Climate
Ciénaga logs 15 hot days a year to Cali's 3 — Cali wins by 12. Ciénaga also leads on sunny days by 142.
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Air Quality
Ciénaga averages 17.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Cali's 17.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Cali breathes ~1% cleaner air (0.1 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Ciénaga (103K) and Cali (2.7M) are 26x in population — Cali is the larger metro, Ciénaga the smaller; on land area Cali spans roughly 7.8x more ground.
Cali is roughly 14x the scale of Ciénaga
Combined population & area comparison
CaliCiénagaCity Scale Rankings
Cali2.7M26xCiénaga103K1xCali186 km²7.8xCiénaga24 km²1xCiénaga
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Who Thrives Here
Ciénaga is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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