Alberto Adriani Municipality
Alberto Adriani Municipality
Municipio Alberto Adriani | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location in Mérida | |
Alberto Adriani Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°36′N 71°40′W / 8.6°N 71.67°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Mérida |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lisandro Ramirez Segura (AD) (MUD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 683 km2 (264 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 250,257 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0275 |
| Website | Official website |
The Alberto Adriani Municipality (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾto aˈðɾjani]) is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 128,222.[1] The town of El Vigía is the shire town of the Alberto Adriani Municipality.[2]
Climate
El Vigia experiences a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af)[3] characterized by consistently hot temperatures and abundant rainfall throughout the year. The total annual precipitation is 2089.5 millimeters (82.27 inches). El Vigia experiences precipitation peaks from April to May and October to November.
| Climate data for El Vigia (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.3 (99.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.8 (101.8) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.3 (99.1) |
39.2 (102.6) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.2 (102.6) |
36.9 (98.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.6 (90.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 97.8 (3.85) |
101.9 (4.01) |
151.4 (5.96) |
244.3 (9.62) |
210.1 (8.27) |
169.7 (6.68) |
159.2 (6.27) |
164.6 (6.48) |
162.4 (6.39) |
254.2 (10.01) |
221.9 (8.74) |
152.0 (5.98) |
2,089.5 (82.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.1 | 7.5 | 10.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 10.4 | 145.3 |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
The Alberto Adriani Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 128,222 (up from 109,215 in 2000). This amounts to 15.2% of the state's population.[5] The municipality's population density is 187.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (486/sq mi).[6]
Government
The mayor of the Alberto Adriani Municipality is Lisandro Garcia[7][8] The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Presidente Betancourt, Presidente Páez, Presidente Rómulo Gallegos, Gabriel Picón González, Héctor Amable Mora, José Nucete Sardi, and Pulido Méndez.[2]
Transportation
Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport serves the town, with six commercial airlines flying to it.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — El Vigia". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ^ "Alcalde de Municipio ALBERTO ADRIANI". www.cne.gob.ve. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
- ^ "ELECCIONES 30 DE JULIO DE 2000 DIRECTORIO DE ALCALDES ELECTOS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.