Tierralta

Tierralta
Tierralta
Municipality and town
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	Location of the municipality and town of Tierralta in the Córdoba Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Córdoba Department
Area
• Municipality and town	4,938 km2 (1,907 sq mi)
• Urban	7.99 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population (2020 est.)
• Municipality and town	95,177
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
• Urban	43,553
• Urban density	5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Tierralta is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia.

According to 2020 estimates, the population of Tierralta was 95,177, with a population density of 19 persons per square kilometer.

Corregimientos

Climate data for Tierralta (Pto Nuevo), elevation 145 m (476 ft), (1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.7 (89.1)	32.3 (90.1)	32.9 (91.2)	32.7 (90.9)	31.7 (89.1)	31.4 (88.5)	31.5 (88.7)	31.6 (88.9)	31.5 (88.7)	31.3 (88.3)	31.4 (88.5)	31.1 (88.0)	31.8 (89.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.4 (79.5)	26.8 (80.2)	27.4 (81.3)	27.1 (80.8)	26.6 (79.9)	26.6 (79.9)	26.5 (79.7)	26.6 (79.9)	26.2 (79.2)	26.2 (79.2)	26.2 (79.2)	26.2 (79.2)	26.6 (79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.1 (71.8)	22.5 (72.5)	22.7 (72.9)	23.3 (73.9)	23.0 (73.4)	23.0 (73.4)	22.7 (72.9)	22.7 (72.9)	22.6 (72.7)	22.6 (72.7)	22.5 (72.5)	22.6 (72.7)	22.7 (72.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	56.9 (2.24)	70.7 (2.78)	46.9 (1.85)	154.1 (6.07)	267.1 (10.52)	237.8 (9.36)	228.1 (8.98)	246.5 (9.70)	179.3 (7.06)	234.7 (9.24)	149.1 (5.87)	98.6 (3.88)	1,969.8 (77.55)
Average precipitation days	9	9	8	15	21	20	19	21	18	19	16	13	189
Average relative humidity (%)	82	80	78	80	85	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	83
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[2]