Villahermosa
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Like most of the Tabasco, Villahermosa has a tropical climate
. The city specifically features a tropical monsoon climate
. Temperatures during spring and summer
seasons reach upwards of 40°C
(104 °F), with humidity levels hovering around 30% during the same period (for total humidity-adjusted temperatures in the high forties). During its short "winter", Villahermosa's climate is very humid but daytime temperatures decrease to around 28°C
(82 °F).
The most stunning season of the year is spring, as the framboyán, guayacán
, macuilis
, and other tropical vegetation bloom and dress the city with a beautiful sense of joy along its major thoroughfares.
In October 2007, Villahermosa suffered its worst flood in recorded history
. Several hundred thousand people were displaced because of flooded homes.
It is also home to the most important universities
of the state of Tabasco, among them:
San Bernardino
, California
, United States
Coatzacoalcos
, Veracruz
, Mexico
Tropical climate
A tropical climate is a climate of the tropics. In the Köppen climate classification it is a non-arid climate in which all twelve months have mean temperatures above...
. The city specifically features a tropical monsoon climate
Tropical monsoon climate
Tropical monsoon climate, occasionally also known as a tropical wet climate or tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate in climate classification, is a relatively rare type of climate that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category "Am."Tropical monsoon climates have monthly...
. Temperatures during spring and summer
Summer
Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons, between spring and autumn. At the summer solstice, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice...
seasons reach upwards of 40°C
Celsius
Celsius is a scale and unit of measurement for temperature. It is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius , who developed a similar temperature scale two years before his death...
(104 °F), with humidity levels hovering around 30% during the same period (for total humidity-adjusted temperatures in the high forties). During its short "winter", Villahermosa's climate is very humid but daytime temperatures decrease to around 28°C
Celsius
Celsius is a scale and unit of measurement for temperature. It is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius , who developed a similar temperature scale two years before his death...
(82 °F).
The most stunning season of the year is spring, as the framboyán, guayacán
Guaiacum sanctum
Guaiacum sanctum, commonly known as Holywood or Holywood Lignum-vitae, is a species of flowering plant in the creosote bush family, Zygophyllaceae. It ranges from southern Florida in the United States and the Bahamas south to Central America and the Greater Antilles...
, macuilis
Tabebuia rosea
Tabebuia rosea is a neotropical tree that grows up to and can reach a diameter at breast height of up to . The name Roble de Sabana is widely used in Costa Rica meaning "savannah oak" in Spanish, probably because it often remains in heavily deforested areas, where people prize its intense...
, and other tropical vegetation bloom and dress the city with a beautiful sense of joy along its major thoroughfares.
In October 2007, Villahermosa suffered its worst flood in recorded history
2007 Tabasco flood
The 2007 Tabasco flood occurred in late October and early November 2007 in the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas, in which as much as 80% of the former was left under water. At least 20,000 people were forced to seek emergency shelter...
. Several hundred thousand people were displaced because of flooded homes.
Education
The city has an extensive network of elementary, secondary, and college-preparatory educational centers.It is also home to the most important universities
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
of the state of Tabasco, among them:
- Universidad Juárez Autónoma de TabascoUniversidad Juárez Autónoma de TabascoUniversidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco is a public institution of higher learning located in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico...
(UJAT) - Instituto Tecnológico de VillahermosaInstituto Tecnológico de VillahermosaThe Villahermosa Institute of Technology is Mexican public university located in Villahermosa, Tabasco, in the Gulf of Mexico.- History :The Institute was founded on September 12, 1974...
- Universidad Tecnológica de Tabasco
- Universidad del Valle de MéxicoUniversidad del Valle de MéxicoThe Universidad del Valle de México or UVM is a private Mexican university founded in Mexico City in the year 1960. UVM enrolls students at several campuses throughout Mexico, and it holds accreditations from the Mexican Department of Education, COPAES accrediting board, and FIMPES...
- Universidad Mundo Maya - Principio de Grandeza UMMA
- Universidad Olmeca
- Universidad Autónoma de GuadalajaraUniversidad Autónoma de GuadalajaraThe Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara A.C. is a private university in Mexico, the first of its kind.The campuses are located in Zapopan, Jalisco. The university has become one of the most important educational institutions in Latin America, attracting students from Mexico, Europe, South...
Campus Tabasco
Twinning
Villahermosa has two sister cities. They are:San Bernardino
San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Coatzacoalcos
Coatzacoalcos
Coatzacoalcos is a major port city in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz, on the Coatzacoalcos River. Coatzacoalcos comes from an indigenous word meaning "Site of the Snake" or "Where the snake hides"...
, Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Further reading
External links
- Ayuntamiento del Centro (Municipality of Centro)
- Diario Tabasco Hoy (state and regional news)
- Paraíso Tabasco (Municipio de Tabasco)
- Gobierno del Estado de Tabasco (Tabasco state government)
- Hoteles en Villahermosa
- Hoteles en Tabasco(Hotels of Tabasco)
- Paraíso Tabasco (Hotels and restaurants of Paraíso Tabasco)