Monte Cristi (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈmonteˈkɾisti]) is a province in the northwest of the Dominican Republic. The capital city is San Fernando de Monte Cristi (usually simply Monte Cristi). The spelling Montecristi is also seen. The Montecristi province is located in the Cibao frontier region, on the north coast of the country and borders the nation of Haiti. The land area of the Montecristi province is 1,924.35 km2. It is divided into six municipalities and four municipal districts.
Montecristi is where the Duarte Highway ends, which runs through the country from South to North from the city of Santo Domingo. Additionally, the province has a network of secondary roads that interconnect the city of San Fernando de Montecristi with the other municipalities and surrounding provinces.
Monte Cristi was founded by Nicolás de Ovando in 1506 and populated in 1533 by Juan de Bolaños and 63 families from the Canary Islands. These migrated to various parts of the country afterwards leaving the town behind. It was later repopulated and became a wealthy port in the mid-to-late 16th century.
Montecristi town museum.
During the 1600s the coast of Montecristi was a hotbed of pirate activity in the Caribbean. In 1756 the city became a prosperous trading center, until the early 20th century. [1] Monte Cristi had a boom period in the last quarter of the 1800s.
The town was at the forefront in many of the advances including the first aqueduct, first railroad and telephone. The great task of diverting the course of the Yaque del Norte River was undertaken, which had lost its initial course when the cataclysm of 1802. The town attracted people not only from Santo Domingo, Santiago, Puerto Plata and other communities, but also foreigners (English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Americans, South Americans and islanders from the other Antilles).
Church of Montecristi, Dominican Republic.Montecristi in 1906.
In 1895, it was the site of the signing of the Manifesto of Montecristi by Máximo Gómez and José Martí, at the Gómez home on Mella St. They sailed from "La Granja" beach, also in Montecristi, to Cuba to fight for its independence.
The economic decline of Monte Cristi began with the decrease in the demand for raw materials in Europe, difficulties of the Casa Jiménez, which the dictator Ulises Hereaux forced to escape from the hands of his political rival, Juan Isidro Jiménez, and then the problems derived from World War I.
GeographyEdit
Morro de Montecristi.
The Montecristi province limits to the North with the Atlantic Ocean: to the South with the provinces Dajabón and Santiago Rodríguez; to the East with the Valverde province and to the West with the Atlantic Ocean and the Republic of Haiti. The Montecristi province is fundamentally an immense plain with many hills. El Morro, with an approximate height of 237 meters, is one of the characteristic symbols of Montecristeno relief. It is a solitary elevation, in the form of a plateau.
Clock-tower of Montecristi.
The Yaque del Norte River, the largest in the country, empties into the Montecristi Bay after making a long journey of 296 kilometers from the rugged Central Mountain Range. Three important rivers in the province join the Yaque del Norte: the Maguaca, the Guayubín, and the Indio. The Chacuey River and its tributary, the Macabón, are also part of the provincial basins, which complete numerous streams. The Montecristi province belongs to the Irrigation District called Bajo Yaque del Norte, with two different irrigation zones in it: Villa Vásquez and Las Matas de Santa Cruz. The first covers an area of approximately 179,733 tasks, and the second covers 320,672 tasks.
The Montecristi province has one of the most diverse and numerous systems of protected areas in the country, six in total, which include national parks, underwater national parks, wildlife refuges and scientific reserves.
EconomyEdit
The main activity of the province is agriculture, with important production of fruits and vegetables; in addition, the production of goats, sheep and cattle is important. On the coast, fishing and salt production are important.
Tourism development is currently concentrated in the city of Montecristi although there is potential along the entire coast, both western (Pepillo Salcedo) and north. Notable points are the Morro plateau and the Cayos Siete Hermanos.
Municipalities and municipal districtsEdit
Municipalities of Monte Cristi Province.
