Acacías
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Acacias |
| settlement_type | Municipality and town |
| image_skyline | Plaza in center of Acacías.jpg |
| imagesize | 300px |
| image_caption | Central plaza in Acacías |
| image_flag | Flag of Acacias, Meta.svg |
| image_seal | ESCUDO_ACACIAS_NUEVO_By_93Darkfloggi.jpg |
| image_map | Colombia - Meta - Acacías.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location of the municipality and town of Acacías in the Meta Department. |
| pushpin_map | Colombia |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Colombia |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Colombia |
| subdivision_type1 | Department |
| subdivision_name1 | Meta Department |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Luis Orlando Gutierrez |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 1920 |
| area_total_km2 | 1124 |
| area_urban_km2 | 11.49 |
| population_as_of | 2018 census |
| population_total | 88023 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_urban | 67906 |
| population_density_urban_km2 | auto |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_demonym | Acacireño |
| coordinates | |
| timezone | Colombia Standard Time |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| elevation_m | 498 |
| area_code | 57 + 8 |
| blank_name | Climate |
| blank_info | Af |
| website | Official website |
| :: |
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Acacias is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia. This town is one of the most important municipalities in terms of population and economy, together with La Macarena, Granada and the capital city of Villavicencio. The name of the city is due to the acacia flowers that used to bloom in the region. It is considered one of the municipalities of Meta with more progress and development.
It is bordered to the north by the department of Cundinamarca. To the south with the municipalities Castilla la Nueva and Guamal. To the east with the municipality of San Carlos de Guaroa and to the west with the municipality of Guamal.
The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), estimates for 2017, a total population of 72,048.
Geography
In the urban area of this municipality there are 97 neighborhoods and housing developments, and in the rural area there are 48 rural districts, including Chichimene, Dinamarca and Manzanares. There are also former police stations.
Climate
Acacías has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with extremely heavy rainfall from April to November, and more moderate though still substantial rainfall from December to March. |width = auto |location = Acacías |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |temperature colour = pastel |Jan high C = 30.9 |Feb high C = 31.2 |Mar high C = 31.0 |Apr high C = 29.9 |May high C = 29.4 |Jun high C = 29.0 |Jul high C = 29.0 |Aug high C = 29.7 |Sep high C = 30.2 |Oct high C = 30.2 |Nov high C = 30.2 |Dec high C = 30.3 |year high C = |Jan mean C = 25.5 |Feb mean C = 25.9 |Mar mean C = 26.0 |Apr mean C = 25.0 |May mean C = 24.8 |Jun mean C = 24.3 |Jul mean C = 24.2 |Aug mean C = 24.5 |Sep mean C = 24.9 |Oct mean C = 25.0 |Nov mean C = 25.1 |Dec mean C = 24.9 |year mean C = |Jan low C = 20.1 |Feb low C = 20.6 |Mar low C = 21.0 |Apr low C = 20.2 |May low C = 20.2 |Jun low C = 19.6 |Jul low C = 19.4 |Aug low C = 19.4 |Sep low C = 19.6 |Oct low C = 19.8 |Nov low C = 20.0 |Dec low C = 19.5 |year low C = |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 76.1 |Feb rain mm = 126.1 |Mar rain mm = 258.3 |Apr rain mm = 554.7 |May rain mm = 660.3 |Jun rain mm = 558.3 |Jul rain mm = 435.2 |Aug rain mm = 375.1 |Sep rain mm = 392.9 |Oct rain mm = 499.1 |Nov rain mm = 469.1 |Dec rain mm = 227.8 |Jan rain days = 6 |Feb rain days = 7 |Mar rain days = 12 |Apr rain days = 21 |May rain days = 24 |Jun rain days = 23 |Jul rain days = 23 |Aug rain days = 18 |Sep rain days = 17 |Oct rain days = 19 |Nov rain days = 18 |Dec rain days = 11 |unit rain days = 1 mm |source 1 = |source 2 = }}
Economy
- Throughout the municipality of Acacías, the main economic sector is agriculture and livestock.
- Both light and medium industry is small, with a predominance of artisanal processes.
- Mining and oil exploitation have recently acquired great importance.
- The tertiary sector is evidenced by strong commerce in the urban area with an emphasis on the sale of finished products rather than services.
Ecology
The lands of Acacías are very rich in rivers such as: Acacias, Acaciítas, Guayuriba, Sardinata and Orotoy, as well as by the caños del Playón, Cola de pato, la Chiripa, Chichimene, La Danta, La Argentina, La Blanca and La Unión.
Tourism
Acacías has a great natural wealth, because it is surrounded by rivers, viewpoints and waterfalls. All this allows tourists and locals to perform different activities such as hiking, outdoor sports, bird watching, among others.
References
References
- "Citypopulation.de".
- (2016-01-19). "Nuestro Municipio".
- Aldana, Sonia. (2017). "Análisis de Situación en Salud con el modelo de los determinantes sociales en salud Municipio de Acacias 2017". Alcaldía Municipal de Acacias Secretaria de Salud Municipal Coordinación de vigilancia en salud Pública.
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- "Acacías climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Acacías weather averages - Climate-Data.org".
- "ACACÍAS META {{!}} Turismo en Acacías {{!}} Qué visitar y qué hacer en Acacías".
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