El Cibao | |
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.png) Aerial view different provinces and towns in the Cibao region. | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,058.62 km2 (7,358.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,246,032 |
| • Density | 276.32/km2 (715.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Cibaenian; Cibaine (Spanish: cibaeño-a) |
The Cibao, usually referred as El Cibao, is a region of the Dominican Republic located in the northern part of the country. As of 2009, the Cibao region has a population of 5,622,378, making it the most populous region in the country.[1]
The region constitutes a "developed macro-region"; with a large industrial base and high levels of progress among its inhabitants, it has the highest levels of education and the highest quality of life among the three main regions of the Dominican Republic. Cibao is social-culturally characterized by being the predominant center of the European legacy on the island, and economically for being the most prosperous region in the country.[2]
- ^ Schoenrich, Otto (1918). Santo Domingo: A Country with a Future.
- ^ "MAPA DE DESARROLLO HUMANO DE LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA" (PDF).