- Jarabacoa
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official_name = Jarabacoa
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nickname = The City of Everlasting Spring
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|thumb|right|250px|Cordillera Central, Jarabacoa
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image_caption = Roof tops in Jarabacoa
|thumb|250px|Flag of the Municipality
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map_caption = Location of Jarabacoa in the Dominican Republic
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Dominican Republic
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Province
subdivision_type2 = Municipality
subdivision_name2 =Jarabacoa
leader_title =Mayor
leader_name = José Antionio Abreu Pichardo
established_title = Founded
established_date = 1854
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 =September 27 ,1858
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population_total = 76,780
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timezone = GMT-4
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latd=18 |latm=54 |lats=36 |latNS=N
longd=70|longm= 45|longs=0 |longEW=W
elevation_m = 525
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website = http://www.jarabacoacity.com
footnotes =Jarabacoa is a town and and the third largest municipality in
La Vega Province ,Dominican Republic .History
In 1805, during the
Haitian invasion of theCibao , survivors from the massacres ofSantiago de los Caballeros and La Vega escaped to the mountains of the "Cordillera Central" and settled in the valley of Jarabacoa. In 1854, a military post was settled an the town was formally founded. On,September 27 ,1858 the town was incorporated as a municipality. In 1955, the municipality of Jarabacoa and the municipality of Constanza were made into a province called "Jarabacoa" with Constanza as it's capital. It was named Jarabacoa because of the river that passed the 2 municipalities.Geography
Jarabacoa is known for its steady 70F to 90F degree temperature all year round. Visitors have baptized Jarabacoa as "The City of Everlasting Spring." Jarabacoa sits about 525 m above sea level. One of the main touristic attractions is the mountains and natural beauty of the area. Jarabacoa has two large rivers, the Jimenoa and the
Yaque del Norte , that merge in the Confluencia, continuing on as the Yaque del Norte, the second largest rivers in the country. The local Carnaval in February is also one of the most famous in the country.External links
* [http://www.jarabacoacity.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.jarabacoa.com.es/ one more website]
* [http://www.sdbj.org/ Salesian Jarabacoa]
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