Porlamar
Coordinates: 10°57′N 63°51′W / 10.950°N 63.850°W
Porlamar | |
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Nicknames: Villa del Espíritu Santo (English: House of the Holy Spirit)
Pueblo de La Mar (English: Village by the Sea) | |
Porlamar | |
Coordinates: 10°57′N 63°51′W / 10.950°N 63.850°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Nueva Esparta |
Counties | Mariño |
Demonym | Porlamarense |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alfredo Díaz |
Elevation | 10 m (32 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 144,830 |
Postal coded | 6301 |
Area code | 295 |
Climate | BSh |
Website | Municipality of Mariño |
Porlamar is the largest city on Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta State in Venezuela.
History[]
The city was founded as Puerto de la Mar (now Porlamar) on the southeast coast in 1536, less than 40 years after Christopher Columbus first sailed through.
In 1680 the Council of the Indies ordered Margarita born Juan Fermín de Huidobro to build a fortress with four bastions and a watchtower known as San Carlos Borromeo.[1] Porlamar was a quiet fishing village until the arrival of air travel. Since then, it has become the central hub of the island with shops, restaurants and nightlife supported mostly by European and Venezuelan tourism.
Demographics[]
Porlamar holds about one-third of Margarita Island's population.
Economy[]
Porlamar is Margarita Island's center of commerce. Since it was granted free-port status in 1973, its boutique-lined avenues have been crowded with tourists. In the late 1990s, the economic downfall hit Porlamar.
Transportation[]
Del Caribe International General Santiago Marino Airport (PMV) in Porlamar has charter services to Europe and Colombia as well as scheduled passenger flights to destinations in Venezuela and is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the city center.
Climate[]
Porlamar has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) with hot day time temperatures and warm night time temperatures year round. Rainfall peaks from June to August and from November to February. Average sunshine hours are very consistent year round.
hideClimate data for Porlamar | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 32.9 (91.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.9 (94.8) |
34.9 (94.8) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.3 (95.5) |
36.0 (96.8) |
Average high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.9 (78.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 37 (1.5) |
29 (1.1) |
8 (0.3) |
13 (0.5) |
12 (0.5) |
35 (1.4) |
46 (1.8) |
62 (2.4) |
34 (1.3) |
34 (1.3) |
64 (2.5) |
55 (2.2) |
429 (16.8) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.5 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 59.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 87 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 86 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 285.2 | 259.9 | 282.1 | 255.0 | 260.4 | 237.0 | 260.4 | 279.0 | 270.0 | 272.8 | 270.0 | 269.7 | 3,201.5 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.8 |
Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst[2] |
Twin cities[]
- Cancún, Mexico
- Cartagena, Colombia
- Miami, USA
References[]
- ^ Fermín de Huidobro, Juan: mcn.
- ^ "Klimatafel von Porlamar / Insel Margarita / Venezuela" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
External links[]
- Porlamar
- Isla Margarita
- Cities in Nueva Esparta
- Populated places established in 1536
- Populated coastal places in Venezuela
- 1536 establishments in the Spanish Empire