Orocué

Municipality and town in Orinoquía Region, Colombia

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Nickname(s):

San Miguel del Macuco, Caño San Miguel

Location of the municipality and town of Orocue in the Casanare Department of Colombia

Coordinates: 1°48′34″N 72°45′37″W / 1.80944°N 72.76028°W / 1.80944; -72.76028Country

ColombiaRegionOrinoquía RegionDepartmentCasanare DepartmentArea

• Municipality and town41.777 km² (16.130 sq mi) • Urban

8.24 km² (3.18 sq mi)Elevation

187 m (614 ft)Population

(2012)

• Municipality and town8,102Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)Websitehttp://www.orocue-casanare.gov.co^[1]^[2]

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.^[3]

It is located 180 km from Yopal, and 546 km from Bogotá.^[4]

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)
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^[5]

References

^ Municipio de Orocué
^ "Orocue Map". Colombia Google Satellite Maps. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
^ "A Study of the Saliba Language". World Digital Library. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
^ Municipio de Orocué
^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.