Yarumal
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Yarumal is a municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. The municipality (three parishes and 20 villages) has an area of 738.3 km2 (285.1 sq mi). The population was 41,542 at the 2018 census. Its average elevation is 2,265 m (7,431 ft) above sea level.
It has a
It gave its name to the
History
Yarumal was founded in 1787 as San Luis de Gongora. Municipal status was granted in 1821.
Name
The current name of Yarumal comes from a local plant of the family Moraceae, known in botanical Latin as Cecropia peltata L.
Health
An unusually large proportion of the inhabitants suffer from early-onset Alzheimer's disease, which is caused by the gene mutation E280A. The genetic mutation is thought to have come from a Spanish conquistador. Approximately 5,000 residents will develop early-onset Alzheimer's. Half of the affected residents were shown to have developed symptoms by their early 40s.[2][3]
Climate
Yarumal has a
| Climate data for Yarumal | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.8 (60.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.7 (51.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 83.7 (3.30) |
147.2 (5.80) |
167.9 (6.61) |
346.6 (13.65) |
441.2 (17.37) |
381.9 (15.04) |
355.9 (14.01) |
382.3 (15.05) |
381.7 (15.03) |
418.1 (16.46) |
307.0 (12.09) |
152.4 (6.00) |
3,565.9 (140.41) |
| Average rainy days | 10 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 232 |
| Source 1: [4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: [5] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Jhon Jairo Velásquez (1962-2020), Medellin cartel hitman and You Tube personality
See also
- Yarumal climbing salamander, indigenous in Colombia
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Yarumal municipality with localities
- PMID 24239249.
- PMID 25634383.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Yarumal climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Yarumal weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org.
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7°00′N 75°30′W / 7.000°N 75.500°W