San José de Ocoa
| San José de Ocoa | |
|---|---|
  San José de Ocoa San José de Ocoa in the Dominican Republic | |
| Coordinates: 18°33′00″N 70°30′00″W / 18.55000°N 70.50000°WCoordinates: 18°33′00″N 70°30′00″W / 18.55000°N 70.50000°W | |
| Country |
 Dominican Republic |
| Province | San José de Ocoa |
| Founded | 1805 |
| Municipality since | 1858 |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 484.87 km2 (187.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation[2] | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
| Population (2012)[3] | |
| • Total | 57,174 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Ocoeño(a) |
| Distance to – Santo Domingo |
112 km |
| Municipal Districts |
3 |
San José de Ocoa is the capital of San José de Ocoa province in the Dominican Republic. It is a city located on the north side of the Peravia province, which it was part of until January 1, 2002. San José de Ocoa was founded early in the colonial times, and many different origins are cited. The original name of the city of San José de Ocoa was El Maniel. It was a haven for runaway slaves in the 18th century.
History
San Jose de Ocoa was hit with an averaged 5 magnitude earthquake on January 5, 2012.
Economy
The economy of San José de Ocoa is based on agriculture; the main crops are coffee, beans and potato. Other vegetables, as cabbage and carrot are also grown as well as some tropical fruits (avocado and mango).
Natives
- Haile Rivera, is a community activist, youth mentor and political operative of the Democratic Party in the United States; Rivera is Founder & Executive Director of Hands On New York, Inc. & Dominicanos Unidos de New York (DUNY); In 2007 Haile was special guest to then-Presidential candidate Barack Obama at a dinner where they discussed important topics from poverty, education, war and more. Rivera was then selected to serve on Obama's Presidential campaign's field staff, assigned to Philadelphia (PA), Raleigh (North Carolina), San Juan (Puerto Rico) and Hialeah (Florida) followed by serving on the Obama-Biden Transition team in Washington, DC.
- Rafael Sanchez, better known by the alias of Jack Veneno, former professional wrestler and current sub-secretary of sports, was born in San José
References
- ↑ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ↑ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ↑ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
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