San Francisco, Antioquia

San Francisco is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. In 2015, the population comprised 5,318 people.

San Francisco
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of San Francisco in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
San Francisco Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°57′51″N 75°6′6″W
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia Department
Subregion	Eastern
Elevation	1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	5,318
	[1]
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
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History

San Francisco was previously known as El Morrón.

It was founded in 1830 as part of the municipality of Cocorná. In February 1986 was established as a municipality with the name of San Francisco, in memory of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Climate

San Francisco has a tropical rainforest climate (Af). It has very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for San Francisco, Antioquia, elevation 1,306 m (4,285 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	25.9 (78.6)	26.0 (78.8)	25.8 (78.4)	25.9 (78.6)	26.0 (78.8)	26.1 (79.0)	26.3 (79.3)	26.4 (79.5)	26.0 (78.8)	25.8 (78.4)	25.6 (78.1)	25.8 (78.4)	26.0 (78.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	21.7 (71.1)	21.8 (71.2)	21.7 (71.1)	21.8 (71.2)	21.8 (71.2)	22.0 (71.6)	22.0 (71.6)	21.9 (71.4)	21.7 (71.1)	21.5 (70.7)	21.5 (70.7)	21.7 (71.1)	21.8 (71.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	17.2 (63.0)	17.5 (63.5)	17.5 (63.5)	17.4 (63.3)	17.4 (63.3)	17.3 (63.1)	17.1 (62.8)	17.0 (62.6)	17.0 (62.6)	17.0 (62.6)	17.1 (62.8)	17.3 (63.1)	17.2 (63.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	292.2 (11.50)	286.6 (11.28)	379.5 (14.94)	493.9 (19.44)	525.3 (20.68)	346.1 (13.63)	339.5 (13.37)	427.3 (16.82)	584.9 (23.03)	610.9 (24.05)	572.9 (22.56)	374.8 (14.76)	5,234 (206.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	17	17	20	23	23	19	18	20	23	25	25	21	249
Average relative humidity (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	90	90	90	90	89
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]

Demographics

Total Population: 5 318 people. (2015)^[1]

• Urban Population: 2 446
• Rural Population: 2 872

Literacy Rate: 75.5% (2005)^[3]

• Urban Areas: 77.9%
• Rural Areas: 74.2%

References

1. "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". DANE. May 1, 2015.
2. "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
3. Censo oficial DANE 2005, Perfiles Departamentos y Municipios Archived 2008-07-26 at the Wayback Machine