El Cercado

El Cercado is a town in the San Juan province of the Dominican Republic.

San Pedro de El Cercado
Seal
San Pedro de El Cercado
El Cercado in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18°43′48″N 71°31′12″W
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceSan Juan
Area
 • Total283.05 km2 (109.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total25,688
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,585
Municipal Districts
2

History

The community of El Cercado was founded in 1845 by President Pedro Santana. It previously belonged to the municipality of Bánica and was called the Sabana del Bohío, and was elevated to town by President Fernando Arturo de Meriño in 1888. The first families to settle in this area were Florencio Montero, Telésforo de Oleo, Encarnación, Manuelica y Fidel Matos and Leonardo Brito. El Cercado people have the reputation for being very hospitable, friendly and kind.

The main economic source is agriculture consisting of cattle, snuff, honey, wax, leather and coffee. The main form of communication was the horse, which started the mail service.

Climate

El Cercado has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw).

Climate data for El Cercado (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.5
(92.3)		 34.0
(93.2)		 35.1
(95.2)		 37.0
(98.6)		 35.1
(95.2)		 36.0
(96.8)		 36.5
(97.7)		 36.0
(96.8)		 37.0
(98.6)		 35.2
(95.4)		 38.0
(100.4)		 32.3
(90.1)		 38.0
(100.4)
Average high °C (°F) 27.9
(82.2)		 28.9
(84.0)		 30.1
(86.2)		 30.8
(87.4)		 30.1
(86.2)		 31.0
(87.8)		 31.7
(89.1)		 31.4
(88.5)		 31.0
(87.8)		 30.0
(86.0)		 28.7
(83.7)		 27.6
(81.7)		 29.9
(85.8)
Average low °C (°F) 13.0
(55.4)		 14.0
(57.2)		 15.0
(59.0)		 15.9
(60.6)		 17.0
(62.6)		 17.9
(64.2)		 17.7
(63.9)		 17.2
(63.0)		 17.1
(62.8)		 16.8
(62.2)		 15.3
(59.5)		 13.5
(56.3)		 15.9
(60.6)
Record low °C (°F) 5.7
(42.3)		 7.2
(45.0)		 7.0
(44.6)		 8.0
(46.4)		 8.0
(46.4)		 10.0
(50.0)		 9.0
(48.2)		 9.0
(48.2)		 9.0
(48.2)		 9.0
(48.2)		 8.0
(46.4)		 7.0
(44.6)		 5.7
(42.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 12.9
(0.51)		 20.3
(0.80)		 43.3
(1.70)		 120.6
(4.75)		 190.9
(7.52)		 83.2
(3.28)		 79.0
(3.11)		 138.5
(5.45)		 161.4
(6.35)		 164.3
(6.47)		 81.3
(3.20)		 19.5
(0.77)		 1,115.2
(43.91)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 1.7 2.0 3.8 8.3 11.2 6.9 6.8 8.7 10.7 11.7 6.7 2.5 81.0
Source: NOAA[3]

Personalities
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References
  1. Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Censo 2002 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  3. "El Cercado Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 12, 2016.

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