Monte Plata

This article is about the municipality. For the province, see Monte Plata Province.
Monte Plata
Municipality
Official seal of Monte Plata
Seal
Monte Plata is located in the Dominican Republic
Monte Plata
Monte Plata
Coordinates: 18°48′36″N 69°47′24″W / 18.81000°N 69.79000°W / 18.81000; -69.79000
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceMonte Plata
Founded1606
Area
[1]
 • Total
623.55 km2 (240.75 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
56 m (184 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
57,553
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Municipal Districts3
Distance to
 – Santo Domingo
153 km
ClimateAf

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)
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.


References

  1. ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Monte Plata Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 18, 2016.