Esperanza, Puerto Rico

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Esperanza
Esperanza Comunidad
Community
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Calle Flamboyant in Esperanza
Motto: 
A town of “Hope”
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Location in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico on Vieques island
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Esperanza
Coordinates: 18°05′50″N65°28′15″W / 18.0972°N 65.4708°W / 18.0972; -65.4708
Commonwealth Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Municipality Vieques Flag.svg Vieques
Area
 • Total1.27 sq mi (3.3 km2)
 • Land1.27 sq mi (3.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
695 ft (212 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,219
 • Density959.8/sq mi (370.6/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)
Area code 787
Website vieques.com/island-town-esperanza

Esperanza is a comunidad in Puerto Real Barrio, on the south side of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. [2] It was the location of Hacienda Casa del Frances, a historic site listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [3]

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Climate

Due to the town's location inside the tropics, its low elevation, and its position in the Caribbean Sea, Esperanza experiences a Tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). This results in a hot and wet climate throughout the year, with no significant change in temperature between seasons. Precipitation is spread evenly around the year, but the town experiences its greatest rainfall between the months of Aug-Nov.

Climate data for Esperanza, PR (Normals 2011, Extremes 1944-1994)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)92
(33)		100
(38)		93
(34)		98
(37)		94
(34)		99
(37)		99
(37)		96
(36)		95
(35)		94
(34)		94
(34)		94
(34)		96
(36)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)84
(29)		84
(29)		85
(29)		87
(31)		87
(31)		89
(32)		89
(32)		89
(32)		89
(32)		89
(32)		87
(31)		85
(29)		87
(31)
Daily mean °F (°C)76
(24)		76
(24)		77
(25)		79
(26)		80
(27)		82
(28)		82
(28)		82
(28)		82
(28)		81
(27)		80
(27)		77
(25)		80
(27)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)69
(21)		68
(20)		69
(21)		71
(22)		73
(23)		75
(24)		75
(24)		75
(24)		74
(23)		73
(23)		72
(22)		70
(21)		72
(22)
Record low °F (°C)50
(10)		51
(11)		54
(12)		55
(13)		58
(14)		60
(16)		60
(16)		59
(15)		57
(14)		63
(17)		58
(14)		59
(15)		57
(14)
Average precipitation inches (mm)3.72
(94)		2.76
(70)		3.22
(82)		3.40
(86)		7.19
(183)		4.63
(118)		4.38
(111)		6.00
(152)		6.46
(164)		7.79
(198)		7.73
(196)		4.72
(120)		5.16
(131)
Source: Island Vieques [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Esperanza comunidad
  2. ↑ Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  3. ↑ Benzel, Jan (March 19, 2018). "Returning to Vieques" – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ↑ "Island Vieques" . Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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