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Nagua Coordinates: 19°22′48″N 69°51′0″W / 19.38°N 69.85°W Country Dominican Republic Province María Trinidad Sánchez Founded Municipality since 1938 Area[1] - Total 552.71 km2 (213.4 sq mi) Elevation[2] 3 m (10 ft) Population (2002)[3] - Total 56,268 - Density 101.8/km2 (263.7/sq mi) - Urban 32,035 Distance to
– Santo Domingo
180 kmMunicipal Districts
3Nagua is the capital of María Trinidad Sánchez province, in the northeastern Dominican Republic.
A medium-sized town, Nagua's economy relies on the production of agricultural products, principally rice, coconuts, and cocoa bean. Located on the north of the Samaná Peninsula, Nagua lies on the highway leading from Puerto Plata to the city of Samaná.
Most of the town lies below sea level, which some believe makes Nagua susceptible to flooding that could destroy a substantial part of the town. In fact, during the reign of Rafael Trujillo (1930–1961), the neighboring town of Matanza, also below sea level, was destroyed by flooding caused by a magnitude 8.0 earthquake, in 1946. Many residents of Matanza chose to resettle in the area that is now Nagua. Matanza is now a small town called Matancita, just south of the city limits of Nagua.
Notables
- Cleveland Indians pitcher Ubaldo Jiménez was born in Nagua, Santo Domingo.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Censo 2002 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
Coordinates: 19°22′48″N 69°51′00″W / 19.38°N 69.85°W
Provincial capitals of the Dominican Republic 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
Categories:- María Trinidad Sánchez Province
- Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
- Populated places in the Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic geography stubs
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