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Miches

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Total population

25,994

Elevation2 m
Land area443.8 km²
Coordinates18.99°, -69.05°

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City facts

Elevation
2 m
Area
443.8 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Miches is a town located in El Seibo province in the northeast coast of the Dominican Republic. The community sits between the northern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental and the southern shore of the Samaná Bay.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
18.9851
Longitude
-69.0499
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,734
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Hispaniolan Woodpecker
    Melanerpes striatus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    80
  • Palmchat
    Dulus dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    71
  • Antillean Palm-Swift
    Tachornis phoenicobia Gosse, 1847 · Aves
    69
  • Gray Kingbird
    Tyrannus dominicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    69
  • Northern Mockingbird
    Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    61
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    59
  • humpback whale
    Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) · Mammalia
    56
  • Hispaniolan lizard-cuckoo
    Saurothera longirostris (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
    44

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2,241
Largest magnitude
5.3
Largest event
2023-12-26

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in El Seibo

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.49
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,002

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
723
Avg daily Wikipedia views
24
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Miches, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image