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Fundación

Place in Colombia, South America

Municipality and town in Caribbean, Colombia

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Fundación Magdalena

Location of the municipality and town of Fundación in the Department of Magdalena.

10°31′14″N 74°11′12″W / 10.52056°N 74.18667°W / 10.52056; -74.18667CountryColombiaRegion CaribbeanDepartmentMagdalenaFounded1902Government

• MayorMallath MartinezArea

• Municipality and town971.9 km² (375.3 sq mi) • Urban

7.37 km² (2.85 sq mi)Elevation

10 m (30 ft)Population

(2018 census)^[1]

• Municipality and town66,433 • Density68/km² (180/sq mi) • Urban

56,814 • Urban density7,700/km² (20,000/sq mi)DemonymFundaneseTime zoneUTC-5Area code57 +5WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Fundación is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Its people are known as Fundanenses. The primary economic activity is livestock-raising, for production of both meat and milk. Other crops are: corn, yuca, oranges, bananas, beans, sesame, sorghum, rice, tomatoes, and tobacco. There is also artisanal fishing.

Physically, the area of Fundación consists of river valley, flood plain and some low-lying hills. The municipio is bounded on the north by Aracataca, on the east by Bosconia, on the south by Chibolo, and, on the west by Pivijay, Sabanas de San Angel, and Algarrobo. The town is crossed by the Fundación River.

The town came to international prominence on 18 May 2014 when a school bus caught fire at the local Pentecostal Church. Thirty two children who had just attended a church service died in the fire.^[2]

Population: 66,433 (municipality)
Elevation: 45 meters
Area: 971.9 km². (municipality)

Points of interest

Bridge over the Fundación River
Chapel of the Holy Family College
Church of Our Lord of Miracles
Church of Maria Auxiliadora
Fountain of the Barrio Vera Judith
Los Varones Park

Climate

Climate data for Fundación/El Retén (Zacapa), elevation 30 m (98 ft), (1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	33.8 (92.8)	33.9 (93.0)	34.1 (93.4)	34.4 (93.9)	34.2 (93.6)	34.1 (93.4)	34.2 (93.6)	34.2 (93.6)	33.3 (91.9)	33.1 (91.6)	33.1 (91.6)	33.4 (92.1)	33.8 (92.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.7 (81.9)	27.9 (82.2)	28.3 (82.9)	28.3 (82.9)	28.2 (82.8)	28.3 (82.9)	28.3 (82.9)	28.0 (82.4)	27.8 (82.0)	27.6 (81.7)	27.7 (81.9)	27.6 (81.7)	28.0 (82.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20.9 (69.6)	20.9 (69.6)	21.5 (70.7)	21.9 (71.4)	22.2 (72.0)	22.3 (72.1)	22.3 (72.1)	22.2 (72.0)	22.0 (71.6)	22.0 (71.6)	21.9 (71.4)	21.4 (70.5)	21.8 (71.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4.4 (0.17)	6.5 (0.26)	15.1 (0.59)	92.8 (3.65)	151.7 (5.97)	121.6 (4.79)	88.5 (3.48)	135.0 (5.31)	192.0 (7.56)	222.3 (8.75)	121.6 (4.79)	21.0 (0.83)	1,172.4 (46.16)
Average precipitation days	1	1	2	8	11	10	10	12	14	15	9	2	95
Average relative humidity (%)	81	81	80	81	82	83	82	82	82	83	83	84	82
Mean monthly sunshine hours	232.5	212.0	192.2	171.0	173.6	165.0	198.4	179.8	153.0	164.3	186.0	226.3	2,254.1
Mean daily sunshine hours	7.5	7.5	6.2	5.7	5.6	5.5	6.4	5.8	5.1	5.3	6.2	7.3	6.2
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[3]

References

^ Citypopulation.de
^ "Colombia school bus catches fire, dozens of children killed". Herald Globe. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.^{[dead link]}