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  Bayaguana | |
| Coordinates:18°45′N69°38′W / 18.750°N 69.633°W /18.750; -69.633 | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Monte Plata |
| Founded | 1606 |
| Area | |
• Total | 877.99 km2 (338.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 34,786 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 19,001 |
| • Rural | 15,785 |
| Municipal Districts | 0 |
| Distance to –Monte Plata | 21 km |
Bayaguana is amunicipality (municipio) of theMonte Plataprovince in theDominican Republic.[3]
As of the Dominican Republic's 2002census, the municipality had a total population of 34,786 inhabitants, of which 19,001 resided in urban areas and 15,785 in rural areas.
Bayaguana was founded in 1606, whenSpain resettled colonists from the northern and western part ofHispaniola closer toSanto Domingo, under the government eviction programme known as thedevastations of Osorio. Spanish colonists from La Yaguana and Bayajá (present-dayLéogâne andFort-Liberté,Haiti) were resettled in the town. The economy is centered on cattle-ranching and pineapple and rice farming.
It operates the agricultural line, as well as part of its land is sown with sugar cane, pineapple and natural pastures for food for the cattle that it has in abundance.
A site of great tourist attraction is located near the town of Bayaguana. It is the Salto de Comate, in the river of the same name, where hundreds of people flock every day to enjoy a bath in its cold waters. There are also the spas of Comatillo, in Comatillo, Salto Alto, in Sierra de Agua, among others. In turn, part of one of the main national parks, Los Haitises National Park, is located in Bayaguana.
| Climate data for Bayaguana (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.9 (91.2) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.6 (88.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.3 (77.5) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 26.3 (79.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 19.3 (66.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 21.1 (70.0) | 19.5 (67.1) | 21.1 (70.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 60.6 (2.39) | 58.2 (2.29) | 73.6 (2.90) | 161.3 (6.35) | 255.6 (10.06) | 190.6 (7.50) | 212.2 (8.35) | 253.8 (9.99) | 218.3 (8.59) | 193.3 (7.61) | 105.2 (4.14) | 58.4 (2.30) | 1,841.2 (72.49) |
| Source:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[4] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Bayaguana (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) | 36.5 (97.7) | 36.5 (97.7) | 36.0 (96.8) | 36.0 (96.8) | 35.6 (96.1) | 39.5 (103.1) | 35.6 (96.1) | 35.5 (95.9) | 35.0 (95.0) | 35.5 (95.9) | 39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.9 (84.0) | 29.4 (84.9) | 29.6 (85.3) | 29.6 (85.3) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 28.6 (83.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.3 (79.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.8 (78.4) | 24.5 (76.1) | 25.9 (78.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.7 (65.7) | 19.1 (66.4) | 20.1 (68.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 20.8 (69.4) | 19.4 (66.9) | 20.6 (69.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 13.2 (55.8) | 14.0 (57.2) | 14.6 (58.3) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.8 (65.8) | 17.7 (63.9) | 16.1 (61.0) | 13.4 (56.1) | 12.5 (54.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 58.5 (2.30) | 71.3 (2.81) | 82.5 (3.25) | 134.4 (5.29) | 253.5 (9.98) | 196.4 (7.73) | 208.8 (8.22) | 267.8 (10.54) | 241.7 (9.52) | 194.9 (7.67) | 114.0 (4.49) | 59.4 (2.34) | 1,883.2 (74.14) |
| Average rainy days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 10.1 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 14.7 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 139.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 77.7 | 74.9 | 73.1 | 75.1 | 79.2 | 79.1 | 79.3 | 81.3 | 82.4 | 82.7 | 81.2 | 79.2 | 78.8 |
| Source: ONAMET[5] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Bayaguana (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.0 (96.8) | 35.5 (95.9) | 36.5 (97.7) | 36.5 (97.7) | 37.0 (98.6) | 37.5 (99.5) | 37.5 (99.5) | 39.5 (103.1) | 37.5 (99.5) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.0 (96.8) | 37.8 (100.0) | 39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.4 (90.3) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.7 (89.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.2 (79.2) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 26.4 (79.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.7 (67.5) | 20.6 (69.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.3 (70.3) | 19.9 (67.8) | 21.2 (70.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 13.2 (55.8) | 14.0 (57.2) | 14.6 (58.3) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.8 (65.8) | 17.7 (63.9) | 16.1 (61.0) | 13.4 (56.1) | 12.5 (54.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 45.4 (1.79) | 61.1 (2.41) | 78.8 (3.10) | 126.8 (4.99) | 232.0 (9.13) | 229.6 (9.04) | 227.3 (8.95) | 281.4 (11.08) | 217.6 (8.57) | 200.8 (7.91) | 117.0 (4.61) | 58.3 (2.30) | 1,876.1 (73.86) |
| Average rainy days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 13.5 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 9.7 | 7.2 | 132.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 77.5 | 74.6 | 73.2 | 74.9 | 78.8 | 79.3 | 79.4 | 81.3 | 82.3 | 82.8 | 81.1 | 79.2 | 78.7 |
| Source:NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||