Santander de Quilichao

City in Cauca Department, Colombia

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City of the Samanes

Location of the city Santander de Quilichao.

3°00′47″N 76°19′12″W / 3.01306°N 76.32000°W / 3.01306; -76.32000Country

ColombiaDepartmentCauca DepartmentFoundedJuly 16, 1543Government

• MayorLuís Eduardo GrijalbaArea

• City518.2 km² (200.1 sq mi) • Urban

10.880 km² (4.201 sq mi)Elevation

1,071 m (3,514 ft)Population

(2023)^[1]

• City220,000 • Density420/km² (1,100/sq mi) • Urban

180,000 • Urban density17,000/km² (43,000/sq mi) • Metro

180,000DemonymQuilichagüeñoTime zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)Area code57 + 2ClimateAfWebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Santander de Quilichao is a city in the north of the Cauca Department, Colombia at 97 km to the north of Popayán and 45 km to the south of Cali.

Climate

Climate data for Santander de Quilichao (Japio), elevation 1,015 m (3,330 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.0 (84.2)	29.2 (84.6)	29.3 (84.7)	28.9 (84.0)	28.6 (83.5)	28.8 (83.8)	29.4 (84.9)	30.2 (86.4)	29.5 (85.1)	28.7 (83.7)	28.2 (82.8)	28.5 (83.3)	29.0 (84.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	23.5 (74.3)	23.7 (74.7)	23.6 (74.5)	23.5 (74.3)	23.4 (74.1)	23.5 (74.3)	23.6 (74.5)	24.1 (75.4)	23.8 (74.8)	23.3 (73.9)	23.1 (73.6)	23.4 (74.1)	23.6 (74.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18.5 (65.3)	18.5 (65.3)	18.7 (65.7)	18.8 (65.8)	18.7 (65.7)	18.3 (64.9)	17.5 (63.5)	17.5 (63.5)	18.0 (64.4)	18.4 (65.1)	18.6 (65.5)	18.7 (65.7)	18.3 (64.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	147.7 (5.81)	141.2 (5.56)	180.7 (7.11)	224.4 (8.83)	159.8 (6.29)	93.3 (3.67)	51.1 (2.01)	67.4 (2.65)	113.0 (4.45)	212.0 (8.35)	228.4 (8.99)	167.1 (6.58)	1,786.2 (70.32)
Average precipitation days	12	11	14	16	13	10	7	6	11	16	16	13	145
Average relative humidity (%)	78	78	78	80	80	79	75	72	75	79	80	79	78
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[2]

^ Citypopulation.de Population of Santander de Quilichao municipality
^ "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.