Tibú
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|map_caption = Location of the municipality and town of Tibú in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia.
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|subdivision_type1 =Department
|subdivision_name1 = Norte de Santander Department
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Nelson Leal López
|established_title = Foundation
|established_date = November 3, 1977
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|area_total_km2 = 2,680
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Tibú is a municipality and town of Colombia located in the department of Norte de Santander, in the northeast of the country, on the border with Venezuela and on the banks of the Tibú River. It is the 160th most populated town of Colombia, and the 6th in the department after Cúcuta, Ocaña, Villa del Rosario, Los Patios and Pamplona. It has an airport, and is connected by national road with Cúcuta, Ocaña and El Tarra.
History
The area of present-day Tibú was originally inhabited by the Barí people. Oil companies established a camp when they first arrived in the area in 1945. On March 8, 1945, the Council of Cúcuta approved the creation of the corregimiento of Tibu. The Catholic Church also established the San Luis Beltran Mission and later on May 25, 1952, established the parish. The church greatly contributed to the development of the village by designing the first streets and distributing lots for the first houses and the cathedral.
It was erected municipality later on January 1, 1977, in the midst of the jungle of the Catatumbo Region an almost human inhospitable land between Colombian and Venezuela.
The town and municipalities were severely hit by the Colombian Civil War (1960s–present). The area has been a constant dispute between government forces, the guerrillas of the FARC and ELN and paramilitary groups.{{Cite news |title=Reichtum als Fluch – Kohle aus Kolumbien |work=Deutsche Welle |date=2009-10-28 |language=de-DE |url=https://www.dw.com/de/reichtum-als-fluch-kohle-aus-kolumbien/a-4834272 |access-date=2022-04-28}} On June 16, 1996 AUC members perpetrated the Gabarra Massacre while struggling for control of the area with insurgents.
Geography
The municipality of Tibú borders to the east with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, to the south with the municipalities of Cúcuta and Sardinata, to the west with El Tarra and San Calixto and to the northwest with Teorama.
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
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|location = Tibú, elevation {{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 31.7
|Feb high C = 32.4
|Mar high C = 32.7
|Apr high C = 32.9
|May high C = 33.1
|Jun high C = 33.4
|Jul high C = 33.7
|Aug high C = 34.0
|Sep high C = 33.5
|Oct high C = 32.9
|Nov high C = 32.1
|Dec high C = 31.6
| year high C = 32.9
|Jan mean C = 26.4
|Feb mean C = 27.1
|Mar mean C = 27.6
|Apr mean C = 27.8
|May mean C = 28.0
|Jun mean C = 27.9
|Jul mean C = 27.8
|Aug mean C = 28.1
|Sep mean C = 27.8
|Oct mean C = 27.4
|Nov mean C = 27.0
|Dec mean C = 26.5
| year mean C = 27.4
|Jan low C = 21.7
|Feb low C = 22.1
|Mar low C = 22.7
|Apr low C = 23.4
|May low C = 23.4
|Jun low C = 23.1
|Jul low C = 22.6
|Aug low C = 22.8
|Sep low C = 22.6
|Oct low C = 22.7
|Nov low C = 22.7
|Dec low C = 22.5
| year low C = 22.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 88.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 106.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 154.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 306.9
|May precipitation mm = 309.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 179.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 204.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 253.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 290.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 352.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 352.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 207.7
|year precipitation mm = 2806.8
| Jan precipitation days = 8
| Feb precipitation days = 8
| Mar precipitation days = 10
| Apr precipitation days = 17
| May precipitation days = 16
| Jun precipitation days = 13
| Jul precipitation days = 14
| Aug precipitation days = 16
| Sep precipitation days = 17
| Oct precipitation days = 18
| Nov precipitation days = 16
| Dec precipitation days = 14
| year precipitation days = 163
| Jan humidity = 83
| Feb humidity = 81
| Mar humidity = 80
| Apr humidity = 83
| May humidity = 83
| Jun humidity = 83
| Jul humidity = 82
| Aug humidity = 80
| Sep humidity = 83
| Oct humidity = 84
| Nov humidity = 86
| Dec humidity = 87
| year humidity = 83
|Jan sun = 155.0
|Feb sun = 135.5
|Mar sun = 120.9
|Apr sun = 120.0
|May sun = 158.1
|Jun sun = 177.0
|Jul sun = 201.5
|Aug sun = 210.8
|Sep sun = 180.0
|Oct sun = 167.4
|Nov sun = 144.0
|Dec sun = 133.3
|year sun =
|Jand sun = 5.0
|Febd sun = 4.8
|Mard sun = 3.9
|Aprd sun = 4.0
|Mayd sun = 5.1
|Jund sun = 5.9
|Juld sun = 6.5
|Augd sun = 6.8
|Sepd sun = 6.0
|Octd sun = 5.4
|Novd sun = 4.8
|Decd sun = 4.3
|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}}
}}
{{Weather box|width=auto
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|location = Tibú (Petrolea), elevation {{convert|62|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 32.6
|Feb high C = 32.4
|Mar high C = 32.8
|Apr high C = 33.0
|May high C = 33.1
|Jun high C = 33.7
|Jul high C = 33.2
|Aug high C = 33.7
|Sep high C = 33.4
|Oct high C = 32.9
|Nov high C = 32.8
|Dec high C = 32.2
| year high C = 33.1
|Jan mean C = 27.8
|Feb mean C = 28.0
|Mar mean C = 28.1
|Apr mean C = 28.2
|May mean C = 28.5
|Jun mean C = 28.6
|Jul mean C = 28.3
|Aug mean C = 28.4
|Sep mean C = 28.6
|Oct mean C = 28.5
|Nov mean C = 28.3
|Dec mean C = 27.9
| year mean C = 28.3
|Jan low C = 20.7
|Feb low C = 20.9
|Mar low C = 21.4
|Apr low C = 21.4
|May low C = 21.4
|Jun low C = 21.1
|Jul low C = 21.0
|Aug low C = 21.1
|Sep low C = 21.0
|Oct low C = 21.1
|Nov low C = 21.1
|Dec low C = 20.8
| year low C = 21.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 91.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 85.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 149.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 315.4
|May precipitation mm = 275.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 175.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 206.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 224.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 272.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 341.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 294.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 202.5
|year precipitation mm = 2614.4
| Jan precipitation days = 7
| Feb precipitation days = 6
| Mar precipitation days = 8
| Apr precipitation days = 14
| May precipitation days = 11
| Jun precipitation days = 9
| Jul precipitation days = 10
| Aug precipitation days = 12
| Sep precipitation days = 14
| Oct precipitation days = 16
| Nov precipitation days = 15
| Dec precipitation days = 11
| year precipitation days = 126
| Jan humidity = 84
| Feb humidity = 83
| Mar humidity = 84
| Apr humidity = 84
| May humidity = 85
| Jun humidity = 85
| Jul humidity = 83
| Aug humidity = 84
| Sep humidity = 84
| Oct humidity = 83
| Nov humidity = 84
| Dec humidity = 86
| year humidity = 84
|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}}
}}
References
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External links
- {{in lang|es}}[https://archive.today/20121130021145/http://www.tibu-nortedesantander.gov.co/sitio.shtml Tibú official website]
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