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Monte Plata
View on WikipediaMonte Plata is a town, municipality (municipio) and the capital of the Monte Plata province in the Dominican Republic. It includes the municipal districts (distritos municipal) of Boyá, Chirino, and Don Juan.[3]
Key Information
History
[edit]Monte Plata was founded by residents of the towns of Monte Cristi and Puerto Plata. Its destruction was ordered by the king of Spain and carried-out by Antonio Ozorio, Governor of the Island. The name is a portmanteau (word made by blending parts of two (or more) other words) of the names of the two cities MONTE Cristi and Puerto PLATA. The founders of Monte Plata were 87 families from the two previously mentioned cities.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Monte Plata (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.7 (92.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.9 (100.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.9 (100.2) |
36.6 (97.9) |
35.8 (96.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 60.9 (2.40) |
78.1 (3.07) |
102.3 (4.03) |
120.1 (4.73) |
256.1 (10.08) |
232.3 (9.15) |
232.0 (9.13) |
327.6 (12.90) |
252.4 (9.94) |
211.7 (8.33) |
118.1 (4.65) |
67.2 (2.65) |
2,058.8 (81.06) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 16.1 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 132.9 |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
Hydrology
[edit]In the municipality the main rivers are the Ozama and the Yabacao. Other rivers are the tributaries, Yamasá, Mijo, Sabita and Guanuma.
Culture
[edit]Monte Plata possesses a wealth of folkloric elements and rich culture. Some of its best-known cultural elements are its folk songs, folk dances, oral and written traditions, historic monuments, and popular folk beliefs.
Gallery
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References
[edit]- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ^ "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. 20 June 2006. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Monte Plata Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
