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== External links == |
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* [http://home-4.worldonline.nl/~t794614/azuaeng.htm Azua de Compostela] (unofficial website) |
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Revision as of 03:30, 23 October 2016
Azua de Compostela | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Azua |
| Founded | 1504 |
| Municipality since | 1844 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 416.30 km2 (160.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Population (2012)[3] | |
| • Total | 128,264 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 92,585 |
| • Rural | 35,679 |
| • Demonym | Azuano(a) |
| Municipal Districts[4] | 8 |
| Climate | Aw |
Azua de Compostela, also known simply as Azua, is a municipality (municipio) and capital of Azua province in the Dominican Republic. It is located 100 kilometres west of the national capital, Santo Domingo.
As of the Dominican Republic's 2002 census, the municipality had a total population of 128,264 inhabitants, of which 92,585 resided in urban areas and 35,679 in rural areas.
It includes the municipal districts (distritos municipal) of Barreras, Barro Arriba, Clavellina, Emma Balaguer Viuda Vallejo, Las Barias-La Estancia, Las Lomas, Los Jovillos, and Puerto Viejo.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Azua (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.8 (98.2) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.7 (101.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
36.8 (98.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.1 (88.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 14.3 (0.56) |
13.9 (0.55) |
24.1 (0.95) |
39.2 (1.54) |
77.2 (3.04) |
63.5 (2.50) |
41.0 (1.61) |
80.1 (3.15) |
117.7 (4.63) |
136.0 (5.35) |
37.5 (1.48) |
19.8 (0.78) |
664.3 (26.15) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 51.8 |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Template:Wayback
- ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ^ 2012 Census
- ^ a b "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ "Azua Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
External links
- Azua de Compostela (unofficial website)
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