Urrao is a town and municipality of
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
, located in the subregion
southwest of the department of
Antioquia Antioquia is the Spanish form of Antioch.
Antioquia may also refer to:
* Antioquia Department
Antioquia () is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders th ...
. Limited by the north with the municipalities of
Frontino and
Abriaquí, in the east with the municipalities of
Abriaquí,
Caicedo,
Anzá,
Betulia and
Salgar
Salgar () is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia.
With a population of 15,782, as per the 2018 census, Salgar is part of the sub-region of Southwestern Antioquia
Southwestern Antioquia is a subregion in the Col ...
, and in the south and west with
Vigía del Fuerte
Vigía del Fuerte is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. It is part of the Urabá Antioquia sub-region.
The town is on the eastern bank of the Atrato River, which locally forms the border between the Antioquia and ...
and the department of
Chocó. It is the second largest municipality in the department. As of 2015, the population comprised 44,648 people. Professional cyclist
Rigoberto Urán
Rigoberto Urán Urán, Colombian military decorations, ODB (born 26 January 1987) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2024. During his professional career, Urán has taken fifteen victories, inc ...
was born and raised here.
Climate
The climate is warm and temperate in Urrao. There is significant rainfall throughout the year in Urrao. Even the driest month still has a lot of rainfall. According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate is classified as Cfb. The average temperature in Urrao is 15.7 °C , 60.3 °F. About 7573 mm , 298.1 inch of precipitation falls annually.
References
Municipalities of Antioquia Department
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