La Concordia, Ecuador
La Concordia | |
|---|---|
City | |
  La Concordia | |
| Coordinates: 00°00′24″S 79°23′45″W / 0.00667°S 79.39583°W | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Province | Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas |
| Canton | La Concordia |
| Created | November 15, 1955 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sandra Ocampo |
| Area | |
| • City | 9.21 km2 (3.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 217 m (712 ft) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
| • City | 35,474 |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Concordense |
| Area code | (+593) 02 |
| Climate | Am |
La Concordia is a city in Ecuador that is the cantonal capital of La Concordia Canton, belonging to the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province. It is located north of the coastal region, in an extensive plain, at an altitude of 217 meters and with a rainy climate tropical climate of 25 °C on average.
Climate[edit]
Though it is located on the equator, the cold Humboldt current suppresses rainfall when it reaches its northernmost extent from July to November and gives La Concordia a tropical monsoon climate (Am) instead of the usual tropical rainforest climate (Af) found at and near the equator.
| Climate data for La Concordia, elevation 300 m (980 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.2 (82.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 457.0 (17.99) |
478.0 (18.82) |
639.0 (25.16) |
553.0 (21.77) |
316.0 (12.44) |
206.0 (8.11) |
82.0 (3.23) |
54.0 (2.13) |
73.0 (2.87) |
57.0 (2.24) |
42.0 (1.65) |
172.0 (6.77) |
3,129 (123.18) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 90 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 89 |
| Source: FAO[2] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of La Concordia
- ^ "CLIMWAT climatic database". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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