Nóvita
Municipality and town in Chocó Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Nóvita in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Nóvita is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia.
It was the first capital of Chocó Province. It was a traditional center for gold mining,[2] Many of its residents are Afro-Colombians.[3]
In the 1850s, supplies, and possibly even people, were brought to the town by porters due to "the mountainous terrain, very high rainfall, and many rivers" of the surrounding region.[4][5]
Climate
Nóvita has an extremely wet tropical rainforest climate (Af) with over 9000 mm of rain annually.
Climate data for Nóvita town | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.6 (85.3) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.4 (86.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.1 (79.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.0 (71.5) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 685.7 (27.00) | 665.7 (26.21) | 689.2 (27.13) | 788.7 (31.05) | 808.6 (31.83) | 659.9 (25.98) | 614.5 (24.19) | 816.0 (32.13) | 824.0 (32.44) | 937.5 (36.91) | 930.2 (36.62) | 760.1 (29.93) | 9,180.1 (361.42) |
Average rainy days | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 227 |
Source: [6] |
References
- ^ "Nóvita (Municipality, Chocó, Colombia)". citypopulation.de.
- ^ Paz, Manuel María. "Exterior View of the Houses in Nóvita, Province of Chocó". World Digital Library. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ^ Paz, Manuel María. "View from a Street in Nóvita, Chocó Province". World Digital Library. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ^ "Porters on the Mountain of Nóvita, Chocó Province". World Digital Library. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
- ^ "Road to Nóvita via Tamaná Mountain, Chocó Province". World Digital Library. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
- ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
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Municipalities in the Chocó Department
- Acandí
- Alto Baudó
- Atrato
- Bagadó
- Bahía Solano
- Bajo Baudó
- Bojayá
- Capurganá
- Cértegui
- Condoto
- El Cantón de San Pablo
- El Carmen de Atrato
- El Carmen del Darién
- Istmina
- Juradó
- Litoral del San Juan
- Lloró
- Medio Atrato
- Medio Baudó
- Medio San Juan
- Nóvita
- Nuquí
- Quibdó
- Río Iró
- Río Quito
- Riosucio
- San José del Palmar
- Sipí
- Tadó
- Unguía
- Unión Panamericana
4°57′N 76°37′W / 4.950°N 76.617°W / 4.950; -76.617
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