Murillo, Tolima

For other uses, see Murillo (disambiguation).

Murillo is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was 4,953 as of the 2005 census, 1,569 who lived within the town of Murillo, the remainder in rural areas of the municipality.^[3]

Murillo, Tolima
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Murillo, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Coordinates: 4.874°N 75.171°W / 4.874; -75.171
Country	Colombia
Department	Tolima Department
Aldea	1887-10-24[1]
Government
• Alcaldesa Municipal[2]	Beatriz Valencia Gómez[2]
Area
• Municipality and town	417.29 km2 (161.12 sq mi)
• Urban	1.0 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Elevation	2,950 m (9,680 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Municipality and town	4,953
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
• Urban	1,569[3]
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	http://www.murillo-tolima.gov.co/

Main square of Murillo with Nevado del Ruiz in background

Murillo is 144 km from the provincial capital, Ibagué.^[1] The municipality is bordered on the north by Villahermosa, on the south by Santa Isabel, in the east by Líbano, and to the west by the Departments of Caldas and Risaralda. Murillo is the highest town in the department of Tolima with an altitude of 2950 m above sea level.^[1]

The western border of the municipality includes the peaks of Nevado del Ruiz, Nevado El Cisne, and Nevado Santa Isabel.^[4]

Climate

Murillo has a cold subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with heavy rainfall year round.

Climate data for Murillo
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	15.4 (59.7)	15.7 (60.3)	15.6 (60.1)	14.8 (58.6)	15.0 (59.0)	14.8 (58.6)	15.4 (59.7)	15.0 (59.0)	15.2 (59.4)	14.4 (57.9)	14.7 (58.5)	15.1 (59.2)	15.1 (59.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	10.6 (51.1)	11.0 (51.8)	11.1 (52.0)	10.7 (51.3)	11.1 (52.0)	10.9 (51.6)	11.0 (51.8)	10.8 (51.4)	10.8 (51.4)	10.4 (50.7)	10.6 (51.1)	10.6 (51.1)	10.8 (51.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.9 (42.6)	6.3 (43.3)	6.7 (44.1)	6.6 (43.9)	7.2 (45.0)	7.0 (44.6)	6.7 (44.1)	6.7 (44.1)	6.5 (43.7)	6.4 (43.5)	6.5 (43.7)	6.1 (43.0)	6.6 (43.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	108 (4.3)	116 (4.6)	152 (6.0)	252 (9.9)	247 (9.7)	169 (6.7)	122 (4.8)	133 (5.2)	204 (8.0)	244 (9.6)	220 (8.7)	133 (5.2)	2,100 (82.7)
Average rainy days	11	12	16	19	19	13	11	11	15	19	18	13	177
Source 1: [5]
Source 2: [6]

References

1. "Nuestro Municipio, Información general". Alcaldía de Murillo - Tolima. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2015. ^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "Nuestra alcaldía, ¿Quiénes somos?". Alcaldía de Murillo - Tolima. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
3. Censo General 2005 Nivel Nacional (PDF) (in Spanish). Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE). 2008. p. 54. ISBN 978-958-624-072-7.
4. Mapa Politico administrativo del Municipio de Murillo Tolima (Map) (20 de Noviembre de 2011 ed.). Alcaldía de Murillo - Tolima. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2020-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. "Murillo climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Murillo weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2021-12-26.

4.874°N 75.171°W / 4.874; -75.171