La Playa de Belén facts for kids
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La Playa
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Municipality and town
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View of La Playa de Belén
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Location of the municipality and town of La Playa in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia.
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| Country | Colombia | |
| Department | Norte de Santander Department | |
| Area | ||
| • Municipality and town | 241.25 km2 (93.15 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,450 m (4,760 ft) | |
| Population
(2015)
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| • Municipality and town | 8,546 | |
| • Urban | 641 | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) | |
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La Playa or La Playa de Belén is a Colombian municipality in the department of North Santander.
La Playa is among Colombia's most-atmospheric and best-preserved 19th-century pueblos. It was named a Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) of Colombia in 2010, one of only 11 municipalities nationwide that were selected to be part of the Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio original cohort.
Climate
La Playa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw) with consistently warm temperatures, moderated by altitude. The period from December to March is fairly dry, while the rest of the year experiences significant rainfall.
| Climate data for La Playa (Playa La), elevation 1,500 m (4,900 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.9 (75.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.2 (0.52) |
15.5 (0.61) |
24.6 (0.97) |
71.2 (2.80) |
100.7 (3.96) |
62.3 (2.45) |
44.4 (1.75) |
89.7 (3.53) |
140.6 (5.54) |
158.3 (6.23) |
83.0 (3.27) |
29.1 (1.15) |
824.1 (32.44) |
| Average precipitation days | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 123 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 79 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 186.0 | 158.1 | 148.8 | 123.0 | 139.5 | 174.0 | 204.6 | 192.2 | 144.0 | 142.6 | 138.0 | 161.2 | 1,912 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales | |||||||||||||
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