Charalá
title: "Charalá" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-santander-department", "populated-places-established-in-1540", "1540-establishments-in-the-spanish-empire", "populated-places-of-the-muisca-confederation"] topic_path: "geography/spain" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charalá" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Charalá |
| settlement_type | Municipality and town |
| image_skyline | Ahí viene el Samán de la plaza principal de Charalá 08-03-2011.JPG |
| image_caption | Central square and park Charalá |
| image_flag | Bandera charala.png |
| image_seal | Escudo de Charalá.jpg |
| image_map | Colombia - Santander - Charalá.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location of the municipality and town of Charalá in the Santander Department of Colombia |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Colombia |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Colombia |
| subdivision_type1 | Department |
| subdivision_name1 | Santander Department |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Guanentá Province |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Edilsón Arenas Silva |
| (2020-2023) | |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 23 July 1540 |
| founder | Martín Galeano |
| area_total_km2 | 411 |
| area_urban_km2 | 0.7 |
| population_as_of | 2015 |
| population_note | |
| population_total | 10540 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_urban | 5791 |
| timezone | Colombia Standard Time |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| elevation_m | 1290 |
| website | Official website |
| :: |
| name = Charalá | native_name = | nickname = | motto = | settlement_type = Municipality and town | image_skyline = Ahí viene el Samán de la plaza principal de Charalá 08-03-2011.JPG | imagesize = | image_caption = Central square and park Charalá | image_flag = Bandera charala.png | image_seal = Escudo de Charalá.jpg | image_map = Colombia - Santander - Charalá.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location of the municipality and town of Charalá in the Santander Department of Colombia | pushpin_map = | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Colombia | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Colombia | subdivision_type1 = Department | subdivision_name1 = Santander Department | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = Guanentá Province | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Edilsón Arenas Silva (2020-2023) | established_title = Founded | established_date = 23 July 1540 | founder = Martín Galeano | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 411 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = 0.7 | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | population_as_of = 2015 | population_note = | population_total = 10540 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = 5791 | coordinates = | timezone = Colombia Standard Time | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | elevation_m = 1290 | elevation_ft = | website = Official website | footnotes = Charalá is a town and municipality in the south of the department of Santander in northeastern Colombia. Its antipode is located within the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta.
The municipality borders the municipalities Encino and Coromoro in the east, Oiba, Confines and Suaita in the west, Páramo, Ocamonte and Mogotes in the north and in the south Gámbita and Duitama, the latter in the department of Boyacá.
Climate
Charalá has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af) with consistent temperatures, cool nights, and abundant rainfall.
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Charalá, elevation 1350 m, (1981–2010) |Jan high C = 28.8 |Feb high C = 29.1 |Mar high C = 29.0 |Apr high C = 28.4 |May high C = 28.2 |Jun high C = 28.0 |Jul high C = 28.0 |Aug high C = 28.2 |Sep high C = 28.2 |Oct high C = 28.0 |Nov high C = 27.9 |Dec high C = 28.3 | year high C = 28.3 |Jan mean C = 21.6 |Feb mean C = 21.7 |Mar mean C = 21.5 |Apr mean C = 21.4 |May mean C = 21.4 |Jun mean C = 21.3 |Jul mean C = 21.1 |Aug mean C = 21.2 |Sep mean C = 21.1 |Oct mean C = 21.2 |Nov mean C = 21.3 |Dec mean C = 21.4 | year mean C = 21.3 |Jan low C = 15.4 |Feb low C = 15.7 |Mar low C = 16.0 |Apr low C = 16.4 |May low C = 16.7 |Jun low C = 16.3 |Jul low C = 15.9 |Aug low C = 15.8 |Sep low C = 15.7 |Oct low C = 16.1 |Nov low C = 16.5 |Dec low C = 16.1 | year low C = 16.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 101.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 159.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 213.7 |Apr precipitation mm = 304.7 |May precipitation mm = 291.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 190.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 170.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 210.5 |Sep precipitation mm = 267.4 |Oct precipitation mm = 352.4 |Nov precipitation mm = 264.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 147.5 |year precipitation mm = 2614.3 | Jan precipitation days = 13 | Feb precipitation days = 14 | Mar precipitation days = 19 | Apr precipitation days = 23 | May precipitation days = 25 | Jun precipitation days = 21 | Jul precipitation days = 22 | Aug precipitation days = 23 | Sep precipitation days = 24 | Oct precipitation days = 26 | Nov precipitation days = 22 | Dec precipitation days = 16 | year precipitation days = 243 | Jan humidity = 80 | Feb humidity = 80 | Mar humidity = 81 | Apr humidity = 84 | May humidity = 84 | Jun humidity = 84 | Jul humidity = 83 | Aug humidity = 83 | Sep humidity = 83 | Oct humidity = 84 | Nov humidity = 84 | Dec humidity = 83 | year humidity = 83 |Jan sun = 213.9 |Feb sun = 177.8 |Mar sun = 161.2 |Apr sun = 141.0 |May sun = 142.6 |Jun sun = 141.0 |Jul sun = 161.2 |Aug sun = 161.2 |Sep sun = 147.0 |Oct sun = 158.1 |Nov sun = 165.0 |Dec sun = 195.3 |year sun = |Jand sun = 6.9 |Febd sun = 6.3 |Mard sun = 5.2 |Aprd sun = 4.7 |Mayd sun = 4.6 |Jund sun = 4.7 |Juld sun = 5.2 |Augd sun = 5.2 |Sepd sun = 4.9 |Octd sun = 5.1 |Novd sun = 5.5 |Decd sun = 6.3 |yeard sun = |source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales{{cite web |url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 |archive-date=15 August 2016 |title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010 |publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales |language=es |access-date= 17 June 2024 |url-status=dead}}
Etymology
The name Charalá is Chibcha, the language of the Muisca and was given to honour the Guane cacique of the village; "Chalala".
History
Before the arrival of the Spanish in the area, the Santander department was inhabited by the Guane. Charalá was located at the border of Guane territory and the Muisca Confederation of which it formed an independent unity.
Modern Charalá was founded by one of the conquistadors who was part in the Spanish conquest of the Muisca; Martín Galeano, on July 23, 1540.
Economy
Main economical activities in the municipality are agriculture (coffee, sugar cane and maize) and marble mining.
Born in Charalá
- José Acevedo y Gómez, independence hero of Colombia
- José Antonio Galán, was a Neogranadine historical. He was the leader of the Comuneros insurrection in 1781.
Trivia
- Charalá is the type locality for the Santander poison frog (Andinobates virolinensis)
Gallery
File:Casa de la Cultura 08-03-2011.JPG|Casa de la Cultura File:Casacolonial.jpg|Colonial house File:Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Monguí, Charalá 08-03-2011.JPG|Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Monguí File:José António Galán, martir 08-03-2011.JPG|Statue José Antonio Galán File:Simon Bolivar Charala.jpg|Statue Simón Bolívar File:HILANDERA-CORPORACION.JPG|Weaving activity
References
References
- {{in lang. es 2015 [http://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/poblacion/proyepobla06_20/ProyeccionMunicipios2005_2020.xls DANE population Charalá]
- (2006). "Antipodes Map - Antipodal location for any map point". Solution Realm Software Inc.
- {{in lang. es [https://archive.today/20150605153006/http://www.charala-santander.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Charalá]
- [http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Dendrobatidae/Dendrobatinae/Andinobates/Andinobates-virolinensis ''Andinobates virolinensis'']
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