Mitú
Mitú is the caipital o the depairtment o Vaupés in Colombie.[2][3] It is a sma toun locatit in Sootheastren Colombie in the Amazon Basin. Foondit in 1936, Mitú, lies next tae the Vaupés River at 180 metres abuin sea level. It is whaur the core o the services (transport an tred) are providit tae Vaupés.
Mitú | |
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Ceety an municipality | |
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 Location o the toun an municipality o Mitú in Vaupés. | |
  Mitú Location o the toun an municipality o Mitú in Vaupés. | |
| Coordinates: 1°11′54″N 70°10′24″W / 1.19833°N 70.17333°W | |
| Kintra |  Colombie |
| Region | Amazonía |
| Depairtment | Vaupés |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Carlos Iván Ramiro Meléndez Moreno (L)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.422 km2 (6.341 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 14,112 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Mituense |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Area code(s) | 57 + 8 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid (in Spaingie) |
The Vaupés River serves as connectin link atween Mitú an nearbi hamlets on the riverbanks, but thare are nae roads connectin the toun tae rest o the kintra. Accessible anerlie bi airplane, Mitú is the maist isolatit caipital o depairtment in Colombie.
History
eeditThe foondin o Mitú can be tracit tae the rivalry atween Brazilians an Colombies exploitin rubber in the basins an ranges o the upper Guainía an Apaporis rivers. Bi 1903 thare wis an intense activity exploitin rubber in the aurie aroond the Vaupés river uisin the local Indies, o the ethnic groups tucano an carijonas, as slaves.
Mitú wis erectit as a modest hamlet in October 1936 bi Miguel Cuervo Araoz. The toun servit as a meetin pynt atween different indigenous commonties, in addeetion o bein a centre o rubber tree exploitation, fur tred an missionar center. Its main activity wis the rubber tred for fuid, clothin an fuel. Efter bein for a time a tounship, in 1963 Mitú became the caipital o the Vaupés Commissar (Comisaria). In 1974, it wis made municipality an in 1991 it became the caipital o the new creatit depairtment.
In November, 1998 an estimatit 1,900[4] FARC guerrilla members o the Eastren Bloc o the FARC-EP treed tae tak ower the toun bi force, against 120 Naitional Polis members an ane Colombie Naitional Airmy Battalion. The Colombie Air Force an Airmy Aviation supportit grund forces wi air raids. Mitu wis left pairtially destroyed an some 60 polismen an 10 civilians dee'd alang wi ower 800 guerrilla members.[4] In thair escape FARC teuk hostages as human shields includin some 40 tae 45 members o the Colombie Militar.[5]
On 13 Juin 2010, twa o the hostages captured in Mitu in 1998, Naitional Polis Col. (nou Gen.) Luis Mendieta an Naitional Polis Col. Enrique Murillo wur freed bi the Colombie airmy in a rescue operation[6] that freed twa ithers captured in Miraflores tae the wast in 1998 an aw.
Climate
eedit| Climate data for Mitú | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record heich °C (°F) | 34.0 (93.2) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 31.3 (88.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.0 (78.7) |
| Average law °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
| Record law °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 257.1 (10.12) |
209.5 (8.25) |
228.8 (9.01) |
331.2 (13.04) |
381.5 (15.02) |
373.6 (14.71) |
385.4 (15.17) |
301.2 (11.86) |
241.0 (9.49) |
234.0 (9.21) |
219.0 (8.62) |
193.3 (7.61) |
3,355.6 (132.11) |
| Average precipitation days | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 210 |
| Mean monthly sunshine oors | 139.2 | 106.7 | 125.1 | 113.1 | 106.4 | 100.6 | 110.2 | 129.8 | 131.5 | 127.9 | 121.8 | 120.4 | 1,432.7 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[7] | |||||||||||||
References an notes
eedit- ↑ "Colombian Registry of the Civil State: 2007 election results - Vaupés". Archived frae the original on 9 Mairch 2021. Retrieved 9 Mairch 2013.
- ↑ ["(in Spaingie)[[Category:Airticles wi Spaingie-leid freemit airtins]] Empresa telefonica de Bogota; Mitu". Archived frae the original on 30 Julie 2012. Retrieved 9 Mairch 2013. URL–wikilink conflict (help) (in Spaingie) Empresa telefonica de Bogota; Mitu]
- ↑ "Instituto Geografico Agustin Codazzi; Creation of Mitu". Archived frae the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 9 Mairch 2013.
- ↑ a b "El Tiempo.com Especial 10 Años". Archived frae the original on 15 Mey 2008. Retrieved 9 Mairch 2013.
- ↑ INTERNACIONAL | Colombia. La guerrilla causa 70 muertos en la ciudad de Mitú
- ↑ "AP 4th Hostage Found in Colombian Jungle after Raid". Archived frae the original on 17 Juin 2010. Retrieved 17 Juin 2010.
- ↑ "Climate of Mitu-Table of Values" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived frae the original on 11 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
Freemit airtins
eedit- (in Spaingie) Mitu offeecial wabsteid Archived 2007-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Spaingie) Territorial-Environmental Information Seestem o Colombie Amazon SIAT-AC wabsteid Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine