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Oviedo, Dominican Republic
Oviedo is a city and municipality in the Pedernales province of the Dominican Republic. It is the southernmost city of the Dominican Republic and of the Hispaniola island.
Oviedo | |
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Oviedo Location of Oviedo in the Dominican Republic | |
| Coordinates: 17°46′48″N 71°22′12″W / 17.78000°N 71.37000°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Pedernales |
| Municipality since | 1957 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 799.86 km2 (308.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,986 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Distance to – Pedernales | 60 km |
| Municipal Districts | 0 |
| Climate | Aw |
Climate edit
| Climate data for Oviedo, Dominican Republic (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.2 (91.8) | 35.5 (95.9) | 34.5 (94.1) | 35.6 (96.1) | 36.3 (97.3) | 38.0 (100.4) | 38.0 (100.4) | 36.2 (97.2) | 35.3 (95.5) | 35.0 (95.0) | 33.0 (91.4) | 38.0 (100.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.9 (84.0) | 29.1 (84.4) | 29.8 (85.6) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.0 (86.0) | 28.9 (84.0) | 30.4 (86.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.7 (67.5) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.2 (73.8) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.3 (73.9) | 22.2 (72.0) | 20.9 (69.6) | 19.5 (67.1) | 21.8 (71.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 13.8 (56.8) | 15.0 (59.0) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.9 (62.4) | 15.0 (59.0) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 16.0 (60.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.5 (59.9) | 13.8 (56.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 33.3 (1.31) | 24.0 (0.94) | 22.6 (0.89) | 32.9 (1.30) | 95.8 (3.77) | 95.0 (3.74) | 66.0 (2.60) | 98.7 (3.89) | 161.5 (6.36) | 113.3 (4.46) | 58.8 (2.31) | 30.3 (1.19) | 832.2 (32.76) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 60.8 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
Sources edit
- World Gazeteer: Dominican Republic at archive.today (archived 2012-12-04) – World-Gazetteer.com
References edit
- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ^ "Oviedo Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 18, 2016.