Dajabón Province


Dajabón is a northwestern province which currently comprises one of the 32 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is divided into 5 municipalities and its capital city with the same name. It is bordered by the provinces of Monte Cristi to the north, Santiago Rodríguez to the south, Elías Piña to the south and the Nord-Est department of Haiti to the west.
It was split from Monte Cristi in 1938, and was called Libertador until 1961.

Location

It is located in the northwestern part of the country, and is surrounded by the provinces Monte Cristi, Santiago Rodríguez and Elías Piña. To the west, Dajabón borders the Republic of Haiti.

Origin of name

The province takes its name from the Taíno name of the region, Dahaboon; it was also the name of the main river of the region.

Municipalities and municipal districts

The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2014 estimate. Urban population are those living in the seats of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in the districts and neighborhoods outside them. The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate.

MunicipalityTotal
population		Urban
population		Rural
population
Dajabón40687311469541
El Pino721216895523
Loma de Cabrera23211485218359
Partido795232114741
Restauración821237154497
Dajabón province872744461342661


Geography

The Cordillera Central is found in the southern part of the province. The northern part is flat, with many savannas; it is part of the Yaque del Norte Valley.

Rivers

The only important river in the province is the Dajabón River, also known as Masacre. This river marks the Dominican-Haitian border from the city of Dajabón to its mouth. Other rivers are very short and they are tributaries of the Dajabon or the Artibonite rivers.

Climate

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

Economy

As in all border provinces in the Dominican Republic, there is little economic development. The trade with Haiti is important, mostly in the city of Dajabón. On the mountains, production of coffee and beans is an important activity. Rice and banana are produced in the northern part of the province, and cattle raising is important in the savannas around the city of Dajabón.

Popular culture

Dajabon is the reputed birthplace of famed Latin American singer Angela Carrasco, although she claims to have been born in Santo Domingo.