Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic

San Fernando de Monte Cristi
Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic in downtown area.
Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic in downtown area.
Official seal of San Fernando de Monte Cristi
San Fernando de Monte Cristi is located in the Dominican Republic
San Fernando de Monte Cristi
San Fernando de Monte Cristi
Coordinates: 19°51′0″N 71°39′0″W / 19.85000°N 71.65000°W / 19.85000; -71.65000
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceMonte Cristi
Founded1506
Municipality since1822
Area
 • Total455.5 km2 (175.9 sq mi)
Elevation16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2012)[3]
 • Total42,657
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Montecristeño(a)
Distance to
 – Santo Domingo

270 km
Municipal Districts
0
ClimateBSh

San Fernando de Monte Cristi, also known as Montecristi, is the capital town of Monte Cristi Province in the Dominican Republic. It is located in the northwest region of the country in a coastal area above the border with Haiti.

The town was at the forefront in many of the advances including the first aqueduct, first railroad and telephone in the island. In 1895, it was the site of the signing of the Manifesto of Montecristi by Máximo Gómez and José Martí, at the Gómez home on Mella St. They sailed from "La Granja" beach, also in Montecristi, to Cuba to fight for its independence.[4]

  1. ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
  3. ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda,Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Publicaciones/Division-Territorial-2015.pdf" (PDF).