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Higuamo River
The Iguamo River (or Higuamo River) is a river of the Dominican Republic. See also *List of rivers of the Dominican Republic This is a list of rivers in the Dominican Republic, arranged in clockwise order around the island starting in the northwest corner, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. * Dajabón River (Massacre River) * Yaque de ... References * The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000. GEOnet Names Server Rivers of the Dominican Republic {{DominicanRepublic-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with Haiti, making Hispaniola one of only two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that is shared by two sovereign states. The Dominican Republic is the second-largest nation in the Antilles by area (after Cuba) at , and third-largest by population, with approximately 10.7 million people (2022 est.), down from 10.8 million in 2020, of whom approximately 3.3 million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city. The official language of the country is Spanish. The native Taíno people had inhabited Hispaniola before the arrival of Europeans, dividing it into five chiefdoms. They had constructed an advanced farming and hunting society, and were in the process of becoming an organized civilization. The Taínos also in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Pedro De Macorís
San Pedro de Macorís is a city and Municipalities of the Dominican Republic, municipality (''municipio'') in the Dominican Republic and the capital of the San Pedro de Macorís Province, San Pedro de Macorís province in the east region of the country; it is among the 10 largest cities of the Dominican Republic. The city has approximately 195,000 inhabitants, when including the metro area. As a provincial capital, it houses the Universidad Central del Este university. Name The name San Pedro came before that of Macorís. There are three versions regarding the origin of the name: the first attributes it to the fact that there is a San Pedro Beach in the city port; the second sees it as a tribute to General Pedro Santana, who was president at the time; and the third simply said it was in order to distinguish it from San Francisco de Macorís, a city in the Cibao, north. San Pedro de Macorís has been poetically referred to as "Macorís of the Sea", "The Sultana of the East" and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of The Dominican Republic
This is a list of rivers in the Dominican Republic, arranged in clockwise order around the island starting in the northwest corner, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. *Dajabón River (Massacre River) *Yaque del Norte River ** Mao River *Yuna River ** Camú River * Guamira River ** Maimón River * Yuma River * Chavón River *Soco River * Iguamo River (Higuamo River) *Ozama River **Isabela River **Yabacao River *Haina River * Rivière Soliette * Ocoa River *Nizao River *Yaque del Sur River ** Limón River ** San Juan River * Rivière Soliette *Pedernales River *Artibonite River **Macasía River ** Libón River **Bao river References * The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2093 *, GEOnet Names ServerCIA map External links * Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos (INDRHI) Site of the Institute of water resources of the Dominican Republic. {{Dominican Republic topics * Dominican Republic Rivers of the Dominican Republic Dominican Repub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
