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Orocué
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Municipality and town
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| Nickname(s):
San Miguel del Macuco, Caño San Miguel
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Location of the municipality and town of Orocue in the Casanare Department of Colombia
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| Country |  Colombia |
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| Region | Orinoquía Region | |
| Department | Casanare Department | |
| Area | ||
| • Municipality and town | 41.777 km2 (16.130 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) | |
| Population
(2012)
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| • Municipality and town | 8,102 | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) | |
| Website | http://www.orocue-casanare.gov.co | |
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Orocué is a town and municipality in the Department of Casanare, Colombia, located on the shore of the Meta River. Historically, it went by the name San Miguel del Macuco.
It is located 180 km from Yopal, and 546 km from Bogotá.
Climate
Orocué has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March and heavy rainfall from April to November.
| Climate data for Orocué (Modulos), elevation 130 m (430 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) | 33.1 (91.6) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.4 (0.65) |
38.2 (1.50) |
81.9 (3.22) |
228.0 (8.98) |
322.7 (12.70) |
385.1 (15.16) |
309.1 (12.17) |
281.5 (11.08) |
225.8 (8.89) |
217.9 (8.58) |
158.5 (6.24) |
39.7 (1.56) |
2,304.8 (90.74) |
| Average precipitation days | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 152 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 71 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 254.2 | 197.6 | 161.2 | 135.0 | 130.2 | 123.0 | 130.2 | 139.5 | 156.0 | 170.5 | 183.0 | 238.7 | 2,019.1 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.2 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 5.5 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales | |||||||||||||
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