Monción

Monción
Monción

Monción in the Dominican Republic

Coordinates: 19°26′N 71°10′W / 19.433°N 71.167°W
Country  Dominican Republic
Province Santiago Rodríguez
Municipality since 1907
Area[1]
 • Total 101.61 km2 (39.23 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 364 m (1,194 ft)
Population (2012)[3]
 • Total 39,875
 • Density 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
 • Demonym Moncionero(a)
Distance to
 – Sabaneta
36 km
Municipal Districts
0

Monción is one of the three municipality (municipio) of the Santiago Rodríguez province in the Dominican Republic.[4] The Monción Dam is located just east of the town.


For comparison with other municipalities and municipal districts see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

Climate

Monción has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw) with a dry season on winter and an pronounced wet season on summer.

Climate data for Monción
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28.5
(83.3)		 28.8
(83.8)		 30.2
(86.4)		 30.7
(87.3)		 31.1
(88)		 31.9
(89.4)		 32.6
(90.7)		 33.1
(91.6)		 32.5
(90.5)		 31.4
(88.5)		 29.4
(84.9)		 28.5
(83.3)		 30.72
(87.31)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.9
(71.4)		 22.3
(72.1)		 23.5
(74.3)		 24.2
(75.6)		 24.7
(76.5)		 25.4
(77.7)		 25.8
(78.4)		 26.0
(78.8)		 25.6
(78.1)		 24.9
(76.8)		 23.3
(73.9)		 22.0
(71.6)		 24.13
(75.43)
Average low °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5)		 15.7
(60.3)		 16.4
(61.5)		 17.5
(63.5)		 18.5
(65.3)		 18.8
(65.8)		 19.0
(66.2)		 19.0
(66.2)		 18.7
(65.7)		 18.4
(65.1)		 17.3
(63.1)		 15.9
(60.6)		 17.54
(63.57)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 42.6
(1.677)		 56.3
(2.217)		 67.3
(2.65)		 147.4
(5.803)		 219.5
(8.642)		 130.9
(5.154)		 62.1
(2.445)		 82.2
(3.236)		 141.7
(5.579)		 181.4
(7.142)		 110.8
(4.362)		 55.7
(2.193)		 1,297.9
(51.098)
Source: Climatemps.com[5]

References

  1. ↑ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  2. ↑ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
  3. ↑ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  4. ↑ Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-01-24.
  5. ↑ "Moncion Climate & Temperature". Climatemps.com. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

Coordinates: 19°25′N 71°10′W / 19.417°N 71.167°W