Sabana Grande de Palenque
Sabana Grande de Palenque is located in the Dominican Republic
Sabana Grande de Palenque
Sabana Grande de Palenque
Sabana Grande de Palenque in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18°16′12″N 70°09′00″W / 18.27000°N 70.15000°W / 18.27000; -70.15000
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceSan Cristóbal
Area
  Total30.13 km2 (11.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
  Total30,247
  Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Municipal Districts
0

Sabana Grande de Palenque is a municipality (municipio) of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic.[3]

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.

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.

Notable residents

References

  1. Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  3. 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" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

18°16′N 70°09′W / 18.267°N 70.150°W / 18.267; -70.150

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