Segovia, Antioquia
Segovia, Antioquia | |
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Municipality and town | |
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Location of the municipality and town of Segovia, Antioquia in the Antioquia Department of Colombia | |
Segovia, Antioquia Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 7°4′41″N 74°42′6″W / 7.07806°N 74.70167°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Antioquia Department |
| Subregion | Northeastern |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 1,127 km2 (435 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3.82 km2 (1.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Municipality and town | 37,900 |
| • Density | 33.6/km2 (87.1/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30,133 |
| • Urban density | 7,890/km2 (20,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Segovia (Spanish pronunciation: [seˈɣoβja] ⓘ) is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Northeastern Antioquia, its elevation is 650 m (2,130 ft) above sea level. There are gold mines in the area.
Climate
| Climate data for Segovia (Otú Airport), elevation 718 m (2,356 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29 (84) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60.9 (2.40) |
77.0 (3.03) |
121.5 (4.78) |
281.1 (11.07) |
325.3 (12.81) |
280.3 (11.04) |
296.5 (11.67) |
336.2 (13.24) |
361.4 (14.23) |
368.0 (14.49) |
265.4 (10.45) |
132.7 (5.22) |
2,906.3 (114.42) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 190 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 173.6 | 144.0 | 120.9 | 114.0 | 136.4 | 156.0 | 195.3 | 179.8 | 144.0 | 133.3 | 138.0 | 161.2 | 1,796.5 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.6 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
Gold Mines
Segovia is widely known for its intensive gold mining operations, where the recent collapse of the La Reliquia mine's main entrance on 22 September 2025, due to a "geomechanical failure" trapped twenty-three workers underground for 43 hours until they were all successfully rescued on 24 September 2025.[3]
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Segovia municipality with localities
- ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Suárez, Astrid (September 24, 2025). "23 miners rescued after 43 hours trapped in Colombian gold mine". The Associated Press. Retrieved 27 September 2025.