Santa Cruz del Seibo
| El Seibo | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Santa Cruz del Seibo | |
 El Seibo
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| Coordinates: 18°46′12″N 69°2′24″W / 18.77°N 69.04°WCoordinates: 18°46′12″N 69°2′24″W / 18.77°N 69.04°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | El Seibo |
| Municipal Districts | 3 |
| Founded | 1502 |
| Municipality since | 1844 |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1,344.33 km2 (519.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation[2] | 117 m (384 ft) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 66,867 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 31,422 |
| Including population of its municipal districts. | |
| Demonym | Seibano (female, seibana) |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AST (UTC-4) |
| Distance | 65 km (40 mi) to San Pedro de Macorís 135 km (84 mi) to Santo Domingo |
Santa Cruz del Seibo, or simply El Seibo, is a Dominican city and the head municipality of the El Seibo province, in the eastern part of the country. El Seibo is also written sometimes as El Seybo.
It is one of the oldest city of the Hispaniola island, founded during colonial times.
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Population [change]
The municipality had, in 2010, a total population of 66,867: 36,276 men and 30,591 women. The urban population was 46.99% of the total population. In this numbers are included the population of the municipal districts that are part the municipality. The population of El Seibo without its municipal district was 46,285.[3]
Geography [change]
The municipality has a total area of 1,344.33 km².[1] There are three municipal districts (administrative subdivisions of a municipality) in El Seibo;[4] these are:
El Seibo is near, on the south side, the Cordillera Oriental (in English: "Eastern mountain range". It is located in the northeastern part of the Llano Costero del Caribe (in English, "Caribbean Coastal Plain"), a large prairie with many important savannas.
The city is near the River Soco, one of the most important river of the eastern region of the Hispaniola island.
El Seibo is at an elevation of 117 m with an average temperature in the city of 26.7 °C and the average rainfall of 1,307.7 mm.[2]
The municipality of El Seibo has the municipality of the Miches to the north, the La Altagracia province to the east, the La Romana province to the southeast, the San Pedro de Macorís province to the southwest and the Hato Mayor province to the west.
History [change]
The town was founded on 1502 by Juan de Esquivel, a Spanish conquistador;[5] the Spanish governor of the Hispaniola at that time was Nicolás de Ovando. The original name of the town was Santa Cruz de Icayagua, also written as Hicayagua.
Economy [change]
Cattle raising is the most important activity in the municipality. Sugar cane is also grown here.
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ Listado de Códigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ↑ Pouerié Cordero, M.M. (1997) (in Spanish). Síntesis de ciudades, pueblos e islas del país. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Impresora Mary.
| 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 | |
