Puerto Bolívar, Colombia

Puerto Bolívar is a maritime port in the municipality of Uribia in the Guajira department of Colombia. It is the largest Colombian port. The port is located in the south head of Bahia Portete, an area of permanent winds and low rainfall, 75 km (47 mi) north of the city of Uribia and 166 km (103 mi) of Riohacha.

Puerto Bolívar
Puerto Bolívar is located in La Guajira Department
Puerto Bolívar
Puerto Bolívar
Location in La Guajira and Colombia
Puerto Bolívar is located in Colombia
Puerto Bolívar
Puerto Bolívar
Puerto Bolívar (Colombia)
Coordinates: 12°15′20″N 71°58′0.01″W
Country Colombia
DepartmentLa Guajira Department
MunicipalityUribia Municipality
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Puerto Bolívar

History

The Port of Puerto Bolívar, was created by decree No. 995 of April 5, 1982 by the President of Colombia, Julio César Turbay Ayala, with the name of Harbormaster of Bahia Portete in order to consolidate the presence of the state in this region of Colombia and exercise sovereignty through maritime legislation on domestic and foreign motor ships that arrived and sailed from Puerto Bolivar and quays of Portete and Puerto Nuevo. In 1986 during the administration of President Belisario Betancur its name was changed to Harbormaster of Puerto Bolívar.

Infrastructure

Railway

  • The tracks are 150 km (93 mi) in length, connecting the Puerto Bolívar with the Cerrejón mine
  • The mine of the Cerrejón uses the only 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge freight railway in the country

Port

  • Largest coal-export port in Latin America
  • Covered conveyor belts and a direct-loading system since 1985
  • Receives vessels of up to 180,000 tonnes (180,000 long tons; 200,000 short tons)

Airport

Motorway

  • A motorway 150 km (93 mi) long for operational support and access for the population of La Guajira since 1982. It links the southern part of the department with the northern part.

Climate

Puerto Bolivar has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) with little to no rainfall in all months except September, October and November.

Climate data for Puerto Bolivar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.4
(88.5)
31.6
(88.9)
32.2
(90.0)
32.9
(91.2)
33.6
(92.5)
34.3
(93.7)
34.3
(93.7)
34.5
(94.1)
33.8
(92.8)
32.9
(91.2)
32.1
(89.8)
31.5
(88.7)
32.9
(91.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
27.4
(81.3)
28.1
(82.6)
29.0
(84.2)
29.5
(85.1)
29.3
(84.7)
29.5
(85.1)
29.3
(84.7)
28.8
(83.8)
28.3
(82.9)
27.5
(81.5)
28.4
(83.1)
Average low °C (°F) 24.6
(76.3)
24.5
(76.1)
24.9
(76.8)
25.6
(78.1)
26.3
(79.3)
26.8
(80.2)
26.6
(79.9)
26.9
(80.4)
26.9
(80.4)
26.1
(79.0)
26.0
(78.8)
25.2
(77.4)
25.9
(78.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 4.8
(0.19)
1.5
(0.06)
2.6
(0.10)
6.9
(0.27)
27.3
(1.07)
8.2
(0.32)
11.0
(0.43)
29.3
(1.15)
60.2
(2.37)
95.2
(3.75)
53.5
(2.11)
30.3
(1.19)
330.8
(13.01)
Average rainy days 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 4 7 10 7 5 46
Average relative humidity (%) 75 73 73 74 75 72 71 73 75 78 77 76 74
Mean monthly sunshine hours 170.5 143.9 136.4 117.0 145.7 171.0 217.0 207.7 165.0 124.0 123.0 148.8 1,870
Mean daily sunshine hours 9.0 9.1 8.7 8.1 7.9 8.0 8.9 9.1 7.9 7.2 7.6 8.4 8.3
Source: IDEAM[1]

References

  1. "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
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