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La Concordia, Ecuador

Coordinates: 00°00′24″S 79°23′45″W / 0.00667°S 79.39583°W / -0.00667; -79.39583
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La Concordia
City
La Concordia is located in Ecuador
La Concordia
La Concordia
Coordinates: 00°00′24″S 79°23′45″W / 0.00667°S 79.39583°W / -0.00667; -79.39583
CountryEcuador
ProvinceSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas
CantonLa Concordia
CreatedNovember 15, 1955
Government
 • MayorSandra Ocampo
Area
 • City9.21 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Elevation
217 m (712 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • City35,474
 • Density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
DemonymConcordense
Area code(+593) 02
ClimateAm

La Concordia is a city in Ecuador that is the cantonal capital of La Concordia Canton, belonging to the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province. It is located north of the coastal region, in an extensive plain, at an altitude of 217 meters and with a rainy climate tropical climate of 25 °C on average.

Climate

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Though it is located on the equator, the cold Humboldt current suppresses rainfall when it reaches its northernmost extent from July to November and gives La Concordia a tropical monsoon climate (Am) instead of the usual tropical rainforest climate (Af) found at and near the equator.

Climate data for La Concordia, elevation 300 m (980 ft), (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.7
(83.7)
29.3
(84.7)
29.7
(85.5)
29.8
(85.6)
29.0
(84.2)
27.6
(81.7)
27.3
(81.1)
27.4
(81.3)
27.4
(81.3)
27.4
(81.3)
27.0
(80.6)
27.7
(81.9)
28.2
(82.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2)
21.0
(69.8)
21.1
(70.0)
21.3
(70.3)
21.1
(70.0)
20.4
(68.7)
19.5
(67.1)
19.2
(66.6)
19.0
(66.2)
19.7
(67.5)
19.0
(66.2)
20.0
(68.0)
20.2
(68.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 457.0
(17.99)
478.0
(18.82)
639.0
(25.16)
553.0
(21.77)
316.0
(12.44)
206.0
(8.11)
82.0
(3.23)
54.0
(2.13)
73.0
(2.87)
57.0
(2.24)
42.0
(1.65)
172.0
(6.77)
3,129
(123.18)
Average relative humidity (%) 90 88 87 88 89 90 89 89 90 90 88 88 89
Source: FAO[2]

References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of La Concordia
  2. ^ "CLIMWAT climatic database". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 20 June 2024.