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Bajo Baudó
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Bajo Baudó in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Bajo Baudó in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Chocó Department
Founded 1821
Area
 • Total 4,840 km2 (1,870 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • Total 18,561
 • Density 3.835/km2 (9.932/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Bajobaudoseño
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s) 57-4
Website Official website: http://www.bajobaudo-choco.gov.co/

Bajo Baudó (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbaxo βawˈðo]) is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. It was founded in 1821 and converted into a municipality in 1825. Most of the towns' population of 16,375 live in rural areas.

Climate

Bajo Baudó has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af) with very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Bajo Baudó
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6)
29.9
(85.8)
30.3
(86.5)
30.4
(86.7)
30.3
(86.5)
30.0
(86.0)
30.0
(86.0)
29.6
(85.3)
29.3
(84.7)
28.9
(84.0)
29.0
(84.2)
29.3
(84.7)
29.7
(85.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.3
(79.3)
26.5
(79.7)
26.4
(79.5)
26.2
(79.2)
26.2
(79.2)
25.0
(77.0)
25.7
(78.3)
25.5
(77.9)
25.5
(77.9)
25.8
(78.4)
25.9
(78.7)
Average low °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
22.2
(72.0)
22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.3
(72.1)
22.2
(72.0)
22.2
(72.0)
22.1
(71.8)
22.3
(72.1)
22.3
(72.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 429
(16.9)
329
(13.0)
385
(15.2)
485
(19.1)
576
(22.7)
615
(24.2)
610
(24.0)
731
(28.8)
676
(26.6)
702
(27.6)
643
(25.3)
525
(20.7)
6,706
(264.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org

See also

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