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{{About|the town in Venezuela}} |
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|official_name = La Esmeralda |
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[[Image:Laesmeraldamercal.JPG|thumb|La Esmeralda Mercal|150px|right|La Esmeralda Mercal]] |
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'''La Esmeralda''' is a small settlement in and the capital of [[Alto Orinoco Municipality]] in [[Venezuela]]’s [[Amazonas State (Venezuela)|Amazonas State]]. The name means “the emerald”. It is located on the shore of the [[Orinoco]] river. |
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| pushpin_map = Venezuela |
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|subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |
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|subdivision_type1 = [[States of Venezuela|State]] |
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|subdivision_type2 = [[Municipalities of Venezuela|Municipality]] |
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|subdivision_name = {{flag|Venezuela}} |
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Amazonas State (Venezuela)|Amazonas State]] |
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Alto Orinoco Municipality]] |
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|established_title = Founded |
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|established_date = {{start date and age|1758}} |
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|population_as_of = 2013 |
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|population_total = 20 030 |
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|timezone = [[Venezuelan Standard Time Zone|VET]] |
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|utc_offset = −4 |
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|coordinates = {{coord|3|10|26|N|65|32|48|W|display=inline,title}} |
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|elevation_m = 225 |
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|blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]] |
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|blank_info = [[Tropical rainforest climate|Af]] |
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[[File:Río Orinoco a su paso por La Esmeralda. Estado Amazonas. Venezuela 05.jpg|thumb|[[Orinoco]] river crossing La Esmeralda]] |
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'''La Esmeralda''' ([[Ye'kuana language|Ye'kuana]]: {{lang|mch|[[wikt:Medadanña|Medadanña]]}}<ref>Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) ''Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela'', Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 8</ref><ref>de Civrieux, Marc (1980), David M. Guss, transl., ''Watunna: An Orinoco Creation Cycle'', San Francisco: North Point Press, page 187</ref> or {{lang|mch|[[wikt:Kadawanadunña|Kadawanadunña]]}}<ref>Moreira, Maria Geralda de Almeida (2005) ''Em busca do território perdido: o reconhecimento daterra indígena Kaxarari no Brasil e da terra Ye'kuana do Alto Orinoco na Venezuela (1970-1002)'', page 158</ref>) is a small settlement in and the capital of [[Alto Orinoco Municipality]] in [[Venezuela]]’s [[Amazonas State (Venezuela)|Amazonas State]]. The name means “the emerald”. It is located on the shore of the [[Orinoco]] river, only 9 miles from the [[Casiquiare canal]] bifurcation that links it to the [[Amazon River]]. |
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The settlement contains about a hundred homes, a school, an airfield and a military outpost. |
The settlement contains about a hundred homes, a school, an airfield and a military outpost. |
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==Geography== |
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La Esmeralda is located at {{coord|3|10|26|N|65|32|48|W|region:VE-X_type:city_scale:30000|display=inline,title}}. |
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It is located on the shore of the [[Orinoco]] river, only 9 miles from the Casiquiare canal bifurcation that links it to the Amazon River. |
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===Climate=== |
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La Esmeralda has a [[tropical rainforest climate]] (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. |
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| location = La Esmeralda |
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| Jan high C = 32.0 |
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| Feb high C = 32.4 |
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| Mar high C = 32.4 |
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| Apr high C = 31.4 |
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| May high C = 30.4 |
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| Jun high C = 29.9 |
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| Jul high C = 30.0 |
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| Aug high C = 30.7 |
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| Sep high C = 31.6 |
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| Oct high C = 31.6 |
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| Nov high C = 32.0 |
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| Dec high C = 31.8 |
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| Jan mean C = 27.1 |
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| Feb mean C = 27.3 |
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| Mar mean C = 27.5 |
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| Apr mean C = 27.1 |
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| May mean C = 26.5 |
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| Jun mean C = 26.2 |
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| Jul mean C = 26.1 |
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| Aug mean C = 26.5 |
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| Sep mean C = 27.0 |
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| Oct mean C = 27.0 |
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| Nov mean C = 27.4 |
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| Dec mean C = 27.1 |
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| year mean C = |
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| Jan low C = 22.3 |
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| Feb low C = 22.3 |
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| Mar low C = 22.6 |
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| Apr low C = 22.8 |
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| May low C = 22.7 |
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| Jun low C = 22.6 |
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| Jul low C = 22.2 |
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| Aug low C = 22.3 |
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| Sep low C = 22.4 |
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| Oct low C = 22.5 |
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| Nov low C = 22.8 |
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| Dec low C = 22.4 |
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|rain colour=green |
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|Jan rain mm=109 |
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|Feb rain mm=120 |
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|Mar rain mm=163 |
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|Apr rain mm=296 |
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|May rain mm=356 |
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|Jun rain mm=379 |
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|Jul rain mm=351 |
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|Aug rain mm=298 |
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|Sep rain mm=194 |
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|Oct rain mm=205 |
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|Nov rain mm=173 |
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|Dec rain mm=125|date=January 2021}} |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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[[Image:Laesmeraldamercal.JPG|thumb|150px|left|La Esmeralda Mercal]] |
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* [http://www.amazonas.gob.ve/amazonas/municipios.html General information about Amazonas state in Spanish from the national government] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100421163113/http://www.amazonas.gob.ve/amazonas/municipios.html General information about Amazonas state in Spanish from the national government] |
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[[Category:Populated places in Venezuela]] |
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[[Category:Amazonas (Venezuelan state)]] |
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[[Category:Populated places in Amazonas (Venezuelan state)]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:59, 11 March 2023
La Esmeralda | |
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.svg)  La Esmeralda | |
| Coordinates: 3°10′26″N 65°32′48″W / 3.17389°N 65.54667°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Amazonas State |
| Municipality | Alto Orinoco Municipality |
| Founded | 1758 |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 20 030 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Climate | Af |
La Esmeralda (Ye'kuana: Medadanña[1][2] or Kadawanadunña[3]) is a small settlement in and the capital of Alto Orinoco Municipality in Venezuela’s Amazonas State. The name means “the emerald”. It is located on the shore of the Orinoco river, only 9 miles from the Casiquiare canal bifurcation that links it to the Amazon River.
The settlement contains about a hundred homes, a school, an airfield and a military outpost.
Geography
[edit]It is located on the shore of the Orinoco river, only 9 miles from the Casiquiare canal bifurcation that links it to the Amazon River.
Climate
[edit]La Esmeralda has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for La Esmeralda | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.0 (89.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.4 (88.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 109 (4.3) |
120 (4.7) |
163 (6.4) |
296 (11.7) |
356 (14.0) |
379 (14.9) |
351 (13.8) |
298 (11.7) |
194 (7.6) |
205 (8.1) |
173 (6.8) |
125 (4.9) |
2,769 (108.9) |
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References
[edit]- ^ Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 8
- ^ de Civrieux, Marc (1980), David M. Guss, transl., Watunna: An Orinoco Creation Cycle, San Francisco: North Point Press, page 187
- ^ Moreira, Maria Geralda de Almeida (2005) Em busca do território perdido: o reconhecimento daterra indígena Kaxarari no Brasil e da terra Ye'kuana do Alto Orinoco na Venezuela (1970-1002), page 158
External links
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