San Sebastián, Cauca

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Municipality and town in Cauca Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of San Sebastian, Cauca in the Cauca Department of Colombia.

Coordinates: 1°50′38″N 76°46′18″W / 1.84389°N 76.77167°W / 1.84389; -76.77167Country

ColombiaDepartmentCauca DepartmentArea

^[1]

• Total436 km² (168 sq mi)Population

(Census 2018^[2])

• Total9,806 • Density22/km² (58/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)Climate Csb

San Sebastián is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia at a distance of 165 km by road from the city of Popayán, capital city of the department of Cauca.</ref> ^[3]^[4] The town was founded in 1562 by Pedro Antonio Gómez.^[5]

History

It is believed that the town of San Sebastián was settled in the year 1582 by Pedro Antonio Gómez. However, research indicates that the lands in this region had been inhabited by the indigenous peoples since a time far back before the Hispanic foundation and it is not possible to establish clearly when it started.^[6]^[3]

Administrative Division

The Municipality of San Sebastián has a municipal seat, known after the same name, but in the territorial administrative structure it is also called considered a corregiment, therefore the territory consists of seven corregiments which are subdivided into 50 veredas (hamlets), one legally constituted indigenous reservation of the Yanacona ethnic group, and a Papallaqta indigenous council within in the corregimiento of Valencia. In addition to its capital, San Sebastián, the municipality has the following populated centers (corregimientos & Veredas) under its jurisdiction:^[7]

Corregimientos & Veredas

San Sebastián
- Alto Mu, La Marquesa, Laguna Negra, La Granja, Las Minas, Loma Grande, Ingenio Samango.
El Rosal
- Alto Potrerillo, Bajo Potrerillo, Costancillas, Domingote, Higuerones, Naranjos, La Laguna, Porvenir, Pueblo Viejo, Rodeo, , Valle de Jambimbal
Marmato
- Bellavista, Esperanza, Florida
Paramillos
- El Tuno, Hatos, Pantano, La Cusumbe, Nuevo Horizonte, Tapias.
Santiago
- Cigarras, EL Chilco El Guarango, El Tambo, El Trilladero, Guacas, Hatillo, Piedra Blanca, La Pradera, Popayáncito,
Valencia
- Delicias, Encino, Guacas, La Aguada, La Entrada, La Oyola, Porvenir, Río Negro Caquetá.
'Venecia
- Campo Alegre, Cerrillos, Cruz Chiquita, Garrizal, Paraíso, Santander.

Climate

Climate data for San Sebastián (Valencia), elevation 2,900 m (9,500 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	17.0 (62.6)	16.9 (62.4)	16.6 (61.9)	16.6 (61.9)	16.6 (61.9)	15.5 (59.9)	14.8 (58.6)	14.6 (58.3)	15.5 (59.9)	16.2 (61.2)	16.4 (61.5)	16.5 (61.7)	16.1 (61.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	10.8 (51.4)	11.0 (51.8)	11.1 (52.0)	11.1 (52.0)	11.2 (52.2)	10.6 (51.1)	10.0 (50.0)	10.0 (50.0)	10.3 (50.5)	10.7 (51.3)	10.9 (51.6)	11.0 (51.8)	10.7 (51.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.1 (41.2)	5.6 (42.1)	5.9 (42.6)	6.4 (43.5)	6.8 (44.2)	6.4 (43.5)	6.2 (43.2)	5.8 (42.4)	5.2 (41.4)	5.4 (41.7)	5.9 (42.6)	5.6 (42.1)	5.8 (42.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	76.1 (3.00)	71.8 (2.83)	84.8 (3.34)	103 (4.1)	94.0 (3.70)	83.7 (3.30)	99.1 (3.90)	71.2 (2.80)	56.2 (2.21)	111.1 (4.37)	115.1 (4.53)	99.8 (3.93)	1,065.8 (41.96)
Average precipitation days	15	14	17	20	21	21	22	20	17	18	19	17	217
Average relative humidity (%)	84	83	84	84	84	84	85	85	84	84	85	84	84
Mean monthly sunshine hours	117.8	93.2	83.7	69.0	71.3	75.0	80.6	83.7	84.0	86.8	90.0	108.5	1,043.6
Mean daily sunshine hours	3.8	3.3	2.7	2.3	2.3	2.5	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.8	3.0	3.5	2.9
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[8]

References

^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b Guaca Ijají, L.A. (2019). Autoridad e indígenas y poder local el caso de San Sebastián, Cauca 2007-2015. Revista CoPaLa. Construyendo Paz Latinoamericana, (7), 111-122 (PDF). Bogota: www.revistacopala.com.
^ Ordoñez, Juan; et al. (2016). PLAN DE DESARROLLO MUNICIPAL 2026-2019 San Sebastian Cauca. San Sebastian: Alcaldía Municipal San Sebastian Cauca.
^ "Información general de San Sebastián". Alcaldía del municipio.
^ Friede, Juan (1976). El indio en lucha por la tierra : historia de los resguardos del macizo central colombiano. Bogota: Editorial La Chispa.
^ "PLAN DE DESARROLLO MUNICIPIO DE SAN SEBASTIAN, UNA MIRADA AL HORIZONTE DE LA ESTRELLA FLUVIAL COLOMBIANA PARA LA INVERSION SOCIAL, LA CONVIVENCIA Y LA PAZ" (PDF) (in Spanish). Escuela Superior de Administración Pública ::repositoriocdim.esap.edu.co. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.