San José de Ocoa (city)
| San José de Ocoa | |
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| — Municipality — | |
 San José de Ocoa
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| Coordinates: 18°33′N 70°30′W / 18.55°N 70.5°WCoordinates: 18°33′N 70°30′W / 18.55°N 70.5°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | San José de Ocoa |
| Municipal Districts | 4 |
| Founded | 1805 |
| Municipality since | 1858 |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 484.87 km2 (187.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation[2] | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 39,451 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 27,349 |
| Including populations of its municipal districts | |
| Demonym | Ocoeño (female, ocoeña) |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AST (UTC-4) |
| Distance | 47 km (29 mi) to Baní 115 km (71 mi) to Santo Domingo |
The Dominican city of San José de Ocoa is the head municipality of the San José de Ocoa province, on the southern part of the country and close to the River Ocoa. Its old name was El Maniel.
Population [change]
The municipality had, in 2010, a total population of 39,451: 20,838 men and 18,613 women. The urban population was 69.32% of the total population. In this numbers are included the population of the municipal districts El Naranjal, El Pinar and Nizao-Las Auyamas. The population of the city of San José de Ocoa without those municipal districts was 25,710.[3]
Economy [change]
The main economic activity of the province is agriculture; the main products are coffee, beans and potato. Other vegetable, as cabbage and carrot are also grown as well as some tropical fruits (avocado and mango).
References [change]
- ↑ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ↑ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976) (in Spanish). Geografía Dominicana. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oficina Nacional de Estadística. "IX Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda. Informe Básico" (in Spanish) (PDF). http://censo2010.one.gob.do/resultados/Resumen_resultados_generales_censo_2010.pdf. Retrieved 2013-1-29.
| Provincial capitals of the Dominican Republic |  |
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| Azua • Baní • Barahona • Bonao • Comendador • Cotuí • Dajabón • El Seibo • Hato Mayor • Higüey • Jimaní • La Romana • La Vega • Mao • Moca • Monte Cristi • Monte Plata • Nagua • Neiba • Pedernales • Puerto Plata • Sabaneta • Salcedo • Samaná • San Cristóbal • San Francisco de Macorís • San José de Ocoa • San Juan de la Maguana • San Pedro de Macorís • Santiago de los Caballeros • Santo Domingo • Santo Domingo Este | |
