Orito

Orito is a town and municipality in the Putumayo Department, Republic of Colombia. The town is just south of the confluence of the Patascoy and Luzonyaco Rivers. It is 43 kilometres (27 mi) north of the border with Ecuador.

Orito
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Orito in the Putumayo Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Putumayo Department
Founded	1963
Government
• Mayor	Manuel Eduardo Ocoro Carabali
Area
• Municipality and town	1,862.36 km^2 (719.06 sq mi)
Elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Municipality and town	52,580
• Density	28/km^2 (73/sq mi)
• Urban	23,633
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

The town is served by Orito Airport.

Climate

Orito has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Orito
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	30.1 (86.2)	29.7 (85.5)	29.4 (84.9)	29.2 (84.6)	28.8 (83.8)	28.8 (83.8)	28.8 (83.8)	29.6 (85.3)	30.0 (86.0)	30.3 (86.5)	30.2 (86.4)	30.2 (86.4)	29.6 (85.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.0 (77.0)	24.8 (76.6)	24.6 (76.3)	24.5 (76.1)	24.2 (75.6)	24.2 (75.6)	24.1 (75.4)	24.5 (76.1)	24.9 (76.8)	25.1 (77.2)	25.2 (77.4)	25.2 (77.4)	24.7 (76.5)
Average low °C (°F)	19.9 (67.8)	19.9 (67.8)	19.9 (67.8)	19.8 (67.6)	19.7 (67.5)	19.7 (67.5)	19.5 (67.1)	19.4 (66.9)	19.8 (67.6)	20.0 (68.0)	20.3 (68.5)	20.2 (68.4)	19.8 (67.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	235.8 (9.28)	256.0 (10.08)	366.6 (14.43)	404.0 (15.91)	406.4 (16.00)	352.4 (13.87)	305.2 (12.02)	233.8 (9.20)	248.9 (9.80)	306.2 (12.06)	321.2 (12.65)	303.2 (11.94)	3,739.7 (147.24)
Average rainy days	13	15	19	20	21	20	18	15	15	15	16	16	203
Source 1: IDEAM[1]
Source 2: Climate-Data.org[2]

References

1. "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
2. "Climate: Orito". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 20, 2020.