Unguía is a municipality and town in the far north of the
Chocó Department
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Colombia
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Climate
Unguía has a
tropical monsoon climate
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''Am'') with heavy rainfall from April to December and little to moderate rainfall from January to March. It is the driest place in the extremely wet department of
Chocó with only of rain.
References
Municipalities of Chocó Department
Colombia–Panama border crossings
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