López de Micay

López de Micay
Municipality and town

Location of the municipality and town of López de Micay in the Cauca Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Cauca Department
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Climate	Af

López de Micay (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlopes ðe ˈmikai]) is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. The Colombian meteorological service IDEAM reports an average annual precipitation of 12,892.4 mm (507.57 in), potentially making it the wettest inhabited place in the world.^[1] It is one of the wettest places on the Earth, with at least some amount of rain falling almost every day, with frequent downpours and torrential rain that causes flash flooding.

References

↑ Burt, Christopher C. (2013-03-18). "New Wettest Place on Earth Discovered?". Weather Underground. Retrieved 2014-10-30.

Municipalities in the Cauca Department

Almaguer Argelia Balboa Bolívar Buenos Aires Cajibio Caldono Caloto Corinto El Tambo Florencia Guachené Guapi Inza Jambalo La Sierra La Vega López de Micay Mercaderes Miranda Morales Padilla Páez Patía Piamonte Piendamó Popayán Puerto Tejada Purace Rosas San Sebastián Santander de Quilichao Santa Rosa Silvia Sotara Suarez Sucre Timbio Timbiqui Toribío Totoro Villa Rica

Coordinates: 3°00′N 77°15′W / 3.000°N 77.250°W / 3.000; -77.250

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