Pivijay

Pivijay
Pivijay
town
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	Location of the municipality and town of Pivijay in the Department of Magdalena.
Country	Colombia
Region	Caribbean
Department	Magdalena
Foundation	1774
Population (2020 est.)
• Total	33,047
Time zone	UTC-5
Website	; www.pivijay-magdalena.gov.co

Pivijay is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Founded in 1774 by José Flores, Julian Valera y Antonio Sánchez. Promoted to municipality in 1912.

Politics

Administrative divisions

Corregimientos:

Avianca
Canoas
Caraballo
Chinoblas
Garrapatas
Las Piedras
Media Luna
Paraco (Carmen del Magdalena)
Paraíso
Piñuelas
Placitas
Salaminita

Climate

Climate data for Pivijay (Media Luna), elevation 20 m (66 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	34.5 (94.1)	35.1 (95.2)	35.7 (96.3)	35.7 (96.3)	34.7 (94.5)	34.4 (93.9)	34.5 (94.1)	34.4 (93.9)	33.9 (93.0)	33.4 (92.1)	33.2 (91.8)	33.6 (92.5)	34.5 (94.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.5 (81.5)	27.9 (82.2)	28.4 (83.1)	28.7 (83.7)	28.4 (83.1)	28.4 (83.1)	28.3 (82.9)	28.2 (82.8)	27.9 (82.2)	27.6 (81.7)	27.6 (81.7)	27.6 (81.7)	28.0 (82.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20.8 (69.4)	21.1 (70.0)	21.7 (71.1)	22.7 (72.9)	23.2 (73.8)	22.9 (73.2)	22.7 (72.9)	22.5 (72.5)	22.6 (72.7)	22.4 (72.3)	22.3 (72.1)	21.5 (70.7)	22.2 (72.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4.2 (0.17)	4.8 (0.19)	19.2 (0.76)	79.7 (3.14)	129.1 (5.08)	110.7 (4.36)	97.5 (3.84)	169.8 (6.69)	161.6 (6.36)	152.7 (6.01)	99.8 (3.93)	40.1 (1.58)	1,069.2 (42.09)
Average precipitation days	0	0	1	5	8	8	7	10	10	10	7	3	69
Average relative humidity (%)	81	79	79	80	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	83	82
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[2]

References

^ "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 19 April 2020.
^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.