Tamayo | |
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  Tamayo Location in the Dominican Republic | |
| Coordinates:18°24′N71°12′W / 18.400°N 71.200°W /18.400; -71.200 | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Baoruco |
| Municipality | 1943 |
| Area | |
• City | 455.85 km2 (176.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2002)[3] | |
• City | 23,294 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,812 |
| • Demonym | Tamayense |
| Municipal districts | 6 |
| Distance to -Santo Domingo | 217 km |
Tamayo is a city and a municipality in theBaorucoprovince of theDominican Republic. Tamayo is the driest location in the Dominican Republic and the only-one with adesertic climate.
Tamayo is a small town filled with simple, fascinating people. Belonging to the provinceBaoruco, it is located on the eastern side of theNeyba valley, in the mountains of westernYaque del Sur River, which separates it from the municipality ofVicente Noble in the province ofBarahona, south ofSan Juan de la Maguana and east of theGalván township.
Its location over a number ofrain shadows through the highlands of Hispaniola from the northeasterlytrade winds gives Tamayo adesert climate (KöppenBWh). Rainfall is negligible during most of the year, except between May–June and August–September.
| Climate data for Tamayo, Dominican Republic (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.0 (96.8) | 35.8 (96.4) | 36.6 (97.9) | 36.2 (97.2) | 36.1 (97.0) | 39.9 (103.8) | 39.5 (103.1) | 38.4 (101.1) | 38.7 (101.7) | 38.2 (100.8) | 35.5 (95.9) | 39.9 (103.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.4 (90.3) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.2 (91.8) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.2 (90.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.8 (78.4) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.6 (81.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.0 (80.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 26.9 (80.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) | 19.8 (67.6) | 20.4 (68.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.6 (72.7) | 21.6 (70.9) | 20.0 (68.0) | 21.6 (70.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) | 12.6 (54.7) | 12.4 (54.3) | 15.5 (59.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 19.8 (67.6) | 19.8 (67.6) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 14.8 (58.6) | 12.4 (54.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 7.0 (0.28) | 8.8 (0.35) | 15.5 (0.61) | 30.8 (1.21) | 64.3 (2.53) | 61.8 (2.43) | 23.6 (0.93) | 60.4 (2.38) | 61.4 (2.42) | 59.6 (2.35) | 30.7 (1.21) | 19.4 (0.76) | 443.3 (17.45) |
| Average rainy days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 35.1 |
| Source:NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
The municipality of Tamayo has sixmunicipal districts, which are Cabeza de Toro, Mena, Monserrate, Santa Barbara (Batey 6), Santana and Uvilla. Cabeza de Toro is Guanarate sections to the mangito and El Granado. Mena is composed of Mena Up, Down Mena, Los Robles, Mena Batey and Los Blocks of Mena.
Monserrate contains Santa Maria and Hato Nuevo, while Santana contains Bayahonda, Batey Santana, Los Conuquitos, San Ramon and Barranca. Barranca in turn contains both Vuelta Grande and Honduras. Uvilla also contains Jobo section.
According to a 2002 populationcensus, the municipality has about 9895 inhabitants, of whom 6609 live inurban areas and 3286 in therural areas.
The land was first populated during the 18th century. The territory was unspoiled, whose flora and fauna caused the admiration of the first settlers who arrived fromCambronal. The newcomers started theirBohíos and began raising livestock in an enclosure which called Hatice (small pigsty of calves). This began Hatice (today Tamayo). Its first settlers were enterprising, but few of them couldread and write.
The first families were:Manuel Medina andMenecita Reyes,Juan Rodriguez andRemedy Salome Mateo,Simon Altagracia Medina andReyes Brito andPedro Brito.
Many of these families come from the existing inhabitants of the place. They soon built the first canal to irrigate land (Hatice), the Palmar, The Figs, UC and Monserrate.
In 1908, with the arrival of a largecyclone, the riverYaque del Sur rose and flooded the land of Hatice, destroying this town. It was the largest flood that was covered in the news. The animals were drowned up above the trees, and four goats that were saved were used to feed children until they reachedSan Juan de la Maguana andEl Cercado with food to help the victims.
The houses were traditionalHatice Tejamaní. The first wooden house built by the generalJoaquin Campos and the second house was Mrs.Maria Antonia Gomez. They also built the first school, which the teacher wasMaria Antonia Gomez, the first teacher of the town. The Lyceum of the town today bears his name.
Trujillo Palmar Jam Duverger attached the town to the province ofBaoruco on March 10, 1943. Since the place formerly known as Hatrice was renamedTamayo in memory of anIndian.
The first president of the council wasMichael Humberto, the first syndic wasFabian Matos, who built the City Park.
Tamayo is one of the areas wherebanana farming has the highest production. It produces the largest quantity of bananas (called barahoneros) because in the administrative division of the agricultural sector, the town belongs to the agricultural region of Barahona.
Like the municipality ofVicente Noble, the economics of Tamayo has been boosted in recent months.
In 2007, the City Council received on a monthly basis by ordering the transfer of the General Budget, through the Dominican Municipal League. Each District Board in turn receives $500000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Pesos) for the same transfer.
The municipality operates 17elementary schools, most with two rounds (morning and afternoon), ahigh school and asecondary school.
The municipality operates seven rural clinics and a city hospital, which make up the physical infrastructure in health care available to Tamayo. Like other municipalities in the province of Barahona, cases that require specializedmedical care are sent to the Jaime Mota regional hospital.
San Antonio is the patron saint of the townspeople, who celebrate their festival on June 13.
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