Santo Domingo Canton (Ecuador)
Appearance
Santo Domingo de los Colorados | |
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Canton | |
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Coordinates: 00°15′S 079°09′W / 0.250°S 79.150°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas |
Established | July 3, 1967 |
Area | |
• Total | 3,454 km2 (1,334 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census)[2] | |
• Total | 441,583 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Santo Domingo de los Colorados[3] or simply known as Santo Domingo, is the biggest canton in the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province,[4] after La Concordia officially became part of the province on May 31, 2013.[5] The canton is named after its seat, the town of Santo Domingo. The canton partially occupies the Toachi river basin. The Toachi river flows into the Daule river.
Demographics
[edit]Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[6]
- Mestizo 81.0%
- Afro-Ecuadorian 7.7%
- White 6.8%
- Montubio 2.5%
- Indigenous 1.7%
- Other 0.3%
Political divisions
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Mapa_urbano_de_Santo_Domingo.jpg/300px-Mapa_urbano_de_Santo_Domingo.jpg)
Santo Domingo Canton is divided into 7 urban parishes and 7 rural parishes.
- Urban parishes: Santo Domingo, Chiguilpe, Río Verde, Bombolí, Zaracay, Abraham Calazacón, Río Toachi
- Rural parishes: San José de Alluriquín, El Esfuerzo, Luz de América, Puerto Limón, San Jacinto del Búa, Santa María del Toachi, Valle Hermoso
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Santo Domingo, elevation 660 m (2,170 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.7 (65.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 525.0 (20.67) |
495.0 (19.49) |
559.0 (22.01) |
538.0 (21.18) |
323.0 (12.72) |
177.0 (6.97) |
86.0 (3.39) |
61.0 (2.40) |
102.0 (4.02) |
85.0 (3.35) |
80.0 (3.15) |
196.0 (7.72) |
3,227 (127.07) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
Source: FAO[7] |
Climate data for Chiriboga, elevation 1,680 m (5,510 ft), (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.4 (70.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.2 (61.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.5 (51.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 301.0 (11.85) |
337.0 (13.27) |
407.0 (16.02) |
363.0 (14.29) |
227.0 (8.94) |
129.0 (5.08) |
46.0 (1.81) |
52.0 (2.05) |
99.0 (3.90) |
107.0 (4.21) |
93.0 (3.66) |
170.0 (6.69) |
2,331 (91.77) |
Source: FAO[8] |
References
[edit]- ^ Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Cantón at GEOnet Names Server
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Santo Domingo Canton
- ^ Santo Domingo de los Colorados[permanent dead link] at www.santodomingo.gob.ec
- ^ Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Archived 2010-07-24 at the Wayback Machine at www.gptsachila.gob.ec
- ^ "Cantones y Parroquias - Prefectura de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas". www.gptsachila.gob.ec. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ^ "Resultados".
- ^ "CLIMWAT climatic database". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "World-wide Agroclimatic Data of FAO (FAOCLIM)". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 23 June 2024.