Salcedo, Dominican Republic

The Dominican city of Salcedo is the head municipality of the Hermanas Mirabal province, on the central part of the country.

Municipality
Coat of arms of Salcedo
Coordinates: 19°25′12″N 70°23′24″W / 19.42000°N 70.39000°W / 19.42000; -70.39000Coordinates: 19°25′12″N 70°23′24″W / 19.42000°N 70.39000°W / 19.42000; -70.39000
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceHermanas Mirabal
Municipal Districts1
Municipality since
1905
Area
 • Total84.2 km2 (32.5 sq mi)
Elevation196 m (643 ft)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total35,306
 • Density419.31/km2 (1,086.0/sq mi)
 • Urban
13,803
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (AST)
Distance:13 km (8.1 mi) to Moca
160 km (99 mi) to Santo Domingo

Name

The city is named after Francisco Antonio Salcedo who fought in the northwestern part of the country against the Haitian army during the Dominican-Haitian War after the Dominican independence from Haiti in 1844.

Population

The municipality had, in 2010, a total population of 35,306: 17,683 men and 17,623 women. The urban population was 39.1% of the total population.[2]

History

In the place where is now the city of Salcedo there was a very small town with the name of Juana Núñez. It was made a Puesto cantonal (an old category that now is called Municipal District) in 1880 as part of the old La Vega province.[3]

With the creation of the Espaillat province in 1885, Juana Núñez was made part of this new province. In 1891, its name was changed from Juana Núñez to the present one, Salcedo.

Salcedo was made a municipality in 1905 and, when the Salcedo Province (now Hermanas Mirabal Province) was created in 1952, the city became the head municipality of the new province.

Geography

Salcedo in the Cibao valley, south of the Cordillera Septentrional ("Northern mountain range") and has a total area of 84.2 km2 (32.5 sq mi). It has only one municipal district (a subdivision of a municipality): Jamao Afuera.[2]

The city of Salcedo is at 160 km (99 mi) to the north of Santo Domingo and at 13 km (8 mi) to the east of Moca. It is at an elevation of 196 m (643 ft) above sea level.[1]

The municipality is in the eastern part of the country, just to the south of the Cordillera Oriental (in English, "Eastern mountain range") in the region known as Llano Costero del Caribe (in English, "Caribbean Coastal Plain").

Salcedo has the municipality of Villa Tapia to the south, the Espaillat province to the west and north and the municipality of Tenares to the east.

Climate

Salcedo has a tropical wet climate (Köppen climate classification : Af), with no dry or cold season as it is constantly moist.[4]

The average amount of rainfall for the year in the city is 1,341 mm (52.8 in). Most rains fall during the end of summer and in fall. The month with the most precipitation on average is November with 157.9 mm (6.2 in) of rainfall, followed by May with 152.7 mm (6.0 in).

The driest season is winter. The month with the least rainfall on average is February with an average of 73.2 mm (2.9 in) and the second is March with 75.7 mm (3.0 in).

Salcedo is in a warm region; the average temperature for the year is 25.7 °C (78 °F). The warmest month, on average, is June with an average temperature of 27 °C (80.6 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 23.9 °C (75.02 °F).

Climate data for Salcedo (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.1
(84.4)
29.4
(84.9)
30.7
(87.3)
31.3
(88.3)
31.7
(89.1)
32.5
(90.5)
32.5
(90.5)
32.5
(90.5)
32.8
(91)
32.1
(89.8)
30.7
(87.3)
29.1
(84.4)
31.2
(88.16)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.9
(75)
24.1
(75.4)
25.1
(77.2)
25.6
(78.1)
26.2
(79.2)
27
(81)
27
(81)
26.9
(80.4)
27
(81)
26.4
(79.5)
25.3
(77.5)
24.1
(75.4)
25.72
(78.29)
Average low °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)
18.8
(65.8)
19.4
(66.9)
19.9
(67.8)
20.7
(69.3)
21.5
(70.7)
21.4
(70.5)
21.3
(70.3)
21.1
(70)
20.7
(69.3)
19.8
(67.6)
19
(66)
20.19
(68.35)
Rainfall mm (inches) 82.7
(3.256)
73.2
(2.882)
75.7
(2.98)
107.5
(4.232)
152.7
(6.012)
79.1
(3.114)
108.9
(4.287)
131
(5.16)
113.4
(4.465)
124.7
(4.909)
157.9
(6.217)
134.2
(5.283)
1,341
(52.795)
Source #1: NOAA[5]
Source #2: Climatemps.com[4]

Administrative division

The municipality of Salcedo has only one municipal districts:[6]

Municipal district of Salcedo
Code Municipal district Population
(2010)
190102 Jamao Afuera 4,251

Economy

Farming is the only economic activity in the municipality, except for some very small industries; the main products are plantain, cassava and cacao.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "IX Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2010" (PDF) (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Estadística. June 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. Pouerié Cordero, M.M (1997). Síntesis de ciudades, pueblos e islas del país (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Impresora Mary.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Salcedo Climate & Temperature". Climatemps.com. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. "Salcedo Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. "División Territorial 2015" (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE). October 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)


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