Pepillo Salcedo, Dominican Republic
Pepillo Salcedo | |
|---|---|
Pepillo Salcedo | |
| Coordinates: 19°42′0″N 71°45′0″W / 19.70000°N 71.75000°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Monte Cristi |
| Municipality since | 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 149.32 km2 (57.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
• Total | 11,588 |
| • Density | 77.605/km2 (201.00/sq mi) |
| Municipal Districts | 0 |
Pepillo Salcedo is a municipality in the Monte Cristi Province of the Dominican Republic, located next to the border with Haiti. Pepillo Salcedo is frequently named Manzanillo due to the Bahía De Manzanillo which is approximately 3 km from Coquito Beach. the city received its name from General José Antonio Salcedo who was a combatant in the Dominican War of Independence. General Salcedo was also an outstanding military leader in the Dominican Restoration War from 1863 to 1865. Pepillo Salcedo is a coastal town. It is built on the shores of the Bay of Manzanillo. In the westernmost part of the Dominican Northwest.
Its official name is Pepillo Salcedo, in accordance with Law 2089, of August 25, 1949, whose literature references the eponymous historical Dominican nationalist figure. This town is also popularly known by the names of Manzanillo and Puerto Libertador.
The Municipality of Pepillo Salcedo on the Dominican side and Meillac, on the Haitian side, are the starting points of the border of some four hundred kilometers that divides the two countries. The other end of the border line is at Pedernales and Anse-à-Pitre.
Climate
| Climate data for Pepillo Salcedo, Dominican Republic (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.0 (98.6) |
39.4 (102.9) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.4 (101.1) |
40.5 (104.9) |
39.4 (102.9) |
41.2 (106.2) |
41.4 (106.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
40.3 (104.5) |
38.4 (101.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
41.4 (106.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.4 (84.9) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 42.7 (1.68) |
36.6 (1.44) |
38.8 (1.53) |
53.3 (2.10) |
90.7 (3.57) |
90.9 (3.58) |
59.6 (2.35) |
60.0 (2.36) |
81.6 (3.21) |
92.2 (3.63) |
76.3 (3.00) |
55.2 (2.17) |
777.9 (30.63) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 54.9 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
Sources
- Deprecated link at archive.today (archived 2012-12-04) – World-Gazetteer.com
T. (2010, March). PEPILLO SALCEDO: PATRIOTA EXCEPCIONAL. Retrieved June 14, 2020, from https://diariodominicano.com/cultura/2018/03/17/262686/pepillo-salcedo-patriota-excepcional-
References
- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda,Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "P. Salcedo Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (FTP). Retrieved September 18, 2016. (To view documents see Help:FTP)
19°42′N 71°45′W / 19.700°N 71.750°W