Samacá

Set in Boyacá, Colombia, Samacá is recorded in open geodata as a town. Its coordinates of 5.492°, -73.485° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 18,298. Documented history points to a founding date near 1556. Living conditions at this elevation are characteristically montane, with cooler temperatures than surrounding lowlands. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by cooler air and shorter growing seasons than surrounding lowlands, tempered by elevation. Spanning an area of about 160 km², Samacá lies at a very high elevation of 2735 m. Population density therefore averages about 114 per km², loosely populated. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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