Yamasá
Municipality in Monte Plata, Dominican Republic
18°46′N 70°01′W / 18.767°N 70.017°W / 18.767; -70.017![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png)
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– Santo Domingo
42 km (26 mi)
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.
Climate
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
Primarily a rural agriculture community, sugar cane, plantains and mangoes are common staples grown in Yamasa.
Famous citizens
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Yamasa_Monte_Plata_Dominican_Republic.jpg/220px-Yamasa_Monte_Plata_Dominican_Republic.jpg)
- 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
- ^ 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.
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Monte Plata Province
- Bayaguana
- Monte Plata
- Peralvillo (Esperalvillo)
- Sabana Grande de Boyá
- Yamasá
- Monte Plata
- Boyá
- Chirino
- Don Juan
- Sabana Grande de Boyá
- Yamasá
- See also
- Dominican Republic
- Provinces
- Municipalities