Nuevo Rocafuerte facts for kids
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Nuevo Rocafuerte
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Town
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Nuevo Rocafuerte
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Country | Ecuador |
Province | Orellana |
Canton | Aguarico Canton |
Area | |
• Town | 1.67 km2 (0.64 sq mi) |
Population
(2022 census)
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• Town | 657 |
• Density | 393.4/km2 (1,019/sq mi) |
Nuevo Rocafuerte is a town in Ecuador. The capital of Aguarico Canton in Orellana Province, it was founded in 1942 as a result of a battle which displaced the inhabitants of the original settlement and subsequent border agreements which made this location a key border spot on the border with Peru.
It is the birthplace of 46th Ecuadorian president Lenín Moreno.
Climate
Nuevo Rocafuerte has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Nuevo Rocafuerte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.3 (88.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.6 (78.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 152 (6.0) |
167 (6.6) |
217 (8.5) |
267 (10.5) |
329 (13.0) |
308 (12.1) |
280 (11.0) |
222 (8.7) |
229 (9.0) |
223 (8.8) |
193 (7.6) |
152 (6.0) |
2,739 (107.8) |
Source: Climate-Data.org |
See also
In Spanish: Nuevo Rocafuerte para niños
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