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Juan Aldama is a city in the northwestern portion of the Mexican state of Zacatecas. It is the biggest community in the Municipality of Juan Aldama and the seat of the municipal government.
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It was renamed for insurgent Juan Aldama. It had previously been known as San Juan Bautista del Mezquital and Villa Aréchiga.
Juan Aldama is surrounded by small towns such as Ojitos, Jalpa, Cienega more known as general Juan Jose Rios, Las Norias, Corrales and Paradillas and many more
Population
edit- Population: about 20,000.
- Death rate: 150 people yearly.
- Newborn rate: 500 babies yearly.
Geography
editJuan Aldama is located in the northwestern portion of the Mexican state of Zacatecas. Juan Aldama is surrounded by small towns such as Ojitos, Jalpa, Cienega more known as general Juan Jose Rios, Las Norias, Corrales and Paradillas and many more
Climate
editClimate data for Juan Aldama (1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
39.5 (103.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.2 (0.28) |
7.1 (0.28) |
2.7 (0.11) |
3.8 (0.15) |
12.3 (0.48) |
58.3 (2.30) |
91.9 (3.62) |
110.9 (4.37) |
88.6 (3.49) |
27.6 (1.09) |
10.9 (0.43) |
9.8 (0.39) |
431.1 (16.97) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 45.7 |
Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[1][2] |
Economy
edit- Technology/Communication/Media: Internet, Telephone, and Fax.
- Juan Aldama's main source of economy is based on trade and cultivation of corn and beans.
References
edit- ^ "Estado de Zacatecas-Estacion: Juan Aldama". Normales Climatologicas 1951–2010 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorologico Nacional. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Juan Aldama 1964–2011" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
External links
edit- wikiJAZ Juan Aldama Zacatecas General Interest wiki (in Spanish)
24°17′28″N 103°23′38″W / 24.291°N 103.394°W