San Pedro de Macorís is a
province of the
Dominican
Republic
, also the name of its capital city. The city
is fairly active due to its proximity to the Capital of Santo
Domingo and also its role in the sugar industry. The province is
infomally known as San Pedro, SPM or Serie 23 for the first 2
numbers of their Dominican identification or Cedula.
Citizens from San Pedro De Macorís are called
petromacorisanos. The culture of the province shares many
similarities with those of the other eastern provinces. For
example, during
carnival season, the
diablos (devils) tend to wield
fuetes (whips),
which relates to the traditional cattle farming of the whole
region.
Serie 23 is a mecca for all Dominican culture and was the home to
the DR's most famous Writer Pedro Mir. In the past years the
beautiful architecture of Serie 23 has been used as a backdrop for
several Hollywood Feature Films such as "Miami Vice", "The Good
Shepherd" and "Sugar". It is often portrayed as Havana, Cuba.
Municipalities and municipal districts
The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following
municipalities
(
municipios) and municipal
districts (
distrito municipal - D.M.) within them:
The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and
municipal districts with population figures as of the 2002 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 literally sections) and
neighborhoods (
Parajes literally
places) outside of them.
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of
other provinces see the
list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican
Republic.
Economy
There are several
Ingenios azucareros (sugar mills or,
literally, sugar engines) distributed in the province which handle
the load of its large sugar cane plantations. This industry in turn
allowed for San Pedro De Macorís to serve as the base of operations
for two of the DR's three biggest rummeries. Bovine cattle is
another important economic asset, as it is in all of the other
eastern provinces thanks to the vast
Llanura Oriental
(Eastern Plain). San Pedro also hosts many hotel and tourism
ventures, ranging from low-tier resorts to top tier exclusive Golf
and Country Clubs.
Sports
The province enjoys a rarely disputed reputation as the capital of
Dominican baseball, providing a relatively high number of
professional
baseball players. Many of
these players are drafted to play in the USA's
Major Leagues of Baseball, with
Sammy Sosa being the most notable player
from SPM in recent years (see a full list of
Dominican players). Baseball players from this city often come
from poor homes and use baseball as a way to earn money for their
families. Many ball players from this city are major
philanthropists as well.
See also
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