Cotuí is to the north of the Sierra de Yamasá mountain range, in the Cibao Valley. The city is near the Yuna river, one of the most important river of the Hispaniola island.
The municipality of Cotuí has the Monseñor Nouel province to the west, the Monte Plata province to the south, the municipality of Fantino to the northwest, the municipality of La Mata to the north and the municipality of Cevicos to the west.
Cotuí has a tropical wet climate (Köppen-Geiger classification: Af) with no dry or cold season as it is constantly moist (rainfalls during the whole year).
The average amount of rainfall for the year in the city is . The month with the most precipitation on average is May with of rainfall, followed by August with .
The driest season is winter. The month with the least rainfall on average is January with an average of and the second is February with .
Cotuí is in a hot region; the average temperature for the year is . The warmest month, on average, is June with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .
The municipality of Cotuí has four municipal districts:
Costume
A costume is a set of clothes that someone wears to look different from what they normally wear. Some costumes are special to countries or regions. Some people wear them because they are proud of their country. Actors in theatres wear costumes because they are pretending to be a person in a play or ballet. Costumes can also be worn for carnivals or parties.
National or regional costume is worn to show that people come from a country or region. Int the past, many groups of people wore national costume every day. Today, most people do not wear costumes. Usually people dress up in national costume for special celebrations or for national dancing.
Some well-known examples of national costume are the kilt which is worn by people in Scotland and the kimono worn in Japan.
When actors perform in the theatre they usually wear a costume. These are the special clothes they wear to pretend they are a particular character in the story which they act out. They might be pretending to be any kind of person: a beggar, king, businessman, ancient god, etc. Some theatrical costumes stretch the truth about characters. Examples are Harlequin and Pantaloon in the Commedia dell'arte.
Costumes are worn at festivals such as Mardi Gras and Halloween. For example, during Halloween children wear scary masks and costumes.
Oolite (computer game)
Oolite is a free videogame developed by Giles Williams and published by aegidian.org.
In Oolite the player takes the role of a space trader, buying and selling goods at different space stations, and battling other space ships.
Great hurricane of 1780
The Great Hurricane of 1780 was the deadliest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. It killed more than 27,500 people when it passed through the Caribbean. There is not much known about the storm, because it happened before people took official records of hurricanes.
The hurricane hit Barbados with winds possibly over 200 mph (320 km/h). It then moved past Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Saint Eustatius. Thousands of deaths were reported on each island. In the middle of the American Revolution, the storm caused heavy losses to British and French fleets.
The hurricane later passed near Puerto Rico and tracked over the eastern portion of the Dominican Republic. It eventually turned to the northeast, and was last seen on October 20 to the southeast of Newfoundland.
The hurricane was part of the very bad 1780 Atlantic hurricane season, with two other deadly storms during the same month. The Great Hurricane killed more than twice as many people as Hurricane Mitch did (Hurricane Mitch was the second deadliest hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean).
Kaskade
Kaskade (born Ryan Raddon in 1971) is an American DJ and record producer. He is known for his techno songs "4 A.M." and "Angel On My Shoulder". "Move For Me" and "Fire In Your New Shoes" are two more of his hit songs. In 2010, he made an album called "Dynasty". Kaskade released another album on October 22, 2011 with the single "Eyes".
Lost Ones
Lost Ones is a popular song by rapper Jay-Z, off his album "Kingdom Come".
FrostWire
FrostWire is a computer program for downloading files, like music, video, etc. very much like LimeWire.
Jeezy
Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by the stage name Jeezy (formerly Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. He was apart of the hip-hop groups USDA and Boyz N Da Hood.
Jeezy began performing and recording in 2001. He joined Boyz N Da Hood in 2005. His first solo album on a major label, "Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101", was released in 2005. A single, "Soul Survivor", with Akon, became a top-ten hit in America.
"The Inspiration" was the next album in 2006, and "The Recession" in 2008. These albums also had chart-topping singles. Jeezy has also performed on other rap and R&B singles such as "Say I" by Christina Milian, "I'm So Paid" by Akon, and "Love in This Club" by Usher. "Love In This Club" was a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2008.
Kutná Hora
Kutná Hora is a town in the Czech Republic. About 21,604 people live there (2009). It is located in the Central Bohemian Region. It was founded in the 13th century.
In 1995, the city centre became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network is in Lewiston, Maine. It has children's programming like "Arthur" and "Clifford the Big Red Dog". It also has shows from PBS and PBS Kids.
Kidzania Jakarta
Kidzania Jakarta is an amusement park in Jakarta. It is Southeast Asia's first ever Kidzania theme park, coming from the Mexican amusement park company Kidzania de Mexico S.A. Kidzania Jakarta is the fourth of its kind to open globally. The theme park houses less than 10,000 visitors, although it has a big size. The park is open from 9.00am until 2.00pm for the first session. The second session begins at 3.00pm until 8.00pm.
It has 70 pavilions, some are currently under development. The latest change came on June 8, 2009, when it opened its first Research & Development Center. This is related to electronic matters, as children must create new ideas to create a home electronic. It is followed by the opening of the Coffee Factory pavilion, where children can make instant coffee through a number of processes.
Kidzania Jakarta is on a mall in Jakarta, known as the Pacific Place Jakarta, on the city center.
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson on December 18, 1964, later Steven Williams), better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is an American retired professional wrestler, producer, and actor. He is known for his work within the WWE where he worked from 1995 to 2002. He is currently signed with the WWE in a Legends deal.
He is known for portraying a disrespectful, beer-drinking antihero and had a popular feud with his boss Mr. McMahon during The Attitude Era. His finishing move is the Stone Cold Stunner. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009 by Vince McMahon.
Stone Cold hosted of the fifth season of Tough Enough. He currently hosts weekly podcast called "The Steve Austin Show" on PodcastOne.com where he talks about stuff that interests him and interviews guests. He also hosts the reality competition show "Redneck Island" on CMT and debuted a new reality show for CMT on June 10, 2014 called "Steve Austin's Broken Skull Ranch".