Azua (city)

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Azua de Compostela
Municipality
Official seal of Azua de Compostela
Seal
Azua de Compostela is located in the Dominican Republic
Azua de Compostela
Azua de Compostela
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Country  Dominican Republic
Province Azua
Founded 1504
Municipality since 1844
Area[1]
 • Total 416.30 km2 (160.73 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 83 m (272 ft)
Population (2012)[3]
 • Total 128,264
 • Density 310/km2 (800/sq mi)
 • Urban 92,585
 • Rural 35,679
 • Demonym Azuano(a)
Municipal Districts[4] 8
Climate Aw

Azua de Compostela, also known simply as Azua, is a municipality (municipio) and capital of Azua province in the Dominican Republic. It is located 100 kilometres west of the national capital, Santo Domingo.

As of the Dominican Republic's 2002 census, the municipality had a total population of 128,264 inhabitants, of which 92,585 resided in urban areas and 35,679 in rural areas.

It includes the municipal districts (distritos municipal) of Barreras, Barro Arriba, Clavellina, Emma Balaguer Viuda Vallejo, Las Barias-La Estancia, Las Lomas, Los Jovillos, and Puerto Viejo.[4]

Climate

Climate data for Azua (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.0
(95)
36.0
(96.8)
36.5
(97.7)
36.8
(98.2)
37.8
(100)
37.0
(98.6)
38.7
(101.7)
39.0
(102.2)
37.8
(100)
37.0
(98.6)
36.8
(98.2)
35.0
(95)
39.0
(102.2)
Average high °C (°F) 31.1
(88)
31.5
(88.7)
31.8
(89.2)
32.2
(90)
32.3
(90.1)
32.8
(91)
33.9
(93)
33.9
(93)
33.3
(91.9)
32.5
(90.5)
32.0
(89.6)
31.3
(88.3)
32.4
(90.3)
Average low °C (°F) 19.2
(66.6)
19.6
(67.3)
20.5
(68.9)
21.4
(70.5)
22.3
(72.1)
22.7
(72.9)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
22.8
(73)
22.3
(72.1)
21.2
(70.2)
19.7
(67.5)
21.5
(70.7)
Record low °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1)
15.2
(59.4)
15.1
(59.2)
16.2
(61.2)
19.2
(66.6)
19.2
(66.6)
19.9
(67.8)
19.5
(67.1)
19.8
(67.6)
18.2
(64.8)
15.5
(59.9)
14.5
(58.1)
14.5
(58.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 14.3
(0.563)
13.9
(0.547)
24.1
(0.949)
39.2
(1.543)
77.2
(3.039)
63.5
(2.5)
41.0
(1.614)
80.1
(3.154)
117.7
(4.634)
136.0
(5.354)
37.5
(1.476)
19.8
(0.78)
664.3
(26.154)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.4 1.6 2.5 3.8 6.8 5.0 3.5 5.5 7.2 8.6 4.1 1.8 51.8
Source: NOAA[5]

References

  1. Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  2. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. 2012 Census
  4. 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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