San Cristóbal Province
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San Cristóbal () is a
province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
in the southern region of
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, located west of the capital
Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Na ...
. With approximately 642,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populated province in the country, only behind
Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Na ...
,
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and the National District. It borders the provinces Monseñor Nouel (north), Monte Plata (northeast), Santo Domingo (east), Peravia (west) and San José de Ocoa (northwest). The Caribbean Sea borders the province to the south. The provincial capital is the city of San Cristóbal. It was originally named Trujillo after the dictator
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina ( ; ; 24 October 1891 – 30 May 1961), nicknamed ''El Jefe'' (; "the boss"), was a Dominican military officer and dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from August 1930 until his assassination in May 1961 ...
, taking its present name after his assassination in 1961. It included what is now
Monte Plata Province Monte Plata () is an eastern Provinces of the Dominican Republic, province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. It was split from San Cristóbal (province), San Cristóbal in 1992. The province is bordered to the nor ...
until 1992. The provincial capital is San Cristóbal.


Geography

San Cristóbal is located in a valley surrounded by hills. Its climate is tropical with frequent rains, temperatures can fluctuate often. Foothills of the Cordillera Central are occupying a large part of the province, especially in the northwest. In addition there are other small elevations to the East and South (for example, the Lomas de Duveaux, south of Yaguate). The main rivers in the province are the Haina River, which constitutes the eastern limit of the province; the Nizao, which forms the border with the Peravia province, and the Nigua. Other rivers are Mana, Yubaso (or Blanco), La Toma and the Itabo, Sainaguá and Najayo streams.


Economy

The downtown capital area is the main financial, commercial and industrial center of the province, as well as the main educational and political centers (Government, City Hall). Economic activities are influenced by the fact that it is the main city closest to
Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Na ...
. The industry (in San Cristóbal and the free zones of Bajos de Haina, Nigua and Villa Altagracia), small-scale agriculture (except citrus plantations in Villa Altagracia, coffee in the mountains and onions in the plains of Najayo-Palenque) and ports (in Bajos de Haina and Palenque). It has good tourist activity, especially from national tourists who visit from
Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Na ...
. The main centers are the beaches of Najayo, Palenque, El Balnearios de La Toma and the rivers Haina and Nizao. The province has considerable sources of jobs, in which the Nestlé factory the Sancela family group plant, the Goya processing plant as well as the glass industrial park, the free zones of Itabo, Nigua and the armory, the CEDELCA washbasin, the Dominican Quala factory, the Domicen cement and colon cement plants, the tropic products (coco López) manufactures as well as the marmotech, Tecnotiles and Star marble plants, among others Business. However, due to its proximity to Santo Domingo, the population moves to work in the capital city, as well as the populations of Bajos de Haina and nigua. Currently, San Cristóbal is one of the cities with the best rates in the area of telecommunications. It has the services of the main telephone companies in the country, as well as various cable and satellite television companies.


Municipalities and municipal districts

The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following
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(''
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s'') and municipal districts (''distrito municipal'' - D.M.) within them: *
Bajos de Haina Bajos de Haina (Standard ), mostly known simply as Haina, is a town and municipality in the San Cristóbal Province, of the Dominican Republic. It is close to the capital Santo Domingo, and may be regarded as part of the metropolitan area of Grea ...
** El Carril (D.M.) * San Cristóbal *
Cambita Garabitos Cambita Garabitos is a municipality ('' municipio'') of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic. As of the 2012 census the municipality had 42,589 inhabitants, 23,930 living in the city itself and 18,659 in its rural district ...
** Cambita El Pueblecito (D.M.) * Los Cacaos * Sabana Grande de Palenque **
Hato Damas Hato or HATO may refer to: Places * Hato International Airport, Willemstad, Curaçao * Hato, Curaçao, a village and former plantation in Curaçao * Hato, Santander, a town in Santander Department, Colombia * Hato, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, a barr ...
(D.M.) *
San Gregorio de Nigua San Gregorio de Nigua is a municipality (''municipio'') of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the At ...
*
Yaguate Yaguate is a town and Municipalities of the Dominican Republic, municipality (''municipio'') of the San Cristóbal Province, San Cristóbal province in the south region of Dominican Republic. Yaguate is located about 30 miles from the city of San C ...
*
Villa Altagracia Villa Altagracia is a List of municipalities of the Dominican Republic, municipality (''municipio'') of the San Cristóbal Province, San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are three municipal districts ('' ...
** La Cuchilla (D.M.) **
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(D.M.) ** San José del Puerto (D.M.) The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2012 census.
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population are those living in the seats (''cabeceras'' literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts.
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population are those living in the
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s (''Secciones'' literally sections) and
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s (''Parajes'' literally places) outside of them. For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the
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.


See also

* Governor of San Cristóbal


References


External links

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Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative
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News of San Cristobal Dominican Republic
division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic {{DEFAULTSORT:San Cristobal Province Provinces of the Dominican Republic States and territories established in 1932