Santiago Rodríguez is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from Monte Cristi in 1948.

Location

The Santiago Rodríguez province has the Monte Cristi and Valverde provinces to the north, the Santiago province to the east, the San Juan and Elías Piña provinces to the south and the Dajabón province to the west.

Origin of name

Santiago Rodríguez was an officer of the Dominican army when the Dominican-Haitian War. He was one of the founders of the city of Sabaneta and an important military leader during the initial stages of the Restoration War (1863-1865)

History

Municipalities

The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios):

• San Ignacio de Sabaneta, provincial capital
• Monción
• Villa Los Almácigos

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities with population figures as of the 2008 census.

Name	Total population	Urban population	Rural population
Monción
San Ignacio de Sabaneta
Villa de los Almácigos
Santiago Rodríguez province

For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

Geography

The Cordillera Central ("Central mountain chain") is found in the southern part of the province, and the Sierra Samba (a chain of low hills) runs across the northern half.

Climate

The climate of the province is a tropical climate, hot most of the year, but it is cooler on the mountains.

Rivers

The main rivers are Guayubín and Mao, both tributaries of the Yaque del Norte river.

Economy

The only economic activity of importance is agriculture.

Tourist Attractions

Santiago Rodriguez is a province of the Dominican Republic that has interesting tourist attraction,located mainly in the mountains.San Ignacio de Sabaneta,the main town is a beautiful and clean city ,one of the nicest places of the Dominican Republic.The town has several parks,boulevards and a quiet atmosphere.

Just a few miles away,the visitor is going to find hills,mountains and one of the wildest places of the caribbean nature,that is Armando Bermudez National Park.This national park has rivers,mountain streams,and great variety of plants,birds and wildlife.One the biggest attractions are the interminable pine trees ,the largest stronghold of primary forest in the country.Next to this park is Moncion Damn or Presa de Moncion,an artificial lake surrounded by hills and mountains.Its deep blue waters are rich in fish.

One of the most exciting places is La Peonía, a coffee community located a few miles to the south of Villa Los Almacigos.La peonia,is the camping to those to want to explore Nalga de Maco National Park,a 6,000 mountain peak with a foggy summit that has the only Elfin Forest in the island.This misty place is draped with bromeliads, mosses and orchids.

References

External links

• Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format