Esperanza is a comunidad in Puerto Real Barrio, on the south side of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico.[2] It was the location of Hacienda Casa del Frances, a historic site listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[3]
Esperanza
Esperanza Comunidad | |
|---|---|
Community | |
.jpg) Calle Flamboyant in Esperanza | |
| Motto: A town of “Hope” | |
 Location in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico on Vieques island | |
  Esperanza | |
| Coordinates: 18°05′50″N 65°28′15″W / 18.0972°N 65.4708°W | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Vieques |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.27 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| • Land | 1.27 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 695 ft (212 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,219 |
| • Density | 959.8/sq mi (370.6/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Area code | 787 |
| Website | vieques |
Climate
editDue to the town's location inside the tropics, its low elevation, and its position in the Caribbean Sea, Esperanza experiences a Tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). This results in a hot and wet climate throughout the year, with no significant change in temperature between seasons. Precipitation is spread evenly around the year, but the town experiences its greatest rainfall between the months of Aug-Nov.
| Climate data for Esperanza, PR (Normals 2011, Extremes 1944-1994) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 92 (33) |
100 (38) |
93 (34) |
98 (37) |
94 (34) |
99 (37) |
99 (37) |
96 (36) |
95 (35) |
94 (34) |
94 (34) |
94 (34) |
96 (36) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 84 (29) |
84 (29) |
85 (29) |
87 (31) |
87 (31) |
89 (32) |
89 (32) |
89 (32) |
89 (32) |
89 (32) |
87 (31) |
85 (29) |
87 (31) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 76 (24) |
76 (24) |
77 (25) |
79 (26) |
80 (27) |
82 (28) |
82 (28) |
82 (28) |
82 (28) |
81 (27) |
80 (27) |
77 (25) |
80 (27) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 69 (21) |
68 (20) |
69 (21) |
71 (22) |
73 (23) |
75 (24) |
75 (24) |
75 (24) |
74 (23) |
73 (23) |
72 (22) |
70 (21) |
72 (22) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 50 (10) |
51 (11) |
54 (12) |
55 (13) |
58 (14) |
60 (16) |
60 (16) |
59 (15) |
57 (14) |
63 (17) |
58 (14) |
59 (15) |
57 (14) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.72 (94) |
2.76 (70) |
3.22 (82) |
3.40 (86) |
7.19 (183) |
4.63 (118) |
4.38 (111) |
6.00 (152) |
6.46 (164) |
7.79 (198) |
7.73 (196) |
4.72 (120) |
5.16 (131) |
| Source: Island Vieques[4] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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Malecon House in Esperanza -
View from Malecon House -
Esperanza at night -
Boats in Esperanza -
Cliffs around Esperanza, Vieques -
View of El Yunque when sailing around Vieques -
Esperanza, Vieques -
Playa Esperanza at night, Vieques -
Downtown Esperanza
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See also
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References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Esperanza comunidad
- ^ Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
- ^ Benzel, Jan (March 19, 2018). "Returning to Vieques" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Island Vieques". Retrieved June 15, 2017.
External links
edit- http://www.buyzips.com/zip/Vieques/PR/00765/Vieques.htm Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- Census profile: Esperanza, PR Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- Basic Facts about Vieques, Puerto Rico