Naranjito is a city located in the Guayas Province of Ecuador. It is the seat of Naranjito Canton. It is located in the south-central part of the coastal region of Ecuador, located on an extensive plain, crossed by the El Chorrón estuary, at an altitude of 30 m above sea level and with a tropical savannah climate of 25.5 °C on average.
Naranjito | |
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City | |
  Naranjito | |
| Coordinates: 2°10′00″S 79°27′55″W / 2.16667°S 79.46528°W | |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Province | Guayas |
| Canton | Naranjito |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 34,664 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
Geography
editThe terrain around Naranjito is very flat. The highest point nearby is 38 meters above sea level, 1.6 km (0.99 mi) southeast of Naranjito. Around Naranjito, it is quite densely populated, with 52 inhabitants per square kilometer.[2] The nearest larger community is Milagro, 14.7 km (9.1 mi) west of Naranjito. The area around Naranjito consists mostly of agricultural land.[3]
Climate
editA savannah climate prevails in the area.[4] The average annual temperature in the area is 22 °C. The warmest month is December, when the average temperature is 24 °C, and the coldest is February, with 20 °C.[5] Average annual rainfall is 1,360 millimeters. The wettest month is February, with an average of 310 mm of precipitation, and the driest is July, with 26 mm of precipitation.[6]
| Climate data for Naranjito (San Carlos Ingenio), elevation 35 m (115 ft), (1970–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 303.0 (11.93) |
338.0 (13.31) |
348.0 (13.70) |
238.0 (9.37) |
85.0 (3.35) |
59.0 (2.32) |
22.0 (0.87) |
4.0 (0.16) |
10.0 (0.39) |
8.0 (0.31) |
27.0 (1.06) |
56.0 (2.20) |
1,498 (58.97) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 82 |
| Source: FAO[7] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Ecuador: Naranjito". City Population. 26 December 2013. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". NASA/SEDAC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. p. 1633-1644. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "CLIMWAT climatic database". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 21 June 2024.