San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia
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San Andrés | |
|---|---|
City and municipality | |
      From to top: Aerial view, Typical house, Casa Isleña Museum, Pedestrian Street, San Andres beach and San Luis Church. | |
 Maps of the islands of San Andrés and Providencia | |
  San Andrés Location of San Andrés in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 12°35′5″N 81°42′2″W / 12.58472°N 81.70056°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Insular |
| Department | San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 55,426[1] |
| • Languages spoken | San Andrés Creole English Spanish |
| • Ethnic groups | 20% Raizals and 80% mainland Colombians |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Time (COT)) |
San Andrés (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌsan anˈdɾes]) is the capital city of the department of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, in Colombia. As of 2005 its population was 55,426.[1]
Overview[edit]
It is situated at the north end of San Andrés Island, on the Caribbean Sea. The population is considered to be about 20% Raizals and 80% mainland Colombians. The economy is mainly sustained by tourism and commercial fishing. Once a duty-free port, it still has a relatively vigorous shopping district selling various consumer goods at bargain prices, including Colombian gold and emerald jewellery, leather goods and other distinctively Colombian wares.
San Andrés has become such a byword for bargain shopping in Colombia that many towns and cities have a bargain shopping area known as a San Andresito ("little San Andres").
Twin towns[edit]
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for San Andrés (Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport), elevation 1 m (3.3 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29 (84) |
29.6 (85.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.0 (3.03) |
37.8 (1.49) |
23.6 (0.93) |
33.2 (1.31) |
131.3 (5.17) |
205.5 (8.09) |
199.0 (7.83) |
201.2 (7.92) |
238.4 (9.39) |
323.8 (12.75) |
269.6 (10.61) |
140.9 (5.55) |
1,881.2 (74.06) |
| Average precipitation days | 19 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 218 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 254.2 | 231.8 | 282.1 | 276.0 | 241.8 | 183.0 | 192.2 | 217.0 | 192.0 | 189.1 | 189.0 | 213.9 | 2,662.1 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.2 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Census 2005 - San Andrés" (PDF) (in Spanish). (DANE)
- ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.[dead link]
External links[edit]
Media related to San Andrés at Wikimedia Commons
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