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Atrato

Coordinates: 10°04′N 74°12′W / 10.067°N 74.200°W / 10.067; -74.200
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Atrato
Municipality and town
View of Atrato
View of Atrato
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Location of the municipality and town of Atrato in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Atrato in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentChocó Department
Area
 • Total725 km2 (280 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018[2])
 • Total5,519
 • Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Atrato is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department near the Pacific Ocean, Colombia.

Climate

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Atrato has an extremely wet tropical rainforest climate (Af). The following climate data is for Yutó, the capital of the municipality.

Climate data for Atrato
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8)
29.9
(85.8)
30.3
(86.5)
30.2
(86.4)
30.1
(86.2)
30.0
(86.0)
30.1
(86.2)
30.1
(86.2)
30.0
(86.0)
29.5
(85.1)
29.4
(84.9)
29.6
(85.3)
29.9
(85.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0)
26.1
(79.0)
26.5
(79.7)
26.5
(79.7)
26.4
(79.5)
26.2
(79.2)
26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
25.9
(78.6)
25.8
(78.4)
26.0
(78.8)
26.2
(79.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
22.3
(72.1)
22.7
(72.9)
22.8
(73.0)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.3
(72.1)
22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 607.2
(23.91)
516.7
(20.34)
526.1
(20.71)
672.0
(26.46)
795.9
(31.33)
776.8
(30.58)
768.5
(30.26)
867.7
(34.16)
742.9
(29.25)
724.6
(28.53)
722.2
(28.43)
598.4
(23.56)
8,319
(327.52)
[citation needed]

References

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  • (in Spanish) [ Colombian geografic Institute; Creation of the Atrato municipality]
  1. ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

10°04′N 74°12′W / 10.067°N 74.200°W / 10.067; -74.200