Arjona, Bolívar

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Municipality and town in Bolívar Department, Colombia

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Nickname:

La tierra del bollo de mazorca

Location of the municipality and town of Arjona in the Bolívar Department of Colombia

10°15′31″N 75°20′46″W / 10.25861°N 75.34611°W / 10.25861; -75.34611Country

ColombiaDepartment

Bolívar DepartmentFounded1775Government

• MayorGustavo PerezArea

• Municipality and town589.6 km² (227.6 sq mi) • Urban

7.05 km² (2.72 sq mi)Elevation

63 m (207 ft)Population

(2018 census)^[1]

• Municipality and town69,503 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi) • Urban

55,134 • Urban density7,800/km² (20,000/sq mi)DemonymArjoneroArea code57 + 5WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Arjona is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia, about 30 km southeast of Cartagena de Indias.

Its primary activity is farming and producing the main recognized product, called Bollo by native people from there.

Notable people

Ernesto Frieri, professional baseball player
Ronaldo Hernández, professional baseball player
José Quintana, professional baseball player

Climate

Climate data for Arjona (Sincerin), elevation 10 m (33 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	34.0 (93.2)	34.8 (94.6)	34.9 (94.8)	34.5 (94.1)	32.9 (91.2)	33.3 (91.9)	33.1 (91.6)	33.1 (91.6)	32.5 (90.5)	32.0 (89.6)	31.8 (89.2)	32.4 (90.3)	33.2 (91.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.4 (81.3)	27.7 (81.9)	28.1 (82.6)	28.2 (82.8)	27.9 (82.2)	28.0 (82.4)	28.1 (82.6)	27.7 (81.9)	27.4 (81.3)	27.2 (81.0)	27.3 (81.1)	27.3 (81.1)	27.7 (81.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.6 (70.9)	22.0 (71.6)	22.4 (72.3)	23.8 (74.8)	24.0 (75.2)	24.1 (75.4)	24.0 (75.2)	23.8 (74.8)	23.7 (74.7)	23.5 (74.3)	23.2 (73.8)	22.4 (72.3)	23.2 (73.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	6.4 (0.25)	18.0 (0.71)	28.9 (1.14)	89.9 (3.54)	152.6 (6.01)	128.1 (5.04)	154.3 (6.07)	161.5 (6.36)	193.9 (7.63)	195.3 (7.69)	129.3 (5.09)	49.2 (1.94)	1,181.6 (46.52)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	1	2	3	7	12	11	11	13	13	15	11	5	95
Average relative humidity (%)	81	80	81	82	84	84	84	84	85	87	85	84	83
Mean monthly sunshine hours	257.3	223.0	201.5	168.0	158.1	168.0	189.1	189.1	141.0	142.6	165.0	223.2	2,225.9
Mean daily sunshine hours	8.3	7.9	6.5	5.6	5.1	5.6	6.1	6.1	4.7	4.6	5.5	7.2	6.1
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[2]

References

^ Citypopulation.de Population of Arjona municipality with localities
^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.