Yamasá is a municipality (municipio) of the Monte Plata province in the Dominican Republic. It includes the municipal district (distrito municipal) of Los Botados.[3] Yamasa is north of the capital city of Santo Domingo. The Rio Ozama, one of Dominican Republic's longest rivers, passes through Yamasa.
Yamasá | |
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  Yamasá | |
| Coordinates: 18°46′N 70°01′W / 18.767°N 70.017°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Monte Plata |
| Area | |
• Total | 441.61 km2 (170.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 57,982 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Municipal Districts | 1 |
| Distance to – Santo Domingo | 42 km (26 mi) |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Yamasá (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) |
37.7 (99.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.9 (100.2) |
38.7 (101.7) |
39.6 (103.3) |
39.4 (102.9) |
38.4 (101.1) |
38.4 (101.1) |
38.8 (101.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
34.6 (94.3) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 90.0 (3.54) |
95.1 (3.74) |
101.7 (4.00) |
161.6 (6.36) |
287.4 (11.31) |
246.9 (9.72) |
255.6 (10.06) |
326.6 (12.86) |
250.7 (9.87) |
245.3 (9.66) |
161.4 (6.35) |
121.8 (4.80) |
2,344.1 (92.29) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.6 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 17.7 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 149.6 |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
Farming
editPrimarily a rural agriculture community, sugar cane, plantains and mangoes are common staples grown in Yamasa.
Famous citizens
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- Camilo Doval (born 1997), baseball relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
- Baseball Player César Hernández who played for the Cincinnati Reds was born in Yamasá in 1966.
- Journalist Enny Pichardo An Emmy Award nominee, former Spokesperson/Press Secretary for the NYS Attorney General; and currently Host/Producer of #EnNYConMás, on youtube (www.ennyconmas.tv); previously a national news-correspondent for NBC/Telemundo Network and Noticiero Univisión was born in Yamasá in 1982.
References
edit- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ^ "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. 20 June 2006. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Yamasa Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 21, 2016.