Florida, Valle del Cauca

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Municipality and town in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

Florida

Municipality and town

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Florida in the Valle del Cauca Department.

Florida

Location in Colombia

Coordinates: 3°19′39″N 76°14′19″W﻿ / ﻿3.32750°N 76.23861°W﻿ / 3.32750; -76.23861
Country| Colombia
Department| Valle del Cauca Department
Area

• Municipality and town

| 401.6 km2 (155.1 sq mi)
• Urban

| 3.25 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Population

(2018 census)[1]

• Municipality and town

| 53,774
• Density| 130/km2 (350/sq mi)
• Urban

| 40,195
• Urban density| 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Florida (Spanish pronunciation: [floˈɾiða]) is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Its first inhabitants were indigenous peoples, mestizos, afro-Latinos and mulattos.[citation needed] Local rivers are the Fraile, Parraga, and Desbaratado. The main road is la Calle Novena ("Ninth Street").

La Hoya, a pool of water formed by a section of the Fraile River, attracts tourists.[2]

In 2008 FARC requested this municipality together with Pradera as free areas for them to negotiate to exchange 44 hostages they held for guerilla fighters imprisoned by the Colombian government.[3]

## Notable people

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* Jherson Vergara, footballer
* Róbinson Zapata, football player
* Juan Camilo Angulo, Football player
* Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, football player

## Climate

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Climate data for Florida (Cenicana), elevation 1,013 m (3,323 ft), (1981–2010)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 29.6
(85.3)  | 29.9
(85.8)  | 29.8
(85.6)  | 29.3
(84.7)  | 29.1
(84.4)  | 29.4
(84.9)  | 29.9
(85.8)  | 30.3
(86.5)  | 29.7
(85.5)  | 29.1
(84.4)  | 28.6
(83.5)  | 29.2
(84.6)  | 29.5
(85.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 23.5
(74.3)  | 23.7
(74.7)  | 23.8
(74.8)  | 23.5
(74.3)  | 23.5
(74.3)  | 23.8
(74.8)  | 23.8
(74.8)  | 24.0
(75.2)  | 23.6
(74.5)  | 23.1
(73.6)  | 22.9
(73.2)  | 23.4
(74.1)  | 23.6
(74.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 18.7
(65.7)  | 18.8
(65.8)  | 19.0
(66.2)  | 19.1
(66.4)  | 19.1
(66.4)  | 18.7
(65.7)  | 18.3
(64.9)  | 18.2
(64.8)  | 18.5
(65.3)  | 18.6
(65.5)  | 18.6
(65.5)  | 18.8
(65.8)  | 18.7
(65.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 92.1
(3.63)  | 84.0
(3.31)  | 121.8
(4.80)  | 169.0
(6.65)  | 113.7
(4.48)  | 49.3
(1.94)  | 29.5
(1.16)  | 38.1
(1.50)  | 95.4
(3.76)  | 139.3
(5.48)  | 158.7
(6.25)  | 86.0
(3.39)  | 1,176.9
(46.33)
Average precipitation days  | 10  | 11  | 14  | 16  | 15  | 10  | 8  | 7  | 12  | 16  | 16  | 12  | 145
Average relative humidity (%)  | 77  | 77  | 78  | 80  | 80  | 78  | 75  | 75  | 77  | 79  | 81  | 79  | 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.8  | 152.4  | 158.1  | 138.0  | 136.4  | 153.0  | 170.5  | 176.7  | 150.0  | 158.1  | 141.0  | 164.3  | 1,878.3
Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.8  | 5.4  | 5.1  | 4.6  | 4.4  | 5.1  | 5.5  | 5.7  | 5.0  | 5.1  | 4.7  | 5.3  | 5.1
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[4]

## References

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1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Florida municipality with localities
2. ^ Florida: Recuperando la Memoria Colectiva. Convenio Interinstitucional de Cooperacion y Cofinanciacion. Florida, Valle del Cauca. 2006.
3. ^ El Tiempo, Enero 15 de 2008, Farc insisten en despeje de Florida y Pradera (Valle) para hacer el acuerdo humanitario
4. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

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Municipalities in the Valle del Cauca Department

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* Buga
* Bugalagrande
* Caicedonia
* Cali
* Calima
* Candelaria
* Cartago
* Dagua
* El Águila
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* El Cerrito
* El Dovio
* Florida
* Ginebra
* Guacarí
* Jamundí
* La Cumbre
* La Unión
* La Victoria
* Obando
* Palmira
* Pradera
* Restrepo
* Riofrío
* Roldanillo
* San Pedro
* Sevilla
* Toro
* Trujillo
* Tuluá
* Ulloa
* Versalles
* Vijes
* Yotoco
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