Chiriguaná
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|official_name = Chiriguaná
|nickname =
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|image_skyline = Iglesia chiriguana Cesar Colombia by Wladimir Valdes Avila.png
|imagesize = 200px
|image_caption = Chiriguana church
|image_flag = Flag of Chiriguaná (Cesar).svg
|image_seal = Escudo de Chiriguaná.svg
|image_map = Colombia - Cesar - Chiriguaná.svg
|mapsize = 200px
|map_caption = Location of the municipality and town of Chiriguaná in the Department of Cesar.
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_type2 = Department
|subdivision_name = Colombia
|subdivision_name1 = Caribbean
|subdivision_name2 = Cesar
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Ramon Diaz
(Alas Equipo Colombia)[http://www.interpolitico.com/noticias//noticia.php?cid=1&nid=344 {{in lang|es}} Interpolitico.com: Mayors of Cesar - 2008-2011] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101071845/http://www.interpolitico.com/noticias/ |date=November 1, 2007 }}
|established_title = Foundation
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|area_total_km2 = 1103
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|population_as_of = Census 2018{{cite web|url=https://sitios.dane.gov.co/cnpv/#!/ |title=Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018|publisher=DANE|language=es |access-date=25 April 2020}}
|population_note =
|population_total = 27006
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[http://www.chiriguana-cesar.gov.co/ www.chiriguana-cesar.gov.co/]
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Chiriguaná ({{IPA|es|tʃiɾiɣwaˈna}}) is a city and municipality in the Department of Cesar, Colombia.
History
During the wars independence from Spain Chiriguana was part of the Province of Santa Marta. The people of the village of Chiriguana revolted against the local Spanish monarchical authorities. The Cabildo of Justice and Regiment of the Village of Chiriguana expressed to the Cabildo of Justice of Valledupar and to Maria Concepcion Lopera their efforts to support the independence cause that had begun in 1810 with the first revolt against the Spanish. Members of the Cabildo of Barrancas were Jose Pio del Rio, Braulio de Leiva, Gonzalo de Linares, Pedro Royero and Manuel J. Quintana.{{Harvnb|Castro Trespalacios|1979|p=87}}
Climate
Chiriguaná has a tropical savanna climate{{Cite journal |date=23 October 2023 |title=Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6/tables/1 |journal=Nature: Scientific Data |language=en}} with consistently warm temperatures. Chiriguaná has a wet season from April to November and a drier period from December to March.
{{Weather box|width=auto
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|location = Chiriguaná, elevation {{convert|40|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 35.0
|Feb high C = 36.0
|Mar high C = 35.5
|Apr high C = 34.0
|May high C = 32.9
|Jun high C = 32.8
|Jul high C = 33.6
|Aug high C = 33.8
|Sep high C = 32.5
|Oct high C = 31.9
|Nov high C = 32.2
|Dec high C = 33.4
| year high C = 33.6
|Jan mean C = 28.6
|Feb mean C = 29.1
|Mar mean C = 29.1
|Apr mean C = 28.7
|May mean C = 28.1
|Jun mean C = 28.2
|Jul mean C = 28.5
|Aug mean C = 28.5
|Sep mean C = 27.9
|Oct mean C = 27.6
|Nov mean C = 27.7
|Dec mean C = 28.1
| year mean C = 28.4
|Jan low C = 21.2
|Feb low C = 21.5
|Mar low C = 21.8
|Apr low C = 22.1
|May low C = 22.0
|Jun low C = 22.3
|Jul low C = 22.4
|Aug low C = 22.2
|Sep low C = 21.9
|Oct low C = 21.9
|Nov low C = 21.9
|Dec low C = 21.7
| year low C = 21.9
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 16.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 31.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 73.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 191.8
|May precipitation mm = 263.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 178.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 167.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 201.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 309.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 342.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 221.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 57.6
|year precipitation mm = 2053.8
| Jan precipitation days = 1
| Feb precipitation days = 2
| Mar precipitation days = 4
| Apr precipitation days = 8
| May precipitation days = 10
| Jun precipitation days = 7
| Jul precipitation days = 7
| Aug precipitation days = 9
| Sep precipitation days = 11
| Oct precipitation days = 11
| Nov precipitation days = 8
| Dec precipitation days = 3
| year precipitation days =
| Jan humidity = 72
| Feb humidity = 71
| Mar humidity = 73
| Apr humidity = 78
| May humidity = 81
| Jun humidity = 82
| Jul humidity = 79
| Aug humidity = 79
| Sep humidity = 83
| Oct humidity = 84
| Nov humidity = 83
| Dec humidity = 79
| year humidity = 79
|Jan sun = 272.8
|Feb sun = 234.3
|Mar sun = 213.9
|Apr sun = 192.0
|May sun = 182.9
|Jun sun = 201.0
|Jul sun = 226.3
|Aug sun = 223.2
|Sep sun = 186.0
|Oct sun = 189.1
|Nov sun = 201.0
|Dec sun = 244.9
|year sun =
|Jand sun = 8.8
|Febd sun = 8.3
|Mard sun = 6.9
|Aprd sun = 6.4
|Mayd sun = 5.9
|Jund sun = 6.7
|Juld sun = 7.3
|Augd sun = 7.2
|Sepd sun = 6.2
|Octd sun = 6.1
|Novd sun = 6.7
|Decd sun = 7.9
|yeard sun =
|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= 17 June 2024
|url-status=dead}}
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Notes
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References
- {{citation|last=Castro Trespalacios|first=Pedro|title=Culturas Aborigenes Cesarences e Independencia de Valle de Upar|location=Bogota|publisher=Casa de la Cultura de Valledupar|year=1979|language=es}}
External links
- {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929015524/http://www.alcaldiachiriguana.gov.co/ {{in lang|es}} Chiriguana official website]
{{Municipalities Cesar Department}}
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Category:Municipalities of Cesar Department
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