Viesca
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Viesca | |
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Municipal seat | |
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Coahuila |
| Municipality | Viesca |
| Established | 24 July 1731 |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 19,328 |
Viesca (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbjeska]) is a town and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name, located in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. Named after the third governor of Coahuila and Texas, José María Viesca,[1] Viesca had a population of 19,328 at the last census. Of this number 9,695 were men and 9,633 were women.
Economy
[edit | edit source]Viesca's primary economic activity was formerly a salt factory which provided most of the jobs in town. The factory was shut down in 1992.[citation needed] Today, the main workplaces are the auto parts assembly factories that still operate giving jobs for most of the economic activity.
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Viesca (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 42.0 (107.6) |
44.0 (111.2) |
44.0 (111.2) |
45.0 (113.0) |
46.0 (114.8) |
46.0 (114.8) |
46.0 (114.8) |
46.6 (115.9) |
46.0 (114.8) |
43.0 (109.4) |
41.0 (105.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
46.6 (115.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.7 (99.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36.4 (97.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.0 (8.6) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
2.2 (36.0) |
2.4 (36.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.9 (0.43) |
4.3 (0.17) |
5.8 (0.23) |
2.9 (0.11) |
6.7 (0.26) |
20.6 (0.81) |
19.4 (0.76) |
19.8 (0.78) |
36.5 (1.44) |
13.9 (0.55) |
6.1 (0.24) |
6.2 (0.24) |
153.1 (6.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 24.0 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
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