Saravena is a city and municipality in
Arauca Department
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,
Colombia
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. It is located south of Colombia's border with
Venezuela
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. The municipality, with a population of 55,554, has had
FARC
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and
ELN activity as well as a Colombian military presence near the Venezuelan border.
It is served by
Los Colonizadores Airport.
Climate
Saravena has a
tropical monsoon climate
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(
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* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
''Am'') with moderate to little rainfall from December to March to and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.
References
Municipalities of Arauca Department
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