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Villa Jaragua

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Total population

10,619

Air quality index

74Moderate
Coordinates18.49°, -71.49°

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City facts

Overview

Within Baoruco, Dominican Republic, Villa Jaragua stands as a small city. Coordinates of 18.490°, -71.487° situate Villa Jaragua in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 10,619. Being so close to sea level, the city likely sits near a coastline or lowland waterway. At 77 people per km², the city shows a sparse settlement pattern. The location receives about 2,030 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 79% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Spanning an area of about 137.2 km², Villa Jaragua lies very close to sea level (12 m). Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
18.4897
Longitude
-71.4869
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
74
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
24
PM10 (µg/m³)
68.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
38
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
14,487
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Hispaniolan Woodpecker
    Melanerpes striatus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    607
  • Broad-billed Tody
    Todus subulatus G.R.Gray, 1847 · Aves
    540
  • Stolid Flycatcher
    Myiarchus stolidus (Gosse, 1847) · Aves
    455
  • Northern Mockingbird
    Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    408
  • Black-crowned Palm-Tanager
    Phaenicophilus palmarum (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    361
  • American Kestrel
    Falco sparverius Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    361
  • Common Ground-Dove
    Columbina passerina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    351
  • Gray Kingbird
    Tyrannus dominicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    341

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
52
Largest magnitude
5.1
Largest event
2012-07-07

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.56
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,030

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
50
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
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

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

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

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

Sources

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