Bayaguana
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bayaguana |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| pushpin_map | Dominican Republic |
| pushpin_relief | 1 |
| image_skyline | Bayaguana, Republica Dominicana, santuario.jpg |
| image_caption | Church |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Monte Plata |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 1606 |
| area_total_km2 | 877.99 |
| area_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 61 |
| elevation_footnotes | {{cite book |
| last | De la Fuente |
| first | Santiago |
| title | Geografía Dominicana |
| publisher | Editora Colegial Quisqueyana |
| year | 1976 |
| location | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| language | es }} |
| population_as_of | 2012 |
| population_total | 34786 |
| total_type | Total |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_urban | 19001 |
| population_rural | 15785 |
| blank1_name | Municipal Districts |
| blank1_info | 0 |
| blank2_name | Distance to |
| – Monte Plata | |
| blank2_info | |
| 21 km | |
| :: |
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Bayaguana is a municipality (municipio) of the Monte Plata province in the Dominican Republic.{{cite web | url = http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=113 | title = Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006 | publisher = Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos | date = 20 June 2006 | language = es | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070314215735/http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=113 | archive-date = 14 March 2007 | access-date = 12 August 2011
As of the Dominican Republic's 2002 census, the municipality had a total population of 34,786 inhabitants, of which 19,001 resided in urban areas and 15,785 in rural areas.
History
Bayaguana was founded in 1606, when Spain resettled colonists from the northern and western part of Hispaniola closer to Santo Domingo, under the government eviction programme known as the devastations of Osorio. Spanish colonists from La Yaguana and Bayajá (present-day Léogâne and Fort-Liberté, Haiti) were resettled in the town. The economy is centered on cattle-ranching and pineapple and rice farming.
Economy
It operates the agricultural line, as well as part of its land is sown with sugar cane, pineapple and natural pastures for food for the cattle that it has in abundance.
A site of great tourist attraction is located near the town of Bayaguana. It is the Salto de Comate, in the river of the same name, where hundreds of people flock every day to enjoy a bath in its cold waters. There are also the spas of Comatillo, in Comatillo, Salto Alto, in Sierra de Agua, among others. In turn, part of one of the main national parks, Los Haitises National Park, is located in Bayaguana.
Climate
