Duvergé

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image_skylineDuverge_Dominican_Republic.jpg
coordinates
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subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Independencia
established_titleFounded
established_date1772
established_title2Municipality since
established_date21891
area_total_km2521.64
area_footnotes
elevation_m2
elevation_footnotes{{cite book
lastDe la Fuente
firstSantiago
titleGeografía Dominicana
publisherEditora Colegial Quisqueyana
date1976
locationSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
languageSpanish }}
population_total19598
population_as_of2012
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population_urban13668
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population_blank1_titleDemonym
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population_footnotes
blank_nameDistance to
– Jimaní
– Santo Domingo
blank_info
41 km
245 km
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Duvergé, also known locally as Las Damas (Spanish: "the ladies", after the local Las Damas River) is the largest city in the province of Independencia in the Dominican Republic. The first settlers of this community were the gentlemen Christopher Pérez and María del Pulgar, originating from San Juan de la Maguana.

History

The village became a part of Baoruco Province of Azua, on May 9, 1850 by law number 533 on territorial division.

On May 17, 1876, due to the number of inhabitants and its agricultural importance, the president Ulises Francisco Espaillat signed decree 1524, assigning the city to Azua Province. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Duverge_Dominican_Republic_2.jpg" caption="Duverge, Dominican Republic town church"] ::

On September 12, 1881, it became a part of the Maritime District of Barahona, which today is the Municipality of Enriquillo.

During the government of Ulises Heureaux, the vice president of the Republic, Wenceslao Figuereo changed the name of Las Damas to Duvergé on June 22, 1891, in honor of Dominican War of Independence general Antonio Duvergé.

Duvergé was later integrated into Barahona Province, by law number 229 on March 18, 1943.

In the year 1949, in the government of Rafael Trujillo passed law number 2107, which placed Duvergé into Independencia Province, where it stands today.

Geography

The municipality of Duvergé is a plain entrenched between saws and mountains. It is located geographically in the Neiba Valley, but politically belongs to Independencia Province.

It is 17 km. from Neiba and 42 km. from Jimaní, the capital of the province.

Duvergé is located in an arid area, with abundant cacti, like Melocactus lemairei. Nevertheless, it depends on currents of groundwater and superficial sources that dampen the lands, and in spite of the arid climate, the land is fertile.

Limits

Area

The urban area extends outwards approximately 6 to 8 km from the center of the city.

The municipality of Duvergé has a territorial extension of 501.43 km^2. This population has followed an evolutionary process of growth and development marked for phases, with dynamic influences in the emigration and immigration.

The area has a population of 17,320 inhabitants, of which 12,053 live in the urban zone and 5,267 in the rural zone.

Climate

Duverge has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh).

|location = Duvergé (1971-2000) |metric first = Y |single line = Y |Jan record high C = 38.0 |Feb record high C = 38.9 |Mar record high C = 40.0 |Apr record high C = 40.4 |May record high C = 40.2 |Jun record high C = |Jul record high C = 41.2 |Aug record high C = 42.8 |Sep record high C = 41.4 |Oct record high C = 41.6 |Nov record high C = 41.0 |Dec record high C = |year record high C = 42.8 |Jan high C = 32.1 |Feb high C = 32.9 |Mar high C = 34.0 |Apr high C = 34.9 |May high C = 34.7 |Jun high C = 36.0 |Jul high C = 35.9 |Aug high C = 36.0 |Sep high C = 35.8 |Oct high C = 34.8 |Nov high C = 33.6 |Dec high C = 32.3 |year high C = |Jan mean C = 26.6 |Feb mean C = 27.1 |Mar mean C = 27.9 |Apr mean C = 28.8 |May mean C = 28.9 |Jun mean C = 29.8 |Jul mean C = 29.9 |Aug mean C = 30.0 |Sep mean C = 29.8 |Oct mean C = 29.1 |Nov mean C = 28.0 |Dec mean C = 26.8 |year mean C = |Jan low C = 21.0 |Feb low C = 21.2 |Mar low C = 21.8 |Apr low C = 22.7 |May low C = 23.1 |Jun low C = 23.6 |Jul low C = 23.9 |Aug low C = 23.9 |Sep low C = 23.8 |Oct low C = 23.3 |Nov low C = 22.3 |Dec low C = 21.3 |year low C = |Jan record low C = 10.2 |Feb record low C = |Mar record low C = 10.0 |Apr record low C = |May record low C = |Jun record low C = |Jul record low C = |Aug record low C = |Sep record low C = |Oct record low C = |Nov record low C = |Dec record low C = |year record low C = |Jan rain mm = 10.6 |Feb rain mm = 18.2 |Mar rain mm = 27.4 |Apr rain mm = 32.5 |May rain mm = 87.1 |Jun rain mm = 54.7 |Jul rain mm = 23.2 |Aug rain mm = 70.1 |Sep rain mm = 73.9 |Oct rain mm = 65.1 |Nov rain mm = 36.4 |Dec rain mm = 20.2 |year rain mm = |Jan rain days = |Feb rain days = |Mar rain days = |Apr rain days = |May rain days = |Jun rain days = |Jul rain days = |Aug rain days = |Sep rain days = |Oct rain days = |Nov rain days = |Dec rain days = |source 1 = National Bureau of Meteorology (ONAMET)

Economy

The main source of income of Duvergé is agriculture. The great majority of the agricultural lands are dedicated to the production of bananas, plantains, cassava, yams, coconuts, and vegetables.

As the municipality of Duvergé borders Lake Enriquillo, fishing of tilapia in large quantities is performed, which is locally consumed and exported to the adjoining municipalities.

References

References

  1. link. (April 17, 2009)
  2. Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, [http://one.gob.do/ Oficina Nacional de Estadistica]

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