San José de Ocoa

Infobox Settlement
name = San José de Ocoa
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mapsize = 200px
latd = 18 |latm = 33 |latNS = N
longd= 70 |longm= 30 |longEW= W
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Dominican Republic
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = San José de Ocoa
established_title = Founded
established_date = 1805
established_title2 = Municipality since
established_date2 = 1858
area_total_km2 = 484.87
area_footnotes = Superficies a nivel de municipios, [http://one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=63&Itemid=283 Oficina Nacional de Estadistica] ]
elevation_m = 475
elevation_footnotes = [cite book
last = De la Fuente
first = Santiago
title = Geografía Dominicana
publisher = Editora Colegial Quisqueyana
date = 1976
location = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
language = Spanish ]
population_total = 34478
population_as_of = 2002
total_type = Total
population_urban = 21226
population_density_km2 = auto
population_blank1_title = Demonym
population_blank1 = Ocoeño(a)
population_footnotes = Censo 2002 de Población y Vivienda, [http://one.gob.do/ Oficina Nacional de Estadistica] ]
blank_name = Municipalities
blank_info = 3

San José de Ocoa is the capital of San José de Ocoa province in the Dominican Republic. It is a city located on the north side of the Peravia province, which it was part of until January 1, 2002. San José de Ocoa was founded early in the colonial times, and many different origins are cited. The original name of the city of San José de Ocoa was "El Maniel". It was a haven for runaway slaves in the 18th century.

History

Population

The municipality had, in the last national census (2002), a total population of 34,478: 17,663 men and 16,815 women. The urban population was 61.56% of the total population. In this numbers are included the population of the municipal districts El Pinar and Nizao-Las Auyamas, municipal subdivisions created after that date.

Economy

The economy of San José de Ocoa is based on agriculture; the main crops are coffee, beans and potato. Other vegetables, as cabbage and carrot are also grown as well as some tropical fruits (avocado and mango).

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