| width = auto | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Bayaguana (1991–2020) | Jan high C = 30.0 | Feb high C = 30.6 | Mar high C = 31.2 | Apr high C = 31.7 | May high C = 31.6 | Jun high C = 32.6 | Jul high C = 32.9 | Aug high C = 32.8 | Sep high C = 32.7 | Oct high C = 32.2 | Nov high C = 31.1 | Dec high C = 30.3 | year high C = 31.6 | Jan mean C = 24.4 | Feb mean C = 24.7 | Mar mean C = 25.3 | Apr mean C = 26.1 | May mean C = 26.8 | Jun mean C = 27.6 | Jul mean C = 27.8 | Aug mean C = 27.8 | Sep mean C = 27.6 | Oct mean C = 27.2 | Nov mean C = 26.1 | Dec mean C = 24.9 | year mean C = 26.3 | Jan low C = 18.7 | Feb low C = 18.8 | Mar low C = 19.3 | Apr low C = 20.6 | May low C = 21.9 | Jun low C = 22.6 | Jul low C = 22.8 | Aug low C = 22.7 | Sep low C = 22.5 | Oct low C = 22.2 | Nov low C = 21.1 | Dec low C = 19.5 | year low C = 21.1 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 60.6 | Feb precipitation mm = 58.2 | Mar precipitation mm = 73.6 | Apr precipitation mm = 161.3 | May precipitation mm = 255.6 | Jun precipitation mm = 190.6 | Jul precipitation mm = 212.2 | Aug precipitation mm = 253.8 | Sep precipitation mm = 218.3 | Oct precipitation mm = 193.3 | Nov precipitation mm = 105.2 | Dec precipitation mm = 58.4 | year precipitation mm = 1841.2 | source 1 = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration{{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/5.5/data/0-data/Region-4-WMO-Normals-9120/DominicanRepublic/CSV/Bayaguana_78473.csv |title = Bayaguana Climate Normals for 1991-2020 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |format = CSV |access-date = 2 September 2024}}
|location = Bayaguana (1971–2000) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |collapsed = yes |Jan record high C = 33.5 |Feb record high C = 34.0 |Mar record high C = 36.5 |Apr record high C = 36.5 |May record high C = 36.0 |Jun record high C = 36.0 |Jul record high C = 35.6 |Aug record high C = 39.5 |Sep record high C = 35.6 |Oct record high C = 35.5 |Nov record high C = 35.0 |Dec record high C = 35.5 |year record high C = 39.5 |Jan high C = 27.2 |Feb high C = 27.5 |Mar high C = 28.2 |Apr high C = 28.7 |May high C = 28.9 |Jun high C = 29.4 |Jul high C = 29.6 |Aug high C = 29.6 |Sep high C = 29.5 |Oct high C = 29.2 |Nov high C = 28.4 |Dec high C = 27.3 |year high C = |Jan mean C = 24.1 |Feb mean C = 24.3 |Mar mean C = 24.9 |Apr mean C = 25.6 |May mean C = 26.3 |Jun mean C = 27.0 |Jul mean C = 27.1 |Aug mean C = 27.0 |Sep mean C = 27.0 |Oct mean C = 26.6 |Nov mean C = 25.8 |Dec mean C = 24.5 |year mean C = |Jan low C = 18.7 |Feb low C = 18.7 |Mar low C = 19.1 |Apr low C = 20.1 |May low C = 21.3 |Jun low C = 22.1 |Jul low C = 22.0 |Aug low C = 22.0 |Sep low C = 21.9 |Oct low C = 21.5 |Nov low C = 20.8 |Dec low C = 19.4 |year low C = |Jan record low C = 14.0 |Feb record low C = 12.5 |Mar record low C = 13.2 |Apr record low C = 14.0 |May record low C = 14.6 |Jun record low C = 19.0 |Jul record low C = 19.0 |Aug record low C = 18.0 |Sep record low C = 18.8 |Oct record low C = 17.7 |Nov record low C = 16.1 |Dec record low C = 13.4 |year record low C = 12.5 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 58.5 |Feb rain mm = 71.3 |Mar rain mm = 82.5 |Apr rain mm = 134.4 |May rain mm = 253.5 |Jun rain mm = 196.4 |Jul rain mm = 208.8 |Aug rain mm = 267.8 |Sep rain mm = 241.7 |Oct rain mm = 194.9 |Nov rain mm = 114.0 |Dec rain mm = 59.4 |year rain mm = |unit rain days = 1.0 mm |Jan rain days = 7.3 |Feb rain days = 7.2 |Mar rain days = 7.0 |Apr rain days = 10.1 |May rain days = 13.9 |Jun rain days = 13.1 |Jul rain days = 14.4 |Aug rain days = 16.4 |Sep rain days = 16.2 |Oct rain days = 14.7 |Nov rain days = 10.9 |Dec rain days = 8.2 |year rain days = |Jan humidity = 77.7 |Feb humidity = 74.9 |Mar humidity = 73.1 |Apr humidity = 75.1 |May humidity = 79.2 |Jun