El Limón (in English, ''The Lemon'') is a

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of Santa Bárbara de Samaná,

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. It is on the north coast of the Samaná Peninsula, on the

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coast. There are other two municipal districts with the same name (El Limón) in the country: one in the Independencia province and the other in the

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province.

Population

In the last national census (2002), the population of El Limón is included with that of the city of Samaná.Censo 2002 de Población y Vivienda
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Geography

El Limón district has a variety of mountains such as the Ermitaño Mountain, the Sugarloaf Mountain, the Spring Hill, among others. Between the road that connects El Limon with the municipality of Samana is the coffee hill which was paved in 2000. Among its rivers, the most important is the Limon river, whose channel crosses the entire municipal district, dividing it in two, until it empties into the

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. Other rivers such as the stream, the spring, among others have been greatly affected by the indiscriminate reforestation of the forests.

Economy

The most important economic activities of the province are

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and

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. Tourism, above all

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tourism, is important here because many

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s visit El Limón

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. El Limón is also one of the main producers of yams, sweet potatoes, and good bread in the country. Coconut production is the most prominent, although it has declined in recent years.

Notable people

Théodore Chassériau Théodore Chassériau (; ; September 20, 1819 – October 8, 1856) was a Dominican-born French Romantic painter noted for his portraits, historical and religious paintings, allegorical murals, and Orientalist images inspired by his travels to A ...

, a French

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, was born in El Limón in 1819.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:El Limon, Samana Populated places in Samaná Province Municipalities of the Dominican Republic