Yamasá is a municipality (municipio) of the Monte Plata province in the Dominican Republic. It includes the municipal district (distrito municipal) of Los Botados.[3] Yamasa is north of the capital city of Santo Domingo. The Rio Ozama, one of Dominican Republic's longest rivers, passes through Yamasa.

Yamasá
Yamasá is located in the Dominican Republic
Yamasá
Yamasá
Coordinates: 18°46′N 70°01′W / 18.767°N 70.017°W / 18.767; -70.017
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceMonte Plata
Area
 • Total441.61 km2 (170.51 sq mi)
Elevation82 m (269 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total57,982
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Municipal Districts1
Distance to
 – Santo Domingo

42 km (26 mi)

Climate

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Climate data for Yamasá (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.0
(95.0)
37.7
(99.9)
36.7
(98.1)
37.9
(100.2)
38.7
(101.7)
39.6
(103.3)
39.4
(102.9)
38.4
(101.1)
38.4
(101.1)
38.8
(101.8)
37.0
(98.6)
34.6
(94.3)
39.6
(103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.5
(85.1)
30.3
(86.5)
31.2
(88.2)
32.0
(89.6)
32.6
(90.7)
33.1
(91.6)
33.2
(91.8)
32.9
(91.2)
32.8
(91.0)
32.5
(90.5)
31.1
(88.0)
29.9
(85.8)
31.8
(89.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0)
19.0
(66.2)
19.7
(67.5)
20.2
(68.4)
20.9
(69.6)
21.3
(70.3)
21.5
(70.7)
21.3
(70.3)
21.1
(70.0)
20.8
(69.4)
20.2
(68.4)
19.2
(66.6)
20.3
(68.5)
Record low °C (°F) 13.2
(55.8)
13.7
(56.7)
13.5
(56.3)
13.5
(56.3)
15.5
(59.9)
16.2
(61.2)
16.3
(61.3)
15.7
(60.3)
15.5
(59.9)
15.3
(59.5)
13.8
(56.8)
10.6
(51.1)
10.6
(51.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 90.0
(3.54)
95.1
(3.74)
101.7
(4.00)
161.6
(6.36)
287.4
(11.31)
246.9
(9.72)
255.6
(10.06)
326.6
(12.86)
250.7
(9.87)
245.3
(9.66)
161.4
(6.35)
121.8
(4.80)
2,344.1
(92.29)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9.6 8.0 7.3 8.9 15.0 14.0 16.5 17.7 15.2 14.7 12.1 10.6 149.6
Source: NOAA[4]

Farming

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Primarily a rural agriculture community, sugar cane, plantains and mangoes are common staples grown in Yamasa.

Famous citizens

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Yamasá, Dominican Republic.
  • Camilo Doval (born 1997), baseball relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
  • Baseball Player César Hernández who played for the Cincinnati Reds was born in Yamasá in 1966.
  • Journalist Enny Pichardo An Emmy Award nominee, former Spokesperson/Press Secretary for the NYS Attorney General; and currently Host/Producer of #EnNYConMás, on youtube (www.ennyconmas.tv); previously a national news-correspondent for NBC/Telemundo Network and Noticiero Univisión was born in Yamasá in 1982.

References

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  1. ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  2. ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
  3. ^ "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. 20 June 2006. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Yamasa Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 21, 2016.