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Damasco

Antioquiavillage

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Coordinates5.79°, -75.57°

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City facts

Overview

Damasco, a village in Antioquia, Colombia, forms part of the country's settled landscape. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Its coordinates of 5.791°, -75.573° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,747 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 68% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
5.7913
Longitude
-75.5725
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
53,616
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    1,052
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,048
  • Rufous-collared Sparrow
    Zonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    880
  • Scrub Tanager
    Stilpnia vitriolina (Cabanis, 1851) · Aves
    866
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    841
  • Palm Tanager
    Thraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves
    839
  • Black-billed Thrush
    Turdus ignobilis P.L.Sclater, 1858 · Aves
    825
  • Golden-faced Tyrannulet
    Zimmerius chrysops (P.L.Sclater, 1859) · Aves
    779

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
25
Largest magnitude
5.3
Largest event
2018-04-23

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Antioquia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.79
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,747

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Damasco, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org