Loma de Cabrera
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| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Dajabón |
| Municipality since | 1938 |
| Area | |
• Total | 238.51 km2 (92.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
• Total | 20,665 |
| • Density | 86.642/km2 (224.40/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Lomacabrero(a) |
| Municipalities | 2 |
| Climate | Am |
Loma de Cabrera is the second largest city in the province of Dajabón, Dominican Republic. It is located in the northwest portion of the country, in the Cibao region.
The river named Dajabón, also known as Masacre, runs through Loma de Cabrera. The same river separates the city of Dajabon from Haiti. Loma de Cabrera has a very popular river falls called "Balneario El Salto", which is a very popular tourist place for Dominican residents.[3]
Loma de Cabrera is the birthplace of well-known merengue artist Fernando "El Mayimbe" Villalona,[4] Rafael Furcal, the former Major League Baseball shortstop, the poet Cristino Gómez, painter Juan Andújar, and baseball outfielder Julio Rodríguez.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Juan Andújar - (b 1986) is a Dominican artist
- Rafael Furcal - (b 1977) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop
- Cristino Gómez - (b 1987) is a Dominican poet, agronomist, and professor.
- Julio Rodríguez - (b 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners
- Fernando Villalona - (b 1955) is a legendary Dominican merengue singer.
Sister City
[edit | edit source]On November 16, 2020, Mayor Michael McPartland of the Borough of Edgewater NJ, proclaimed a Sister City relationship with Loma De Cabrera [5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
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- ^ November 16 ,2020 Regular Session Minutes: http://edgewaternj.org/DocumentCenter/View/7158/11-16-2020-Mayor--Council-Regulardocx
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