Puerto Salgar
Municipality and town
Flag of Puerto Salgar
Flag
Official seal of Puerto Salgar
Seal
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Puerto Salgar is located in Colombia
Puerto Salgar
Puerto Salgar
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°30′N 74°35′W / 5.500°N 74.583°W / 5.500; -74.583
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
Area
 • Municipality and town515.9 km2 (199.2 sq mi)
 • Urban
1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018[1])
 • Municipality and town15,019
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
 • Urban
11,082
 • Urban density5,600/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Puerto Salgar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto salˈɣaɾ]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the northwestern part of the department of Cundinamarca. It came to international attention when the US ambassador in Colombia announced the Palanquero Air Base had entered a recertification process, possibly in order to host US military personnel as a replacement to the Manta Air Base. As of July 2009, negotiations were ongoing.[2]

On 29 December 2015, Puerto Salgar recorded a temperature of 45.0 °C (113.0 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Colombia.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Puerto Salgar (Captain Germán Olano Moreno Air Base), elevation 172 m (564 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.1
(91.6) 		33.6
(92.5) 		33.4
(92.1) 		33.0
(91.4) 		33.2
(91.8) 		33.7
(92.7) 		34.9
(94.8) 		35.2
(95.4) 		34.2
(93.6) 		32.5
(90.5) 		32.2
(90.0) 		32.5
(90.5) 		33.4
(92.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 28.6
(83.5) 		28.9
(84.0) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.9
(84.0) 		29.4
(84.9) 		29.7
(85.5) 		28.8
(83.8) 		28.0
(82.4) 		28.0
(82.4) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.7
(83.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.4
(72.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 86.2
(3.39) 		92.1
(3.63) 		143.6
(5.65) 		232.7
(9.16) 		232.8
(9.17) 		106.3
(4.19) 		82.9
(3.26) 		98.5
(3.88) 		182.5
(7.19) 		296.0
(11.65) 		247.5
(9.74) 		147.8
(5.82) 		1,948.7
(76.72)
Average precipitation days 9 8 13 17 17 13 11 11 16 19 18 12 155
Average relative humidity (%) 73 71 73 75 74 72 66 66 71 76 77 76 73
Mean monthly sunshine hours 139.5 112.9 117.8 138.0 161.2 156.0 189.1 186.0 162.0 155.0 150.0 139.5 1,807
Mean daily sunshine hours 4.5 4.0 3.8 4.6 5.2 5.2 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.9
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[4]

References

  1. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ Bajak, Frank, (Associated Press), "U.S., Colombia said to be near base access deal", Military Times, July 15, 2009.
  3. ^ "Informe Técnico Diario N°364". IDEAM. 30 December 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ^ "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.


Categories