Tamayo (Dominican Republic)
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| Coordinates: 18°24′N 71°12′W / 18.400°N 71.200°WCoordinates: 18°24′N 71°12′W / 18.400°N 71.200°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Baoruco |
| Municipality | 1943 |
| Area | |
| • City | 455.85 km2 (176.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • City | 23,294 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,812 |
| • Demonym | Tamayense |
| Municipal districts | 6 |
| Distance to - Santo Domingo |
217 km |
Tamayo is a city and a municipality in the Baoruco province of the Dominican Republic. Tamayo is the driest location in the Dominican Republic and the only-one with a desertic climate.
Tamayo is a small town filled with simple, fascinating people. Belonging to the province Baoruco, it is located on the eastern side of the Neyba valley, in the mountains of western Yaque del Sur River, which separates it from the municipality of Vicente Noble in the province of Barahona, south of San Juan de la Maguana and east of the Galván township.
Its location over a number of rain shadows through the highlands of Hispaniola from the northeasterly trade winds gives Tamayo a desert climate (Köppen BWh). Rainfall is negligible during most of the year, except between May-June and August-September.
The municipality of Tamayo has six municipal districts, which are Cabeza de Toro, Mena, Monserrate, Santa Barbara (Batey 6), Santana and Uvilla. Cabeza de Toro is Guanarate sections to the mangito and El Granado. Mena is composed of Mena Up, Down Mena, Los Robles, Mena Batey and Los Blocks of Mena.
Monserrate contains Santa Maria and Hato Nuevo, while Santana contains Bayahonda, Batey Santana, Los Conuquitos, San Ramon and Barranca. Barranca in turn contains both Vuelta Grande and Honduras. Uvilla also contains Jobo section.
According to a 2002 population census, the municipality has about 9895 inhabitants, of whom 6609 live in urban areas and 3286 in the rural areas.
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