Neiba
Neiba
Neyba | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
  Neiba Location in the Dominican Republic | |
| Coordinates: 18°29′24″N 71°25′12″W / 18.49000°N 71.42000°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Baoruco |
| Founded | 1735 |
| Municipality | 1844 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 275.33 km2 (106.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2012)[3] | |
| • Total | 53,605 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Neibero(a) |
| Distance to - Santo Domingo | 230 km |
| Municipal Districts | 1 |
| Climate | Aw |
Neiba (also spelt Neyba) is a city in the southwest of the Dominican Republic. It is the capital city of the Baoruco province, and is located 180 kilometres west of the national capital, Santo Domingo, close to the shore of Lake Enriquillo, the largest lake in the West Indies.
Climate
| Climate data for Neiba (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.0 (100.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.5 (101.3) |
38.3 (100.9) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.5 (101.3) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.7 (89.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.3 (91.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 8.1 (0.32) |
13.7 (0.54) |
19.3 (0.76) |
36.3 (1.43) |
109.7 (4.32) |
48.6 (1.91) |
30.3 (1.19) |
61.6 (2.43) |
61.9 (2.44) |
74.3 (2.93) |
39.1 (1.54) |
17.3 (0.68) |
520.2 (20.48) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 43.1 |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ^ "Neyba Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
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