La Virginia

Municipality and town in Risaralda Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of La Virginia in the Risaralda Department of Colombia.

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ColombiaDepartmentRisaralda DepartmentElevation

899 m (2,949 ft)Population

(2023)

• Total28,488Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

La Virginia (Spanish pronunciation: [la βiɾˈxinja] is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. About 50 km away from the capital Pereira.^[1] In 2023 the town had an estimated population of 28,488.^[2]

History

Founded in 1959 by Francisco Jaramillo, Pedro Martínez and Leonardo Villa, among others. This Municipality was in its beginnings a Palenque for black fugitives from slavery. The initial hamlet was called Sopinga and then Nigricia in the mid-19th century. On November 27, 1959, La Virginia was declared a municipality, since it previously belonged to Belalcazar, Caldas.^[3]

Climate

La Virginia has an average annual temperature of 23°C.^[1]

Climate data for La Virginia (Bomehia La), elevation 970 m (3,180 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.6 (87.1)	31.0 (87.8)	30.6 (87.1)	29.9 (85.8)	29.6 (85.3)	29.7 (85.5)	30.3 (86.5)	30.7 (87.3)	30.5 (86.9)	29.5 (85.1)	29.2 (84.6)	29.6 (85.3)	30.1 (86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	24.1 (75.4)	24.3 (75.7)	24.2 (75.6)	23.9 (75.0)	23.8 (74.8)	23.9 (75.0)	24.1 (75.4)	24.4 (75.9)	23.9 (75.0)	23.4 (74.1)	23.4 (74.1)	23.7 (74.7)	23.9 (75.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19.1 (66.4)	19.3 (66.7)	19.3 (66.7)	19.5 (67.1)	19.5 (67.1)	19.1 (66.4)	18.8 (65.8)	18.7 (65.7)	18.8 (65.8)	18.9 (66.0)	19.1 (66.4)	19.1 (66.4)	19.1 (66.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	109.3 (4.30)	105.7 (4.16)	176.0 (6.93)	210.5 (8.29)	247.2 (9.73)	148.4 (5.84)	131.0 (5.16)	122.2 (4.81)	161.3 (6.35)	184.6 (7.27)	216.7 (8.53)	139.4 (5.49)	1,952.3 (76.86)
Average precipitation days	13	13	17	20	20	17	14	13	16	20	20	16	197
Average relative humidity (%)	74	73	75	78	80	78	74	72	74	77	78	77	76
Mean monthly sunshine hours	198.4	166.6	170.5	141.0	148.8	150.0	182.9	186.0	162.0	151.9	156.0	179.8	1,993.9
Mean daily sunshine hours	6.4	5.9	5.5	4.7	4.8	5.0	5.9	6.0	5.4	4.9	5.2	5.8	5.5
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "La Virginia – Risaralda un destino lleno de vida" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
^ Telefónicas, Telencuestas-Encuestas. "Cuántos habitantes tiene La Virginia, Risaralda en 2023". Telencuestas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
^ Risaralda, Gobernación de (2016-09-28). "La Virginia". Gobernación de Risaralda (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
^ "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.