The Alberto Adriani Municipality ( Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾto aˈðɾjani] ) (better known as El Vigia ) 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. The town of El Vigía is the shire town of the Alberto Adriani Municipality.
6-507: El Vigia experiences a tropical rainforest climate ( Köppen : Af ) 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. The Alberto Adriani Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has
12-583: A population of 128,222 (up from 109,215 in 2000). This amounts to 15.2% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 187.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (486/sq mi). The mayor of the Alberto Adriani Municipality is Lisandro Garcia 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. Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport serves
18-429: A type of tropical climate (at least 18 C or 64.4 F in their coldest month) in which there is no dry season —all months have an average precipitation value of at least 60 mm (2.4 in). There are no distinct wet or dry seasons as rainfall is high throughout the months. One day in a tropical rainforest climate can be very similar to the next, while the change in temperature between day and night may be larger than
24-553: The average change in temperature during the year. When tropical rainforest climates are more dominated by the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) than the trade winds (and with no or rare cyclones), so usually located near the equator, they are also called equatorial climates. Otherwise, when they are more dominated by the trade winds than the ITCZ, they are called tropical trade-wind climates. In pure equatorial climates,
30-502: The coast of southeast Florida, United States, and Okinawa, Japan that fall into the tropical rainforest climate category. They experience high mean annual temperatures, small temperature ranges, and rain that falls throughout the year. Regions with this climate are typically designated Af by the Köppen climate classification . A tropical rainforest climate is typically hot, very humid, and wet with no dry season . Tropical rainforests have
36-483: The town, with six commercial airlines flying to it. This article related to a location in Mérida State , Venezuela is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator . There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as
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