Monte Plata
Municipality in Dominican Republic
Seal
Dominican Republic (2012)
– Santo Domingo
153 km
Monte Plata is a town and 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]
History
Monte Plata was founded by residents of the towns of Monte Cristi and Puerto Plata, whose destruction was ordered by the king of Spain and carried-out by Antonio Ozorio, Governor of the Island. The name is a portmanteau 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
| Climate data for Monte Plata (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
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| 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
In the municipality the main rivers are the Ozama and the Yabacao. Other rivers are the tributaries, Yamasá, Mijo, Sabita and Guanuma.
Culture
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
References
- ^ 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. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
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Monte Plata Province
- Bayaguana
- Monte Plata
- Peralvillo (Esperalvillo)
- Sabana Grande de Boyá
- Yamasá
- Monte Plata
- Boyá
- Chirino
- Don Juan
- Sabana Grande de Boyá
- Yamasá
- See also
- Dominican Republic
- Provinces
- Municipalities
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| Azua |
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| Baoruco | |
| Barahona | |
| Dajabón |
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| Distrito Nacional | See: Sectors |
| Duarte | |
| Elías Piña | |
| El Seibo | |
| Espaillat | |
| Hato Mayor | |
| Hermanas Mirabal | |
| Independencia | |
| La Altagracia |
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| La Romana | |
| La Vega | |
| María Trinidad Sánchez | |
| Monseñor Nouel | |
| Monte Cristi | |
| Monte Plata |
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| Pedernales | |
| Puerto Plata |
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| Peravia | |
| Samaná |
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| San Cristóbal | |
| San José de Ocoa | |
| San Juan | |
| San Pedro de Macorís | |
| Sánchez Ramírez | |
| Santiago | |
| Santiago Rodríguez | |
| Santo Domingo | |
| Valverde | |
