# Ataco > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ataco > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ataco.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ataco > Source revision: 1229605557 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the plant, see [Amaranthus quitensis](/source/Amaranthus_quitensis). Municipality and town in Tolima Department, Colombia Ataco Municipality and town Flag Coat of arms Location of the municipality and town of Ataco in the Tolima Department of Colombia. Country Colombia Department Tolima Department Government • Mayor Jader Armel Ochoa Mappe Area • Total 996.82 km2 (384.87 sq mi) Elevation 446 m (1,463 ft) Population (Census 2018[1]) • Total 13,470 • Density 13.51/km2 (35.00/sq mi) Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) **Ataco** is a town and municipality located in the [Tolima](/source/Tolima_Department) department of [Colombia](/source/Colombia). The population of the municipality was 13,470 in the 2018 census.[1] The Colombian state has been accused of human rights violations in Ataco[\[1\]](http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/free/colombia/txt/2003/1030mining_resources.htm). ## Climate Climate data for Ataco (Mesa de Pole), elevation 500 m (1,600 ft), (1981–2010) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.1 (88.0) 31.5 (88.7) 31.0 (87.8) 31.0 (87.8) 31.1 (88.0) 31.4 (88.5) 31.9 (89.4) 33.0 (91.4) 32.9 (91.2) 31.3 (88.3) 30.3 (86.5) 30.5 (86.9) 31.4 (88.5) Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1 (79.0) 26.2 (79.2) 26.0 (78.8) 25.9 (78.6) 26.1 (79.0) 26.2 (79.2) 26.6 (79.9) 27.1 (80.8) 27.0 (80.6) 26.0 (78.8) 25.7 (78.3) 25.7 (78.3) 26.2 (79.2) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.1 (68.2) 20.1 (68.2) 20.3 (68.5) 20.4 (68.7) 20.3 (68.5) 20.2 (68.4) 20.0 (68.0) 20.1 (68.2) 20.0 (68.0) 20.0 (68.0) 20.1 (68.2) 20.2 (68.4) 20.2 (68.4) Average precipitation mm (inches) 206.9 (8.15) 200.3 (7.89) 247.9 (9.76) 255.0 (10.04) 215.5 (8.48) 88.1 (3.47) 65.2 (2.57) 67.3 (2.65) 140.1 (5.52) 334.9 (13.19) 314.7 (12.39) 250.8 (9.87) 2,367.9 (93.22) Average precipitation days 16 15 17 19 18 12 10 10 12 20 21 19 186 Average relative humidity (%) 76 76 77 78 77 76 74 72 72 75 77 77 76 Mean monthly sunshine hours 142.6 121.4 124.0 114.0 127.1 138.0 139.5 139.5 129.0 120.9 123.0 136.4 1,555.4 Mean daily sunshine hours 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.3 Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] ## References - [Uribe Hands Colombia's Mining Resources Over to the Multinationals](http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/free/colombia/txt/2003/1030mining_resources.htm) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Censo_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Censo_1-1) ["Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018"](https://sitios.dane.gov.co/cnpv/#!/) (in Spanish). [DANE](/source/Departamento_Administrativo_Nacional_de_Estad%C3%ADstica). Retrieved 23 April 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-IDEAM1_2-0)** ["Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128) (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from [the original](http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128) on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024. v t e Municipalities in Tolima Department Alpujarra Alvarado Ambalema Anzoategui Armero Ataco Cajamarca Carmen de Apicala Casabianca Chaparral Coello Coyaima Cunday Dolores El Espinal Falan Flandes Fresno Guamo Herveo Honda Ibagué Icononzo Lérida Líbano Mariquita Melgar Murillo Natagaima Ortega Palocabildo Piedras Planadas Prado Purificacion Rioblanco Roncesvalles Rovira Saldaña San Antonio San Luis Santa Isabel Suarez Valle de San Juan Venadillo Villahermosa Villarrica [3°36′N 75°23′W / 3.600°N 75.383°W / 3.600; -75.383](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Ataco¶ms=3_36_N_75_23_W_region:CO_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki) This Tolima Department location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Tolima-geo-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3ATolima-geo-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Tolima-geo-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ataco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ataco) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ataco?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.