humidity = 79.1 |Jul humidity = 79.3 |Aug humidity = 81.3 |Sep humidity = 82.4 |Oct humidity = 82.7 |Nov humidity = 81.2 |Dec humidity = 79.2 |year humidity = |source 1 = ONAMET | url = http://onamet.gob.do/transparencia/index.php/datos-abiertos/category/825-acumulado-precipitacion?download=907:datos-climatologicos-normales-y-extremos-71-2000-estaciones-sinopticas-tercer-trimestre-2019-xlsx | title = Datos climatológicos normales y extremos 71-2000 estaciones Sinópticas - tercer trimestre 2019 | publisher = Oficina Nacional de Meteorología | language = es | access-date = 20 October 2020}}
|location = Bayaguana (1961–1990) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |collapsed = yes |temperature colour = |Jan record high C = 36.0 |Feb record high C = 35.5 |Mar record high C = 36.5 |Apr record high C = 36.5 |May record high C = 37.0 |Jun record high C = 37.5 |Jul record high C = 37.5 |Aug record high C = 39.5 |Sep record high C = 37.5 |Oct record high C = 37.0 |Nov record high C = 36.0 |Dec record high C = 37.8 |year record high C = 39.5 |Jan high C = 30.1 |Feb high C = 30.6 |Mar high C = 31.5 |Apr high C = 31.8 |May high C = 32.2 |Jun high C = 32.6 |Jul high C = 32.7 |Aug high C = 32.7 |Sep high C = 32.7 |Oct high C = 32.4 |Nov high C = 31.5 |Dec high C = 30.1 |year high C = 31.7 |Jan mean C = 24.7 |Feb mean C = 24.9 |Mar mean C = 25.6 |Apr mean C = 26.2 |May mean C = 27.0 |Jun mean C = 27.5 |Jul mean C = 27.6 |Aug mean C = 27.6 |Sep mean C = 27.6 |Oct mean C = 27.2 |Nov mean C = 26.4 |Dec mean C = 25.0 |year mean C = 26.4 |Jan low C = 19.3 |Feb low C = 19.3 |Mar low C = 19.7 |Apr low C = 20.6 |May low C = 21.8 |Jun low C = 22.5 |Jul low C = 22.6 |Aug low C = 22.5 |Sep low C = 22.5 |Oct low C = 22.1 |Nov low C = 21.3 |Dec low C = 19.9 |year low C = 21.2 |Jan record low C = 14.0 |Feb record low C = 12.5 |Mar record low C = 13.2 |Apr record low C = 14.0 |May record low C = 14.6 |Jun record low C = 19.0 |Jul record low C = 18.0 |Aug record low C = 18.0 |Sep record low C = 18.8 |Oct record low C = 17.7 |Nov record low C = 16.1 |Dec record low C = 13.4 |year record low C = 12.5 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 45.4 |Feb rain mm = 61.1 |Mar rain mm = 78.8 |Apr rain mm = 126.8 |May rain mm = 232.0 |Jun rain mm = 229.6 |Jul rain mm = 227.3 |Aug rain mm = 281.4 |Sep rain mm = 217.6 |Oct rain mm = 200.8 |Nov rain mm = 117.0 |Dec rain mm = 58.3 |year rain mm = 1876.1 |unit rain days = 1.0 mm |Jan rain days = 6.1 |Feb rain days = 6.0 |Mar rain days = 6.3 |Apr rain days = 8.1 |May rain days = 13.5 |Jun rain days = 14.2 |Jul rain days = 14.2 |Aug rain days = 16.2 |Sep rain days = 15.5 |Oct rain days = 15.4 |Nov rain days = 9.7 |Dec rain days = 7.2 |year rain days = 132.4 |Jan humidity = 77.5 |Feb humidity = 74.6 |Mar humidity = 73.2 |Apr humidity = 74.9 |May humidity = 78.8 |Jun humidity = 79.3 |Jul humidity = 79.4 |Aug humidity = 81.3 |Sep humidity = 82.3 |Oct humidity = 82.8 |Nov humidity = 81.1 |Dec humidity = 79.2 |year humidity = 78.7 |source 1 = NOAA{{Cite FTP | url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/DR/78473.TXT | server = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | title = Bayaguana Climate Normals 1961-1990 | access-date = September 21, 2016}}
References
References
- link. (April 17, 2009)
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