Villarrica, Tolima

Municipality and town in Tolima Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Villarrica, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.

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ColombiaDepartmentTolima DepartmentGovernment

• mayorArley Beltrán DíazArea

• Total460 km² (180 sq mi)Elevation

860 m (2,820 ft)Population

(2015)

• Total5,449Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Villarrica is a town and municipality in the Tolima Department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was 5,903 as of the 1993 census. Most workers work in agriculture or cattle ranching. The altitude is 863 meters above sea level.

The Villarrica region was inhabited in pre-Columbian times by the Cuindes and Cundayes. Villarrica was hidden behind the Andes mountain range and a thick forest, and the indigenous population was to a great extent undisturbed until 1920, when Don Francisco Pineda López founded an estate called Villarica. The municipality is named after this estate.

Climate

Climate data for Villarrica (Luis Bustamante), elevation 1,610 m (5,280 ft), (1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	22.7 (72.9)	22.8 (73.0)	23.1 (73.6)	22.7 (72.9)	22.9 (73.2)	22.7 (72.9)	22.8 (73.0)	23.2 (73.8)	23.0 (73.4)	22.3 (72.1)	22.1 (71.8)	22.1 (71.8)	22.7 (72.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	18.9 (66.0)	19.0 (66.2)	19.3 (66.7)	19.1 (66.4)	19.1 (66.4)	18.9 (66.0)	18.9 (66.0)	19.2 (66.6)	19.1 (66.4)	18.6 (65.5)	18.6 (65.5)	18.5 (65.3)	18.9 (66.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	15.4 (59.7)	15.8 (60.4)	16.2 (61.2)	16.2 (61.2)	16.1 (61.0)	15.8 (60.4)	15.5 (59.9)	15.8 (60.4)	15.7 (60.3)	15.6 (60.1)	15.7 (60.3)	15.5 (59.9)	15.8 (60.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	128.9 (5.07)	154.8 (6.09)	228.8 (9.01)	231.9 (9.13)	197.5 (7.78)	112.5 (4.43)	91.9 (3.62)	85.3 (3.36)	121.0 (4.76)	248.3 (9.78)	234.9 (9.25)	158.9 (6.26)	1,994.7 (78.53)
Average precipitation days	16	16	21	23	24	20	21	19	18	24	24	16	242
Average relative humidity (%)	81	81	81	83	83	82	79	77	79	83	85	84	82
Mean monthly sunshine hours	86.8	73.5	71.3	72.0	83.7	93.0	102.3	96.1	84.0	68.2	69.0	77.5	977.4
Mean daily sunshine hours	2.8	2.6	2.3	2.4	2.7	3.1	3.3	3.1	2.8	2.2	2.3	2.5	2.7
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[1]

References

^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.^{[dead link]}