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{{Infobox settlement
| settlement_type        = town
| official_name          = Pivijay
|nickname               =
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|image_flag             = Flag of Pivijay (Magdalena).svg
|image_seal             =
|image_map              = Colombia - Magdalena - Pivijay.svg
|mapsize                = 200px
|map_caption            = Location of the municipality and town of Pivijay in the Department of Magdalena.
|subdivision_type       = [[Country]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[Natural Regions of Colombia|Region]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Departments of Colombia|Department]]
|subdivision_name       = [[Colombia]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Caribbean Region of Colombia|Caribbean]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Department of Magdalena|Magdalena]]
|leader_title           = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name            =
|established_title      = Foundation
|established_date       = 1774
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|population_as_of       = 2020 est.<ref name="Censo">{{cite web|url=http://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/poblacion/proyepobla06_20/ProyeccionMunicipios2005_2020.xls |title=Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005 |access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref>
|population_note        =
|population_total       = 33047
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|utc_offset             = -5
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|website                = <br>[http://pivijay-magdalena.gov.co/ www.pivijay-magdalena.gov.co]
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'''Pivijay''' is a town and municipality of the [[Colombia]]n [[Departments of Colombia|Department]] of [[Magdalena Department|Magdalena]]. Founded in 1774 by José Flores, Julian Valera y Antonio Sánchez. Promoted to municipality in 1912.
==Politics==
===Administrative divisions===
Corregimientos:
*Avianca
*Canoas
*Caraballo
*Chinoblas
*Garrapatas
*Las Piedras
*Media Luna
*Paraco (Carmen del Magdalena)
*Paraíso
*Piñuelas
*Placitas
*Salaminita
==Climate==
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location =  Pivijay (Media Luna), elevation {{convert|20|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 	34.5
|Feb high C = 	35.1
|Mar high C = 	35.7
|Apr high C = 	35.7
|May high C = 	34.7
|Jun high C = 	34.4
|Jul high C = 	34.5
|Aug high C = 	34.4
|Sep high C = 	33.9
|Oct high C = 	33.4
|Nov high C = 	33.2
|Dec high C = 	33.6
| year high C = 	34.5
|Jan mean C = 	27.5
|Feb mean C = 	27.9
|Mar mean C = 	28.4
|Apr mean C = 	28.7
|May mean C = 	28.4
|Jun mean C = 	28.4
|Jul mean C = 	28.3
|Aug mean C = 	28.2
|Sep mean C = 	27.9
|Oct mean C = 	27.6
|Nov mean C = 	27.6
|Dec mean C = 	27.6
| year mean C = 	28.0
|Jan low C = 	20.8
|Feb low C = 	21.1
|Mar low C = 	21.7
|Apr low C = 	22.7
|May low C = 	23.2
|Jun low C = 	22.9
|Jul low C = 	22.7
|Aug low C = 	22.5
|Sep low C = 	22.6
|Oct low C = 	22.4
|Nov low C = 	22.3
|Dec low C = 	21.5
| year low C = 	22.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 	4.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 	4.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 	19.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 	79.7
|May precipitation mm = 	129.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 	110.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 	97.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 	169.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 	161.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 	152.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 	99.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 	40.1
|year precipitation mm = 	1069.2
| Jan precipitation days = 	0
| Feb precipitation days = 	0
| Mar precipitation days = 	1
| Apr precipitation days = 	5
| May precipitation days = 	8
| Jun precipitation days = 	8
| Jul precipitation days = 	7
| Aug precipitation days = 	10
| Sep precipitation days = 	10
| Oct precipitation days = 	10
| Nov precipitation days = 	7
| Dec precipitation days =	3
| year precipitation days =	69
| Jan humidity = 	81
| Feb humidity = 	79
| Mar humidity = 	79
| Apr humidity = 	80
| May humidity = 	82
| Jun humidity = 	82
| Jul humidity = 	82
| Aug humidity = 	82
| Sep humidity = 	83
| Oct humidity = 	84
| Nov humidity = 	84
| Dec humidity = 	83
| year humidity =	82
|source 1 = [[Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Colombia)|Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales]]<ref name=IDEAM1>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
|archive-date=15 August 2016
|title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010
|publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
|language=es
|access-date= 17 June 2024
|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070623030110/http://www.gobmagdalena.gov.co/default.asp?id=10&mnu=10 Gobernacion del Magdalena: municipios - Pivijay]
*{{in lang|es}} [https://archive.today/20121129205704/http://pivijay-magdalena.gov.co/sitio.shtml Pivijay official website]
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