Nóvita
Nóvita is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. It was the first capital of Chocó Province. It was a traditional center for gold mining, Many of its residents are Afro-Colombians.
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Overview
Overview
In the 1850s, supplies, and possibly even people, were brought to the town by porters due to "the mountainous terrain, very high rainfall, and many rivers" of the surrounding region.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Nóvita • Settlement Type — Municipality and town • Mapsize — 250px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Colombia • Subdivision Type1 — Department • Subdivision Name1 — Chocó Department • Population Total — 7867 • Timezone — Colombia Standard Time • Utc Offset — -5 • Elevation M — 66
Climate
Climate
Nóvita has an extremely wet tropical rainforest climate (Af) with over 9000 mm of rain annually.
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Nóvita (Municipality, Chocó, Colombia). citypopulation.de.
- 2.Paz, Manuel María. Exterior View of the Houses in Nóvita, Province of Chocó. World Digital Library.
- 3.Paz, Manuel María. View from a Street in Nóvita, Chocó Province. World Digital Library.
- 4.Porters on the Mountain of Nóvita, Chocó Province. World Digital Library.
- 5.Road to Nóvita via Tamaná Mountain, Chocó Province. World Digital Library.
- 6.Data. www.ideam.gov.co.
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1- Carlos Holguín MallarinoAuthor
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