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Orocué is a town and municipality in the Department of Casanare,
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, located on the shore of the Meta River. Historically, it went by the name San Miguel del Macuco. It is located 180 km from Yopal, and 546 km from
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Climate

Orocué has a
tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry "winter") and ''As'' (for a dry "summer"). The driest month has less than ...
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''Aw'') with moderate to little rainfall from December to March and heavy rainfall from April to November.


See also

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Orocue Airport Orocue Airport is an airport serving Orocué, a town and municipality in the Casanare Department of Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia ...


References


External links


Municipio de Orocué
- Official website Municipalities of Casanare Department {{Casanare-geo-stub