Arboletes
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|subdivision_type1 =Department
|subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Antioquia Department.svg}} Antioquia Department
|subdivision_type2 = Subregion
|subdivision_name2 = Urabá
|leader_title = Alcalde
|leader_name = Gustavo German Guerra Guerra
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|timezone = Colombia Standard Time
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Arboletes is a town and municipality in the subregion of Urabá in Antioquia Department, Colombia.
The municipality is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the north, the department of Córdoba to the north and east, the municipality of San Pedro de Urabá to the south and west, and the municipalities of Turbo and Necoclí. The town is 502 km from the city of Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia. The municipality covers an area of 710 km².
Arboletes has 8 rural townships (corregimientos): El Carmelo, La Trinidad, Naranjitas, El Guadual, La Candelaria, Buenos Aires, Las Platas and Pajillal.
Etymology
The name "Arboletes" means "land of trees", though this is purely historical. Almost all forests in the area were cleared for a thriving cattle industry, an activity on which the municipality depends. However, there are wilderness areas in the municipality, formed by the rain forests that gave rise to the name of the municipality.
History
Arboletes is now a municipality of the department of Antioquia, born of a land dispute between that department and its neighboring department of Córdoba.
The town of Arboletes was founded in 1920 by José Torres Vargas y José María Reales, and was a township (corregimiento) of the municipality of Turbo, Antioquia. The municipality of Arboletes was established in August 1958.
Economy
Arboletes is primarily a livestock region, and ranching occupies 90% of the land of the municipality. Cattle, swine, goats, and horses are raised in the area. Agriculture in the area includes Bananas, Yams, Cassava, Maize, Rice, and Fruit.
Mud Volcano
Arboletes has a mud volcano located in the Santa Fe de la Plata corregimiento. The mud volcano has had eruptions in 2006 and 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.elheraldo.com.co/ELHERALDO/BancoConocimiento/2/25lesionadosporerupcion/25lesionadosporerupcion.asp?CodSeccion=48 |publisher=El Heraldo |title=25 lesionados en erupción de volcán en Santa Fe de la Plata, Arboletes |date=19 October 2010 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The mud density allows people to float and swim on the surface. This place is visited by tourists from around the world and is renowned for its medicinal benefits.
Climate
Arboletes has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March and heavy rainfall from April to November.
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|location = Arboletes, elevation {{convert|4|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 30.5
|Feb high C = 30.4
|Mar high C = 30.7
|Apr high C = 30.8
|May high C = 30.8
|Jun high C = 31.0
|Jul high C = 30.9
|Aug high C = 30.8
|Sep high C = 30.7
|Oct high C = 30.8
|Nov high C = 30.6
|Dec high C = 30.4
| year high C = 30.7
|Jan mean C = 27.6
|Feb mean C = 27.6
|Mar mean C = 28.0
|Apr mean C = 28.2
|May mean C = 28.0
|Jun mean C = 27.8
|Jul mean C = 27.7
|Aug mean C = 27.6
|Sep mean C = 27.3
|Oct mean C = 27.3
|Nov mean C = 27.3
|Dec mean C = 27.4
| year mean C = 27.6
|Jan low C = 23.5
|Feb low C = 24.0
|Mar low C = 24.3
|Apr low C = 24.2
|May low C = 23.5
|Jun low C = 23.4
|Jul low C = 23.0
|Aug low C = 22.9
|Sep low C = 22.8
|Oct low C = 22.9
|Nov low C = 23.1
|Dec low C = 23.4
| year low C = 23.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 15.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 16.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 41.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 127.4
|May precipitation mm = 251.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 191.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 202.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 226.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 187.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 206.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 183.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 80.0
|year precipitation mm = 1711
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 3
| Feb precipitation days = 2
| Mar precipitation days = 4
| Apr precipitation days = 8
| May precipitation days = 14
| Jun precipitation days = 12
| Jul precipitation days = 13
| Aug precipitation days = 12
| Sep precipitation days = 11
| Oct precipitation days = 12
| Nov precipitation days = 11
| Dec precipitation days = 6
| year precipitation days = 106
| Jan humidity = 81
| Feb humidity = 80
| Mar humidity = 79
| Apr humidity = 82
| May humidity = 85
| Jun humidity = 84
| Jul humidity = 84
| Aug humidity = 84
| Sep humidity = 84
| Oct humidity = 83
| Nov humidity = 83
| Dec humidity = 83
| year humidity = 83
|Jan sun = 220.1
|Feb sun = 194.8
|Mar sun = 189.1
|Apr sun = 150.0
|May sun = 145.7
|Jun sun = 153.0
|Jul sun = 161.2
|Aug sun = 161.2
|Sep sun = 144.0
|Oct sun = 148.8
|Nov sun = 177.0
|Dec sun = 195.3
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|Jand sun = 7.1
|Febd sun = 6.9
|Mard sun = 6.1
|Aprd sun = 5.0
|Mayd sun = 4.7
|Jund sun = 5.1
|Juld sun = 5.2
|Augd sun = 5.2
|Sepd sun = 4.8
|Octd sun = 4.8
|Novd sun = 5.9
|Decd sun = 6.3
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|source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales{{cite web
|url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
|archive-date=15 August 2016
|title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010
|publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
|language=es
|access-date=3 June 2024
|url-status=dead}}
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References
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