/24/farmers-protest-leaves-40-injured-in-taraza/ Farmers’ protest leaves 40 injured in Taraza]; 24 March 2008 <!-- Accessed 14 July 2008 --></ref><ref>[http://colombiareports.com/2008/04/25/humanitarian-crisis-in-taraza/ Humanitarian crisis in Taraza; 25 March 2008 <!-- Accessed 14 July 2008 -->]</ref>
[[Category:Municipalities of Antioquia]]


==Climate==
Tarazá has a [[tropical rainforest climate]] (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
{{Weather box
|location = Tarazá
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high C = 30.6
|Feb high C = 31.2
|Mar high C = 31.8
|Apr high C = 31.2
|May high C = 30.6
|Jun high C = 30.4
|Jul high C = 30.5
|Aug high C = 30.3
|Sep high C = 30.0
|Oct high C = 29.7
|Nov high C = 29.7
|Dec high C = 29.9
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 26.4
|Feb mean C = 26.8
|Mar mean C = 27.5
|Apr mean C = 27.2
|May mean C = 26.7
|Jun mean C = 26.5
|Jul mean C = 26.6
|Aug mean C = 26.4
|Sep mean C = 26.2
|Oct mean C = 26.0
|Nov mean C = 26.0
|Dec mean C = 26.0
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = 22.3
|Feb low C = 22.4
|Mar low C = 23.2
|Apr low C = 23.2
|May low C = 22.9
|Jun low C = 22.6
|Jul low C = 22.7
|Aug low C = 22.5
|Sep low C = 22.4
|Oct low C = 22.4
|Nov low C = 22.4
|Dec low C = 22.1
|year low C =


|rain colour = green
{{Colombia-geo-stub}}
|Jan rain mm = 99.5
|Feb rain mm = 87.6
|Mar rain mm = 158.8
|Apr rain mm = 368.4
|May rain mm = 518.8
|Jun rain mm = 470.2
|Jul rain mm = 456.9
|Aug rain mm = 545.0
|Sep rain mm = 486.3
|Oct rain mm = 503.4
|Nov rain mm = 381.2
|Dec rain mm = 213.7
|year rain mm =
|Jan rain days = 8
|Feb rain days = 7
|Mar rain days = 9
|Apr rain days = 16
|May rain days = 21
|Jun rain days = 18
|Jul rain days = 19
|Aug rain days = 19
|Sep rain days = 19
|Oct rain days = 19
|Nov rain days = 17
|Dec rain days = 10
|Year rain days =

|source 1 = IDEAM<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128|title= Data |website= www.ideam.gov.co|access-date=2020-09-04}}</ref>}}


==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Department of Antioquia}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taraza}}
[[Category:Municipalities of Antioquia Department]]
{{Antioquia-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 12:50, 4 January 2024

Tarazá
Municipality and town
Flag of Tarazá
Flag
Location of the municipality of Taraza in Antioquia Department.
Location of the municipality of Taraza in Antioquia Department.
Tarazá is located in Colombia
Tarazá
Tarazá
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 7°35′17″N 75°24′10″W / 7.58806°N 75.40278°W / 7.58806; -75.40278
Country Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
SubregionBajo Cauca
Founded1953
Split from Cáceres1979
Area
 • Total
1,569 km2 (606 sq mi)
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.[1])
 • Total
48,926
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Websitetaraza-antioquia.gov.co

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.

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

Climate

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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
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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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  1. ^ "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ Farmers’ protest leaves 40 injured in Taraza; 24 March 2008
  3. ^ Humanitarian crisis in Taraza; 25 March 2008
  4. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
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