Cevicos is a town and municipality in the Sánchez Ramírez province of the Dominican Republic. Municipal population, as of 2012, is of 12,589. Town's proper population is of 4,285.[2]

Cevicos
Cevicos is located in the Dominican Republic
Cevicos
Cevicos
Cevicos in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 19°0′0″N 69°58′48″W / 19.00000°N 69.98000°W / 19.00000; -69.98000
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceSánchez Ramírez
Area
 • Total305.64 km2 (118.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total12,589
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Urban
4,285
Municipal Districts
2 (La Cueva, Platanal)

Overview edit

The town is located in a green plateau between Cotuí and Sabana Grande de Boyá. It municipal district (or hamlet) is the village of La Cueva.

Cevicos produces fruits like mango, pineapple, sugar cane, passion fruit and many others.

Climate edit

Climate data for Cevicos (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.5
(95.9)
35.0
(95.0)
36.0
(96.8)
37.5
(99.5)
38.0
(100.4)
37.5
(99.5)
36.0
(96.8)
38.0
(100.4)
39.0
(102.2)
38.0
(100.4)
35.0
(95.0)
34.0
(93.2)
39.0
(102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.2
(82.8)
29.2
(84.6)
30.4
(86.7)
31.1
(88.0)
31.4
(88.5)
32.0
(89.6)
31.9
(89.4)
32.0
(89.6)
32.1
(89.8)
31.5
(88.7)
29.7
(85.5)
28.2
(82.8)
30.6
(87.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.5
(63.5)
17.6
(63.7)
18.1
(64.6)
19.1
(66.4)
20.3
(68.5)
20.9
(69.6)
21.1
(70.0)
21.0
(69.8)
20.8
(69.4)
20.6
(69.1)
19.7
(67.5)
18.3
(64.9)
19.6
(67.3)
Record low °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0)
12.0
(53.6)
12.0
(53.6)
11.8
(53.2)
14.5
(58.1)
16.5
(61.7)
16.2
(61.2)
17.0
(62.6)
18.0
(64.4)
17.0
(62.6)
12.2
(54.0)
12.0
(53.6)
10.0
(50.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 80.0
(3.15)
84.0
(3.31)
108.1
(4.26)
145.9
(5.74)
271.4
(10.69)
265.4
(10.45)
240.8
(9.48)
288.5
(11.36)
205.7
(8.10)
200.6
(7.90)
149.6
(5.89)
117.8
(4.64)
2,157.8
(84.95)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.8 9.1 10.0 9.4 15.6 16.3 17.5 18.6 14.6 14.4 13.4 12.5 162.2
Source: NOAA[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  3. ^ "Cevicos Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 11, 2016.