Ragonvalia (Spanish pronunciation: [raɣomˈbalja]) is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of North Santander.

Ragonvalia
Municipality and town
Flag of Ragonvalia
Location of the municipality and town of Ragonvalia in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Ragonvalia in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentNorte de Santander Department
Area
 • Land95.8 km2 (37.0 sq mi)
Elevation
1,615 m (5,299 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town6,891
 • Urban
2,897
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateCfb

History

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The municipality was founded in 1860 thanks to migration from the neighbouring towns of Chinácota, el Chopo (today known as Pamplonita) and Villa del Rosario that emigrated to the limits of the Táchira River (the river that divides Colombia and Venezuela). They traversed the mountain range because of the civil war of 1860–1862. Thus the first camps were established in the valley consisting of the streams Paso Antiguo and La Hormadera.

In the historic archives are mentioned Miguel Contreras, Juan Tarazona y Rafael Quintero as the first to obtain property titles in these terrains. It was Quintero who drew in the initial settlers.

The president of the Sovereign State of Santander Solón Wilches, through a decree of the 27th of September 1881, created the settlement of "Planadas". On the 3rd of September 1887, the Governor of Santander, General Alejandro Peña Solano, erected the hamlets of Mundo Nuevo and "La Honda", and with Chinácota being the municipal seat its territory was attached to the judicial circuit of the notary of Chinácota.

In 1892, Through a decree from the Assembly of Santander, it changed its name to Concordia in honour of the values of peace and unity rooted in the spirit of the first settlers.

On the 14th of April 1930, the Assembly of Norte de Santander ordered that Concordia be renamed as "Ragonvalia" in honour of "Patricio Ramón González Valencia", who was president of Colombia and a native of Norte de Santander. During these years the population grew and its economy expanded due to the smuggling of coffee between Colombia and Venezuela.

Climate

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Climate data for Ragonvalia (Esperanza La), elevation 1,760 m (5,770 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.8
(69.4)
21.1
(70.0)
21.5
(70.7)
22.0
(71.6)
22.4
(72.3)
22.1
(71.8)
21.7
(71.1)
22.2
(72.0)
22.3
(72.1)
22.0
(71.6)
21.2
(70.2)
20.7
(69.3)
21.7
(71.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 15.9
(60.6)
16.2
(61.2)
16.8
(62.2)
17.3
(63.1)
17.6
(63.7)
17.3
(63.1)
17.0
(62.6)
17.2
(63.0)
17.3
(63.1)
17.3
(63.1)
17.0
(62.6)
16.3
(61.3)
16.9
(62.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 11.5
(52.7)
12.0
(53.6)
12.7
(54.9)
13.5
(56.3)
13.8
(56.8)
13.4
(56.1)
12.9
(55.2)
13.1
(55.6)
13.2
(55.8)
13.4
(56.1)
13.1
(55.6)
12.2
(54.0)
12.9
(55.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 47.8
(1.88)
45.2
(1.78)
75.0
(2.95)
163.3
(6.43)
172.9
(6.81)
125.5
(4.94)
116.0
(4.57)
142.2
(5.60)
187.8
(7.39)
234.4
(9.23)
169.0
(6.65)
81.3
(3.20)
1,542.5
(60.73)
Average precipitation days 10 10 11 17 18 20 21 21 20 21 18 12 199
Average relative humidity (%) 89 90 91 91 89 90 89 88 88 89 91 91 90
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[1]

References

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  1. ^ "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.

7°35′N 72°29′W / 7.583°N 72.483°W / 7.583; -72.483