Villa Riva
{{Infobox settlement
|name =Villa Riva
|pushpin_map =Dominican Republic
|image_skyline = Villa Riva Dominican Republic streets.jpg
|pushpin_relief = 1
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|coordinates = {{coord|19|10|48|N|69|55|12|W|region:DO|display=inline}}
|subdivision_type =Country
|subdivision_name ={{DOM}}
|subdivision_type1 =Province
|subdivision_name1 =Duarte
|established_title =Founded
|established_date =n.a.
|established_title2 =Municipality since
|established_date2 =1876
|area_total_km2 =309.93
|elevation_m =19
|elevation_footnotes ={{cite book
| last = De la Fuente
| first = Santiago
| title = Geografía Dominicana
| publisher = Editora Colegial Quisqueyana
| date = 1976
| location = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
| language = es }}
|population_total =30989
|population_as_of =2012
|total_type =Total
|population_density_km2 =auto
|population_blank1_title =
|population_blank1 =
|population_footnotes =Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, [http://one.gob.do/ Oficina Nacional de Estadistica]
|blank_name =Municipal Districts
|blank_info =4
}}
Villa Riva is a town and municipality (municipio) of the Duarte Province in the Dominican Republic.
History
The community of El Cercado was founded in 1845 by President Pedro Santana. It previously belonged to the municipality of Bánica and was called the Sabana del Bohío, and was elevated to town by a war veteran, Francisco Rodriguez. The first families to settle in this area were Florencio Montero, Telésforo de Oleo, Encarnación, Manuelica y Fidel Matos and Leonardo Brito. El Cercado people have the reputation for being very hospitable, friendly and kind.
The main economic source is agriculture consisting of cattle, snuff, honey, wax, leather and coffee. The main form of communication was the horse, which started the mail service.
Climate
Villa Riva has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification: Af).
{{Weather box
|location = Villa Riva (1961–1990)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|open = yes
|temperature colour =
|Jan record high C = 34.0
|Feb record high C = 36.0
|Mar record high C = 38.5
|Apr record high C = 36.5
|May record high C = 36.5
|Jun record high C = 36.5
|Jul record high C = 36.5
|Aug record high C = 36.8
|Sep record high C = 37.4
|Oct record high C = 38.0
|Nov record high C = 37.0
|Dec record high C = 35.0
|year record high C = 38.5
|Jan high C = 29.5
|Feb high C = 30.2
|Mar high C = 30.6
|Apr high C = 31.3
|May high C = 32.3
|Jun high C = 32.5
|Jul high C = 32.4
|Aug high C = 32.5
|Sep high C = 32.6
|Oct high C = 32.4
|Nov high C = 31.0
|Dec high C = 29.9
|year high C = 31.4
|Jan low C = 19.3
|Feb low C = 19.7
|Mar low C = 20.1
|Apr low C = 20.7
|May low C = 21.7
|Jun low C = 21.8
|Jul low C = 22.1
|Aug low C = 22.2
|Sep low C = 21.8
|Oct low C = 21.7
|Nov low C = 20.7
|Dec low C = 19.8
|year low C = 21.0
|Jan record low C = 14.5
|Feb record low C = 13.0
|Mar record low C = 12.5
|Apr record low C = 16.0
|May record low C = 16.0
|Jun record low C = 16.0
|Jul record low C = 16.2
|Aug record low C = 16.4
|Sep record low C = 15.4
|Oct record low C = 16.2
|Nov record low C = 15.2
|Dec record low C = 13.2
|year record low C = 12.5
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 123.9
|Feb rain mm = 109.6
|Mar rain mm = 126.1
|Apr rain mm = 141.0
|May rain mm = 240.5
|Jun rain mm = 224.5
|Jul rain mm = 206.1
|Aug rain mm = 238.5
|Sep rain mm = 229.6
|Oct rain mm = 180.9
|Nov rain mm = 222.3
|Dec rain mm = 198.4
|year rain mm = 2241.4
|unit rain days = 1.0 mm
|Jan rain days = 10.1
|Feb rain days = 8.3
|Mar rain days = 8.6
|Apr rain days = 8.6
|May rain days = 12.9
|Jun rain days = 14.2
|Jul rain days = 13.6
|Aug rain days = 14.4
|Sep rain days = 12.4
|Oct rain days = 11.2
|Nov rain days = 12.9
|Dec rain days = 11.7
|year rain days = 138.9
|source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/DR/00000057.TXT
| title = Villa Riva Climate Normals 1961-1990
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 21, 2016}}
}}
References
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{{coord|19|10|N|69|54|W|source:eswiki_region:DO|display=title}}
Category:Populated places in Duarte Province
Category:Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
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{{Municipalities of the Dominican Republic}}