Colón, Venezuela

Colón has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af){{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 throughout the year. The average high temperature for the year is {{convert|26.1|C}}, and the average low temperature is {{convert|20.2|C}}. Colón experiences significant rainfall throughout the year, with a peak in October and November, amounting to a yearly average of 1485.9 millimeters (58.50 inches).

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| location = Colón (1991–2020)

| Jan record high C = 33.6

| Feb record high C = 32.5

| Mar record high C = 36.5

| Apr record high C = 33.1

| May record high C = 33.6

| Jun record high C = 33.6

| Jul record high C = 35.0

| Aug record high C = 37.1

| Sep record high C = 34.4

| Oct record high C = 34.6

| Nov record high C = 34.4

| Dec record high C = 31.5

| year record high C = 37.1

| Jan high C = 25.3

| Feb high C = 25.3

| Mar high C = 25.5

| Apr high C = 26.0

| May high C = 26.5

| Jun high C = 26.7

| Jul high C = 26.6

| Aug high C = 27.2

| Sep high C = 27.2

| Oct high C = 26.2

| Nov high C = 25.4

| Dec high C = 25.1

| year high C = 26.1

| Jan mean C = 22.1

| Feb mean C = 22.3

| Mar mean C = 22.8

| Apr mean C = 23.1

| May mean C = 23.4

| Jun mean C = 23.3

| Jul mean C = 23.2

| Aug mean C = 23.6

| Sep mean C = 23.4

| Oct mean C = 23.0

| Nov mean C = 22.5

| Dec mean C = 22.2

| year mean C = 22.9

| Jan low C = 19.2

| Feb low C = 19.4

| Mar low C = 19.8

| Apr low C = 20.5

| May low C = 20.7

| Jun low C = 20.7

| Jul low C = 20.5

| Aug low C = 20.7

| Sep low C = 20.5

| Oct low C = 20.3

| Nov low C = 20.0

| Dec low C = 19.7

| year low C = 20.2

| Jan record low C = 15.2

| Feb record low C = 14.4

| Mar record low C = 15.8

| Apr record low C = 14.9

| May record low C = 14.9

| Jun record low C = 15.7

| Jul record low C = 15.7

| Aug record low C = 12.0

| Sep record low C = 13.8

| Oct record low C = 11.3

| Nov record low C = 13.2

| Dec record low C = 15.6

| year record low C = 11.3

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 94.9

| Feb precipitation mm = 81.3

| Mar precipitation mm = 119.5

| Apr precipitation mm = 165.4

| May precipitation mm = 122.6

| Jun precipitation mm = 86.6

| Jul precipitation mm = 84.9

| Aug precipitation mm = 86.0

| Sep precipitation mm = 118.6

| Oct precipitation mm = 188.2

| Nov precipitation mm = 203.9

| Dec precipitation mm = 134.0

| year precipitation mm = 1485.9

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 6.7

| Feb precipitation days = 7.5

| Mar precipitation days = 10.1

| Apr precipitation days = 13.1

| May precipitation days = 12.3

| Jun precipitation days = 10.8

| Jul precipitation days = 10.7

| Aug precipitation days = 10.4

| Sep precipitation days = 11.8

| Oct precipitation days = 14.8

| Nov precipitation days = 14.0

| Dec precipitation days = 9.8

| year precipitation days = 132.0

| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web

|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-3-WMO-Normals-9120/Venezuela/CSV/Colon_8092.csv

|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Colón

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|access-date = January 27, 2024}}

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The Ayacucho Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 48,982 (up from 41,404 in 1990). This amounts to 4.9% of Táchira's population.[http://www.ine.gov.ve/censo/fichascenso/tiro.asp?cod_entidad=20 Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825041205/http://www.ine.gov.ve/censo/fichascenso/tiro.asp?cod_entidad=20 |date=2007-08-25 }} The municipality's population density is 262.1 people per square mile (101.20/km²).

Colón is the shire town of the Ayacucho Municipality in Táchira. The mayor of the Ayacucho Municipality is Gabino Paz Guerrero, reelected in 2004 with 47% of the vote.[http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/18/alcaldedis=0&edo=18&mun=1&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html Regionales 2004] cne.gob.ve The last municipal election was held in October 2004.

• Iglesia San Juan Bautista

• Plaza Bolívar
• Plaza Sucre de Colón

• Ramón José Velásquez Former Interim President of Venezuela
• Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna, Venezuelan classical musician.[http://servidor-opsu.tach.ula.ve/periodismo/Casa%20de%20la%20cultura%20de%20Coln/casa/pedro.htm Pedro Antonio Reyna] ula.ve {{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20071008020529/http://ayacucho-tachira.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ La Alcaldía] ayacucho-tachira.gob.ve {{in lang|es}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20071013012140/http://www.tachira.gov.ve/paginaweb/tachira/municipios/ayacucho/index.htm Information on the Ayacucho Municipality] {{in lang|es}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070710091538/http://www.tachira.gov.ve/paginaweb/tachira/estadisticas/Estadisticas_Municipios/ayacucho.pdf More information on the Ayacucho Municipality] {{in lang|es}}

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{{Coord|8.0377778|N|72.2519444|W|display=title|region:VE_type:city}}

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Category:Populated places in Táchira

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