Sapzurro
| Sapzurro | |
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| Municipality and town | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Acandí in the Chocó Department of Colombia |
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| Coordinates: 8°39′30″N 77°21′59″W / 8.65833°N 77.36639°WCoordinates: 8°39′30″N 77°21′59″W / 8.65833°N 77.36639°W | |
| Country |
 Colombia
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| Department | Chocó Department |
| Population | |
| • Total | 270 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) |
Sapzurro is a small town on the Caribbean Sea located in the northwest corner of the Republic of Colombia. It is part of the Municipality of Acandí, in the Chocó Department of the Darién region. The closest city is Capurganá, a semi-popular port town, and it is across the international boundary from the Panamanian town of La Miel.
There is ferry service between the Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (Apartadó Town) and Capurganá. The Turbo-Capurganá route has become popular for people crossing between Colombia and Panama. Daily boats transport passengers from Turbo to Capurganá then they have the option to walk or take a smaller panga to the small port of Sapzurro.
The first city in Panama is Puerto Obaldia, accessible by boat from Capurganá or Sapzurro in about 45 minutes. From inside the country there are flight connections from Medellín in the Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport with the aviation companies ADA and Searca.
Tropical savanna climates have monthly mean temperatures above 18 °C (64 °F) in every month of the year and typically a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60mm (2.36 in) of precipitation. Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Aw". (Tropical Savanna Climate). The average temperature for the year in Sapzurro is 81.0 °F (27.2 °C). The warmest month, on average, is May with an average temperature of 82.0 °F (27.8 °C). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 80.0 °F (26.7 °C).
There are 270 inhabitants, most sharing one of two last names. It is inhabited predominantly by descendants of African slaves brought by the Spanish Colonizers after conquering the Americas.
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