San José de las Matas

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San José de las Matas
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San José de las Matas is located in the Dominican Republic
San José de las Matas
San José de las Matas
San José de las Matas in the Dominican Republic
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Country  Dominican Republic
Province Santiago
Area[1]
 • Total 1,502.83 km2 (580.25 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 523 m (1,716 ft)
Population (2012)[3]
 • Total 109,071
 • Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Municipal Districts
3

San José de las Matas, also known as Sajoma,[lower-alpha 1] is a municipality (municipio) of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are three municipal districts (distritos municipal): El Rubio, La Cuesta and Las Placetas.[4]

Climate

San José de Las Matas has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification: Am) with two short, dry seasons and two heavy monsoons during most of the year.

Climate data for San José de Las Matas
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2)
27.3
(81.1)
28.4
(83.1)
29.5
(85.1)
30.2
(86.4)
31.1
(88)
31.7
(89.1)
32.0
(89.6)
32.0
(89.6)
30.9
(87.6)
28.7
(83.7)
26.9
(80.4)
29.62
(85.33)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.35
(70.43)
21.75
(71.15)
22.8
(73)
23.9
(75)
24.9
(76.8)
25.6
(78.1)
26.1
(79)
26.2
(79.2)
26.1
(79)
25.2
(77.4)
23.5
(74.3)
21.8
(71.2)
24.1
(75.382)
Average low °C (°F) 15.8
(60.4)
16.2
(61.2)
17.2
(63)
18.2
(64.8)
19.5
(67.1)
20.0
(68)
20.4
(68.7)
20.4
(68.7)
20.1
(68.2)
19.5
(67.1)
18.2
(64.8)
16.7
(62.1)
18.52
(65.34)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 56.6
(2.228)
65.6
(2.583)
75.5
(2.972)
150.3
(5.917)
203.4
(8.008)
101.2
(3.984)
52.1
(2.051)
64.4
(2.535)
119.2
(4.693)
142.5
(5.61)
116.7
(4.594)
79.1
(3.114)
1,226.6
(48.291)
Source: Climatemps.com[5]

Notes

  1. Sajoma is an acronym from "San José de las Matas".

References

  1. Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
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  3. Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
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