Pajarito, Boyacá

Pajarito is a town and municipality in the La Libertad Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The municipality, situated in the southeast of the department borders Labranzagrande and Aquitania of the department of Boyacá and Yopal, Recetor and Aguazul of the department of Casanare. The urban centre is located at a distance of 147 kilometres (91 mi) from the department capital Tunja at an altitude of 800 metres (2,600 ft) in a tight valley, not allowing much expansion of the urban area. The centre is experiencing periodic landslides.[1]

Pajarito
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Pajarito in the Boyacá department of Colombia
Country Colombia
DepartmentBoyacá Department
ProvinceLa Libertad Province
Founded1 January 1853
Government
 • MayorJesús Noé Riveros López
(2020-2023)
Area
 • Municipality and town322 km2 (124 sq mi)
Elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town1,719
 • Density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Urban
725
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Etymology

The name Pajarito in Spanish means "little bird", yet the origin of the name is thought to be from Chibcha: Pa is "father", ja; "load, role", rito; "dog".[2]

Geology

The area of Pajarito is characterized by an intrusive complex into the surrounding Lower Cretaceous sediments (Macanal Formation). The petrology of the igneous body is alkaline to sub-alkaline and low in SiO2. Secondary minerals are apatite and hydrothermal chlorite.[3]

History

The first inhabitants of the village may have been indigenous people of the Golconda tribe, short in stature and bandy-legged. The Golcondenses were cultivators of maize and hunters. They spoke a version of Chibcha, giving rise to the name of the town.

Modern Pajarito was founded on January 1, 1853 by soldiers of Gran Colombia. The first mayors were military men.[1]

Economy

Pajarito is a rural community centered around agriculture and livestock farming. Main agricultural products cultivated in the municipality are coffee, maize, sugarcane, yuca, beans and potatoes. Hot springs are present outside the urban centre.[1]

Climate

Pajarito has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Pajarito
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.2
(86.4)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.3
(86.5)		 29.0
(84.2)		 28.5
(83.3)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.8
(82.0)		 28.2
(82.8)		 28.5
(83.3)		 28.8
(83.8)		 29.3
(84.7)		 28.9
(83.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6)		 24.7
(76.5)		 24.7
(76.5)		 24.0
(75.2)		 23.7
(74.7)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.8
(73.0)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.8
(74.8)		 23.6
(74.6)
Average low °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8)		 18.7
(65.7)		 19.2
(66.6)		 19.1
(66.4)		 18.9
(66.0)		 18.4
(65.1)		 18.1
(64.6)		 17.9
(64.2)		 18.0
(64.4)		 18.4
(65.1)		 18.5
(65.3)		 18.3
(64.9)		 18.5
(65.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 29.4
(1.16)		 59.7
(2.35)		 146.3
(5.76)		 316.0
(12.44)		 447.7
(17.63)		 500.7
(19.71)		 546.6
(21.52)		 499.2
(19.65)		 417.8
(16.45)		 352.5
(13.88)		 198.7
(7.82)		 76.6
(3.02)		 3,591.2
(141.39)
Average rainy days 5 6 11 20 24 25 26 26 21 21 16 17 218
Source 1: IDEAM[4]
Source 2: Climate-Data.org[5]

References
  1. (in Spanish) Official website Pajarito
  2. (in Spanish) Etymology Pajarito - Excelsio.net
  3. Moreno Murillo et al., 2007
  4. "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  5. "Climate: Pajarito". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

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