Caucasia, Antioquia Explained

Caucasia
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Colombia
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Colombia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1: Antioquia Department
Subdivision Type2:Subregion
Subdivision Name2:Bajo Cauca
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1886
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jhoan Oderis Montes Cortés
Area Total Km2:1429
Area Water Percent:49
Area Urban Km2:16.96
Elevation M:150
Population Total:123304
Population As Of:2020 est.
Population Footnotes:[1] [2]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:84654
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Caucasiano
Timezone:Colombia Standard Time
Utc Offset:-5
Area Code:57 + 4
Footnotes:On the left side of the river Cauca.

Caucasia is a municipality located in the subregion of Bajo Cauca Antioquia department, in Colombia. Bounded on the south by the department of Córdoba, in the east by the municipalities of Antioquia in Nechí and El Bagre, on the north by the municipality of Zaragoza, and west to the town of Cáceres, and is located 270 km from Medellín.

In sports they have the "Bajo Cauca F.C." that is playing in the Colombian Football Federation's Second Division.

General

Geography

The municipality of Caucasia is located at the northern department of Antioquia, on the border with the department of Córdoba and the subregion of Bajo Cauca Antioquia. It lies at an altitude of 150 m (490 ft) above sea level. Its territory is a flat area with small ridges in the north and west and south. It is one of the largest municipalities in the area due to its advantageous location, near the confluence of major tributaries, such as the river Cauca and the Nechí y Paramillo National Park.

The rural area is part of the Andean area where there are heights of 50 to 500 m, in a place that is a confluence of the Paisa Region and savannah regions of Colombia, giving rise to the Chilapa culture.

The highest altitude that represents the county is the mountain of Olvido (502 m) in Puerto Colombia.

Climate

The municipality has two classes: warm tropical climates and warm mountainous wet climates, due to its location in the foothills of the Andes.

Caucasia's temperature is determined by thermal winds and rainfall, 27.4 °C, where is the urban area, which has a temperature ranging between 25 and 32 °C or 89.6F and 77F. The highest temperatures ranging between 30 and 32 °C, absolute maximum 35 °C. And the lower range around 23 °C, with absolute minimum of 21 °C. The beginning and end of the year are dry seasons, but beyond that the weather is changeable, wet at certain times from August to November. Average annual rainfall is moderate: 2,500 mm, and is not equal throughout the municipality. It rains farther south than the north.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estimaciones de Población 1985 - 2005 y Proyecciones de Población 2005 - 2020 Total Municipal por Área (estimate) . . 20 June 2019.
  2. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/admin/antioquia/05154__caucasia/ Citypopulation.de