Sabana Grande de Palenque
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Sabana Grande de Palenque is a municipality (municipio) of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic.[1]
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[edit] History
It was elevated to the category of municipal district of the San Cristóbal municipality on January 1, 1945 and to the category of municipality in 1997 by the Dominican Congress.
[edit] Geography
Palenque is located at the coast of the Caribbean Sea near San Cristóbal. It is divided into its seat (cabecera literally head) Sabana Grande de Palenque and two districts (Secciones): Sabana Palenque and Juan Barón. It has some of the most popular beaches among the region's locals, but is generally not considered one of the major tourist destinations of the country.
[edit] Demographics
As of the 2002 census the municipality had 15,691 inhabitants, 4,499 living in the town itself and 11,192 in its rural districts (Secciones). [2] For comparison with other municipalities and municipal districts see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
[edit] Notable residents
- Timoniel Perez, professional baseball player.
- Jose Uribe, professional baseball player.
- Juan Uribe, professional baseball player.
- Francisco Liriano, professional baseball player.
[edit] References
- ^ 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 (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
- ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda (PDF) (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
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