Yopal | |
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Municipality and town | |
) Panorama view of Yopal, from La Iguana Natural Park (Parque Natural La Iguana) | |
) Flag ) Seal | |
) Location of the municipality and town of Yopal in the Casanare Department of Colombia. | |
)  Yopal Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°21′0″N 72°24′36″W / 5.35000°N 72.41000°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Orinoquía Region |
| Department | Casanare Department |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 2,771 km2 (1,070 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2018 Census[1]) | |
| • Municipality and town | 168,433 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 143,619 |
| Demonym(s) | Yopaleño |
| Time zone | UTC-05 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 850001-9 |
| Area code(s) | 57 + 8 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Yopal (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟ͡ʝoˈpal]) is a municipality and capital city of the department of Casanare in Colombia.
History
During the period of the Spanish colonization of the Americas, the land on which Yopal stands was occupied by the indigenous Achagua people. The name Yopal descends from the region's abundance of Anadenanthera peregrina, often otherwise called yopo.
Geographic information
- Population: 150 000 inhabitants
- Elevation: 350 m
- Area: 2,771 km²
- Distance from Bogotá: 387 km
- Median temperature: 26 °C
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El Resurgimiento Park (Parque el Resurgimiento)
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Yopal Municipal Church
Climate
| Climate data for Yopal | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.5 (90.5) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.2 (91.8) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.8 (87.4) | 29.7 (85.5) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.3 (88.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.7 (74.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.3 (72.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.2 (71.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 8.5 (0.33) | 60.4 (2.38) | 79.3 (3.12) | 279.0 (10.98) | 333.7 (13.14) | 298.0 (11.73) | 312.3 (12.30) | 255.4 (10.06) | 275.9 (10.86) | 255.0 (10.04) | 131.8 (5.19) | 20.2 (0.80) | 2,309.5 (90.93) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 138 |
| Source: IDEAM | |||||||||||||
Born in Yopal
- Jeffry Romero, professional cyclist
- Andres Badillo Entrepreneur
- Mechs, streamer of League of Legends
References
External links
- (in Spanish) Yopal official website
- (in Spanish) La Voz de Yopal (Radio)