Valverde, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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| Coordinates: 27°48′0″N 17°55′0″W / 27.80000°N 17.91667°WCoordinates: 27°48′0″N 17°55′0″W / 27.80000°N 17.91667°W | ||
| Country |  Spain |
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| Autonomous community |  Canary Islands |
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| Province |  Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
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| Island |  El Hierro |
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| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 103.65 km2 (40.02 sq mi) | |
| Elevation[1] | 571 m (1,873 ft) | |
| Population (2009)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,995 | |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | E-38900 | |
Valverde (Spanish meaning "green valley") is a municipality in the Canary Islands in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is located on the north-east part of El Hierro (the rest of the island being the municipalities of Frontera and El Pinar). The town of the same name serves as the island's official capital. It is both the smallest Canarian capital and the only one not located by the sea. The town's airport and seaport are both several km away on the island's east coast.
Pastureland and smallholdings dominate the central plateau area with pine and cloud forest at progressively higher elevations. The coastal areas and lower slopes are arid and mainly left to unimproved scrub and sparse grassland. Volcanism is prominent, with several cinder cones and areas of lava flow to be seen.
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Historical population [edit]
| Year | Population | Change | Density |
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| 2001 | 4,227 | - | 40.65/km² |
| 2002 | 4,643 | - | - |
| 2003 | 4,727 | - | 55.93/km² |
Climate [edit]
The city has a desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with mild temperatures year round.[3] Winters are mild and warm with a January mean of 18.1 °C (64.6 °F). Temperatures rarely go below 10 °C (50.0 °F) with the record low being 8.0 °C (46.4 °F) on January 16, 1981.[4] Frosts are non-existent.[5] Most of the precipitation falls during the winter months. Summers are warm with the warmest month, September averaging 23.4 °C (74.1 °F), indicating a seasonal lag. Precipitation is scarce during this time, averaging 0 millimetres (0 in) to 2 millimetres (0 in). Owing to its proximity to the sea, extreme temperatures are rare with the highest temperature recorded being 34.2 °C (93.6 °F) on October 16, 1983.[4]
| Climate data for Hierro Airport | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.2 (72) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.1 (79) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.1 (61) |
16.9 (62.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.8 (64) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.0 (50) |
10.0 (50) |
10.0 (50) |
14.0 (57.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 28 (1.1) |
29 (1.14) |
20 (0.79) |
14 (0.55) |
2 (0.08) |
1 (0.04) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.08) |
12 (0.47) |
26 (1.02) |
33 (1.3) |
170 (6.69) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| % humidity | 74 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 140 | 158 | 184 | 197 | 233 | 229 | 210 | 234 | 210 | 189 | 157 | 143 | 2,339 |
| Source #1: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (normals 1971-2000) [5] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (extremes only 1973-present) [4] | |||||||||||||
Other [edit]
Valverde has a few schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, churches, a small beach, a small port, a post office and a few squares or plazas.
See also [edit]
References [edit]
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- ^ a b "SUPERFICIE, PERÍMETRO Y ALTITUD DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE CANARIAS." (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC).
- ^ "Población en Canarias. El Hierro. 1-1-2009." (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC).
- ^ Kottek, M.; J. Grieser, C. Beck, B. Rudolf, and F. Rubel (2006). "World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated". Meteorol. Z. 15 (3): 259–263. doi:10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Valores extremos. Hierro Aeropuerto" (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal de Meteorología. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ a b "Valores climatológicos normales. Hierro Aeropuerto" (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal de Meteorología. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
| North: Atlantic Ocean | ||
| West: Frontera | Valverde | East: Atlantic Ocean |
| Southwest: Frontera | South: Atlantic Ocean |
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