The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal, D.M.) in them:[2]
The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2012 census. Urban population are those living in the seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in the districts (secciones: sections) and neighborhoods (parajes: stops) outside of them.[3]
^Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Censos y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-01-11.[permanent dead link]
External linksEdit
(in Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
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Monte Cristi Spanish pronunciation ˈmonte ˈkɾisti is a province in the northwest of the Dominican Republic The capital city is San Fernando de Monte Cristi usually simply Monte Cristi The spelling Montecristi is also seen The Montecristi province is located in the Cibao frontier region on the north coast of the country and borders the nation of Haiti The land area of the Montecristi province is 1 924 35 km2 It is divided into six municipalities and four municipal districts Monte CristiProvinceCoastline of Monte CristiCoat of armsLocation of the Monte Cristi ProvinceCountry Dominican RepublicProvince since1879CapitalSan Fernando de Monte CristiGovernment TypeSubdivisions Body6 municipalities4 municipal districts Congresspersons1 Senator 2 DeputiesArea Total1 924 35 km2 743 00 sq mi Population 2014 Total150 833 Density78 km2 200 sq mi Time zoneUTC 4 EST Area code1 809 1 829 1 849ISO 3166 2DO 15Postal Code62000Montecristi is where the Duarte Highway ends which runs through the country from South to North from the city of Santo Domingo Additionally the province has a network of secondary roads that interconnect the city of San Fernando de Montecristi with the other municipalities and surrounding provinces Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Economy 4 Municipalities and municipal districts 5 Notable people 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditMonte Cristi was founded by Nicolas de Ovando in 1506 and populated in 1533 by Juan de Bolanos and 63 families from the Canary Islands These migrated to various parts of the country afterwards leaving the town behind It was later repopulated and became a wealthy port in the mid to late 16th century nbsp Montecristi town museum During the 1600s the coast of Montecristi was a hotbed of pirate activity in the Caribbean In 1756 the city became a prosperous trading center until the early 20th century 1 Monte Cristi had a boom period in the last quarter of the 1800s The town was at the forefront in many of the advances including the first aqueduct first railroad and telephone The great task of diverting the course of the Yaque del Norte River was undertaken which had lost its initial course when the cataclysm of 1802 The town attracted people not only from Santo Domingo Santiago Puerto Plata and other communities but also foreigners English French Spanish Chinese Americans South Americans and islanders from the other Antilles nbsp Church of Montecristi Dominican Republic nbsp Montecristi in 1906 In 1895 it was the site of the signing of the Manifesto of Montecristi by Maximo Gomez and Jose Marti at the Gomez home on Mella St They sailed from La Granja beach also in Montecristi to Cuba to fight for its independence The economic decline of Monte Cristi began with the decrease in the demand for raw materials in Europe difficulties of the Casa Jimenez which the dictator Ulises Hereaux forced to escape from the hands of his political rival Juan Isidro Jimenez and then the problems derived from World War I Geography Edit nbsp Morro de Montecristi The Montecristi province limits to the North with the Atlantic Ocean to the South with the provinces Dajabon and Santiago Rodriguez to the East with the Valverde province and to the West with the Atlantic Ocean and the Republic of Haiti The Montecristi province is fundamentally an immense plain with many hills El Morro with an approximate height of 237 meters is one of the characteristic symbols of Montecristeno relief It is a solitary elevation in the form of a plateau nbsp Clock tower of Montecristi The Yaque del Norte River the largest in the country empties into the Montecristi Bay after making a long journey of 296 kilometers from the rugged Central Mountain Range Three important rivers in the province join the Yaque del Norte the Maguaca the Guayubin and the Indio The Chacuey River and its tributary the Macabon are also part of the provincial basins which complete numerous streams The Montecristi province belongs to the Irrigation District called Bajo Yaque del Norte with two different irrigation zones in it Villa Vasquez and Las Matas de Santa Cruz The first covers an area of approximately 179 733 tasks and the second covers 320 672 tasks The Montecristi province has one of the most diverse and numerous systems of protected areas in the country six in total which include national parks underwater national parks wildlife refuges and scientific reserves Economy EditThe main activity of the province is agriculture with important production of fruits and vegetables in addition the production of goats sheep and cattle is important On the coast fishing and salt production are important Tourism development is currently concentrated in the city of Montecristi although there is potential along the entire coast both western Pepillo Salcedo and north Notable points are the Morro plateau and the Cayos Siete Hermanos Municipalities and municipal districts Edit nbsp Municipalities of Monte Cristi Province The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities municipios and municipal districts distrito municipal D M in them 2 Castanuelas Palo Verde D M Guayubin Cana Chapeton D M Hatillo Palma D M Villa Elisa D M Las Matas de Santa Cruz Pepillo Salcedo San Fernando de Monte Cristi Villa Vasquez The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2012 census Urban population are those living in the seats cabeceras literally heads of municipalities or of municipal districts Rural population are those living in the districts secciones sections and neighborhoods parajes stops outside of them 3 Name Total population Urban population Rural populationCastanuelas 14 878 4 005 10 873Guayubin 32 586 5 899 26 687Las Matas de Santa Cruz 18 756 9 515 9 241Pepillo Salcedo 11 588 4 983 6 605San Fernando de Monte Cristi 42 657 26 868 15 789Villa Vasquez 15 245 12 191 3 054Monte Cristi province 135 710 63 461 72 249For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic Notable people EditJuan Marichal Hall of fame pitcher for the San Francisco Giants Tony Pena Former professional baseball player manager and coach Ozzie Virgil Sr The first Dominican to play in Major League Baseball Pragmacio Marichal Archeologist and a cave discoverer member of INSTITUTO MONTECRISTENO DE ANTROPOLOGIA E HISTORIA http imah rd org References Edit Montecristi Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved 2007 08 02 Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Departamento de Cartografia Division de Limites y Linderos Listado de Codigos de Provincias Municipio y Distritos Municipales Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006 in Spanish Archived from the original on 2007 03 14 Retrieved 2007 01 24 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Consejo Nacional de Poblacion y Familia Censos y Proyecciones de la Poblacion Dominicana por Regiones Provincias Municipios y Distritos Municipales 2012 PDF in Spanish Retrieved 2012 01 11 permanent dead link External links Edit in Spanish Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic in Spanish Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic downloadable in PDF format in English Airport Information in Montecristi FlyDominicanRepublic comPortal nbsp Dominican Republic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monte Cristi Province amp oldid 1168926497, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
