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It is 366\u00a0km (227\u00a0mi) from the department’s capital, Quibd\u00f3. Its average temperature is 28 degrees Celsius (82\u00a0\u00b0F). It was founded around the year 1887, and it became a municipality in 1905, previously being part of Turbo. The name “Acand\u00ed” is a corruption of the indigenous word “Acanti”, which means “River of Stone”.  It is one of the constituent territories of the region of Dari\u00e9n, together with the towns of Ungu\u00eda, Jurad\u00f3 and the municipality of Riosucio west of the Atrato river.Acand\u00ed has no road connection with the outside world. It is only about 5 miles (8\u00a0km.) from the Panama border. There is a ferry connecting it with Necocl\u00ed, some 35 miles (56\u00a0km) east across the Gulf of Urab\u00e1. from which there is a paved road south. This is the route for everything in Acand\u00ed that does not arrive by air. In the years leading up to the Haitian migrant crisis of 2021, these ferries, running at capacity, were primarily transporting Haitians, who were about to enter the Panamanian Dari\u00e9n Gap en route to the United States.[3]Table of Contents  History[edit]Geography[edit]Climate[edit]Economy[edit]Transportation[edit]References[edit]History[edit]The name Acand\u00ed is derived from the Acand\u00ed tribe which means “River of Stones”. The first the town of Acand\u00ed was founded in c. 1890 by Spanish settlers Concepci\u00f3n G\u00f3mez, Ferm\u00edn \u00c1vila, Jos\u00e9 Piest\u00e1n, Jos\u00e9 Garrido and others with the name of San Nicol\u00e1s de Titumate and was located at the western shore of the Acand\u00ed River but was constantly flooded and devastated by this river. The inhabitants moved the village to its current safer location in 1896.The municipality of Acand\u00ed was created on August 5, 1908, by an ordinance of the same year.Geography[edit]Its urban area is by the Caribbean Sea in the northeastern part of the Gulf of Urab\u00e1, some 558\u00a0km (347\u00a0mi) away from the capital Quibd\u00f3. The municipality has an area of 869\u00a0km2 (336\u00a0sq\u00a0mi) and borders to the north with the Caribbean Sea, to the south with the municipality of Ungu\u00eda and to the west with the Republic of Panama.Climate[edit]Acand\u00ed has a wet tropical rainforest climate (K\u00f6ppen Af).Climate data for Acand\u00edMonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYearAverage high \u00b0C (\u00b0F)29.8(85.6)30.1(86.2)30.1(86.2)30.2(86.4)30.1(86.2)30.0(86.0)29.8(85.6)29.6(85.3)29.7(85.5)29.3(84.7)29.3(84.7)29.9(85.8)29.8(85.7)Daily mean \u00b0C (\u00b0F)26.0(78.8)26.2(79.2)26.5(79.7)26.6(79.9)26.4(79.5)26.3(79.3)26.2(79.2)26.0(78.8)25.9(78.6)25.8(78.4)25.8(78.4)25.9(78.6)26.1(79.0)Average low \u00b0C (\u00b0F)22.3(72.1)22.3(72.1)22.9(73.2)23.0(73.4)22.8(73.0)22.6(72.7)22.7(72.9)22.4(72.3)22.1(71.8)22.3(72.1)22.4(72.3)22.0(71.6)22.5(72.5)Average rainfall mm (inches)131.9(5.19)84.1(3.31)119.8(4.72)287.1(11.30)376.4(14.82)268.3(10.56)296.1(11.66)283.3(11.15)201.0(7.91)226.7(8.93)268.6(10.57)281.5(11.08)2,824.8(111.2)Average rainy days978141817181714151614167Source 1: Instituto de Hidrolog\u00eda, Meteorolog\u00eda y Estudios Ambientales[4]Source 2: [5]Economy[edit]The main economic activities of Acand\u00ed are agriculture, livestock raising, artisan fishing and informal commerce. The main agricultural products are maize, plantain and yuca. The municipality also covers the tourism hub Capurgan\u00e1, located near the border with Panama.Transportation[edit]Acand\u00ed has a small seaport on the Caribbean Sea mainly utilizing it to communicate with other nearby ports in Colombia and Panama. The Atrato River is also used for transportation and a way to reach the Departmental capital Quibd\u00f3. The town also has a small airport, Alcides Fern\u00e1ndez Airport (Airport class G. 1,200 m long, 10 m wide) that can receive light planes and is used primarily to fly to Quibd\u00f3 or towns in the Antioquia Department. It is owned by the Colombian government agency INCORA.Inhabitants also use the nearby airfields in Capurgan\u00e1:Capurgan\u00e1 Airport \u2013 Airport class F. in the police inspection of Capurgan\u00e1. 852 m long, 12 m wide and operated by the municipality.El Gilcal Airport \u2013 Airport class G. 500 m long, 15 m wide and owned by the municipality.[citation needed]References[edit]Coordinates: 8\u00b032\u2032N 77\u00b014\u2032W\ufeff \/ \ufeff8.533\u00b0N 77.233\u00b0W\ufeff \/ 8.533; -77.233"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki3\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki3\/acandi-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Acand\u00ed – Wikipedia"}}]}]