Saldaña, Tolima

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Municipality and town in Tolima Department, Colombia

Saldaña, Colombia

Municipality and town

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Location of the municipality and town of Saldaña, Colombia in the Tolima Department of Colombia.

Country|  Colombia
Department| Tolima Department
Government

• mayor| Jorge Lozano Arciniegas
Area

[1]

• Total

| 214 km2 (83 sq mi)
Elevation

| 305 m (1,001 ft)
Population

(2017)

• Total

| 14,329
Time zone| UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Saldaña is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. Saldaña is where nearly 30% of Colombian rice is grown, and most of them work in the rice business. The population of the municipality was 14,329 as of the 2017 census.

## Climate

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Climate data for Saldaña (Jabalcon), elevation 425 m (1,394 ft), (1981–2010)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 33.0
(91.4)  | 33.1
(91.6)  | 32.8
(91.0)  | 32.2
(90.0)  | 32.3
(90.1)  | 32.9
(91.2)  | 33.9
(93.0)  | 34.9
(94.8)  | 34.0
(93.2)  | 32.6
(90.7)  | 31.8
(89.2)  | 32.1
(89.8)  | 33.0
(91.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 28.0
(82.4)  | 28.0
(82.4)  | 27.9
(82.2)  | 27.6
(81.7)  | 27.7
(81.9)  | 27.8
(82.0)  | 28.3
(82.9)  | 29.1
(84.4)  | 28.6
(83.5)  | 27.7
(81.9)  | 27.4
(81.3)  | 27.5
(81.5)  | 28.0
(82.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 22.5
(72.5)  | 22.4
(72.3)  | 22.4
(72.3)  | 22.4
(72.3)  | 22.3
(72.1)  | 22.3
(72.1)  | 22.3
(72.1)  | 22.7
(72.9)  | 22.4
(72.3)  | 22.1
(71.8)  | 22.3
(72.1)  | 22.4
(72.3)  | 22.4
(72.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 94.0
(3.70)  | 115.5
(4.55)  | 150.4
(5.92)  | 209.2
(8.24)  | 167.2
(6.58)  | 58.6
(2.31)  | 49.1
(1.93)  | 47.1
(1.85)  | 116.7
(4.59)  | 198.0
(7.80)  | 178.2
(7.02)  | 131.4
(5.17)  | 1,515.5
(59.67)
Average precipitation days  | 8  | 10  | 12  | 14  | 13  | 8  | 7  | 5  | 9  | 15  | 13  | 11  | 123
Average relative humidity (%)  | 74  | 74  | 75  | 78  | 76  | 73  | 68  | 63  | 67  | 75  | 77  | 78  | 73
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.7  | 166.6  | 158.1  | 147.0  | 155.0  | 159.0  | 179.8  | 182.9  | 171.0  | 179.8  | 174.0  | 195.3  | 2,076.2
Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.7  | 5.9  | 5.1  | 4.9  | 5.0  | 5.3  | 5.8  | 5.9  | 5.7  | 5.8  | 5.8  | 6.3  | 5.7
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
2. ^ "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.

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* Honda
* Ibagué
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* Lérida
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* Murillo
* Natagaima
* Ortega
* Palocabildo
* Piedras
* Planadas
* Prado
* Purificacion
* Rioblanco
* Roncesvalles
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* San Antonio
* San Luis
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* Venadillo
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