Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez

Cabrera is a town in María Trinidad Sánchez province, Dominican Republic. It is located at the eastern end of the country's north coast, at the western extreme of the Scottish Bay, 130 kilometers north of Santo Domingo.

Cabrera
Cabrera
Coordinates: 19°37′48″N 69°54′0″W
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceMaría Trinidad Sánchez
Tres Amarras07/01/1891
Area
 • Total297.58 km2 (114.90 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2012)[3]
 • Total24,218
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Cabrereño(a)
Distance to
 – Nagua
35 km
Municipal Districts
2

The town was originally named 'Tres Amarras', the name it used to be called since its foundation day on July 1, 1891. The city was renamed to 'Cabrera' in honor of the hero of the Capotillo Battle, General José Cabrera. Today Cabrera has a territorial area of 276 km². With a population of over 39,000, Cabrera unlike most towns located on the coasts does not depend so much on tourism. Cabrera’s main source of income is cattle, meat, and milk. In the agricultural aspect, production of coconuts and rice are noticeable sources as well.

Located facing the Atlantic, Cabrera has beaches, rivers, exotic vegetation and other natural features and attractions. A National Park reserve is located in El Breton, a small section of Cabrera called Cabo Francés Viejo (Cape Old Frenchman).

Cabrera’s mainstream religion is the Christian Evangelic Church; this is not true for most towns in the island since Catholicism is the official religion in the Dominican Republic. However, Cabrera has a prominent and recently renovated Catholic church located in the city center.

The most attractive beach in the area is Playa Grande (Big Beach), cited by Condé Nast Traveler as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Other local beaches include Playa Precioso, El Diamante (Diamond Beach), Playa La Entrada, El Caleton de Dario, El Caleton del Medio, and El Caleton Chiquito.

Climate
Climate data for Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.7
(90.9)		 31.8
(89.2)		 33.0
(91.4)		 32.9
(91.2)		 33.3
(91.9)		 34.3
(93.7)		 34.6
(94.3)		 33.8
(92.8)		 33.7
(92.7)		 32.8
(91.0)		 33.5
(92.3)		 31.6
(88.9)		 34.6
(94.3)
Average high °C (°F) 28.1
(82.6)		 28.3
(82.9)		 28.8
(83.8)		 29.3
(84.7)		 29.9
(85.8)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.6
(87.1)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.0
(86.0)		 29.4
(84.9)		 28.3
(82.9)		 29.6
(85.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.7
(76.5)		 24.8
(76.6)		 25.2
(77.4)		 25.8
(78.4)		 26.3
(79.3)		 27.0
(80.6)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.5
(79.7)		 25.9
(78.6)		 25.0
(77.0)		 26.0
(78.9)
Average low °C (°F) 21.3
(70.3)		 21.3
(70.3)		 21.8
(71.2)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.9
(73.2)		 23.5
(74.3)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.1
(73.6)		 22.5
(72.5)		 21.7
(71.1)		 22.6
(72.6)
Record low °C (°F) 16.8
(62.2)		 15.4
(59.7)		 17.0
(62.6)		 17.5
(63.5)		 19.1
(66.4)		 19.0
(66.2)		 19.7
(67.5)		 19.0
(66.2)		 17.6
(63.7)		 19.1
(66.4)		 18.3
(64.9)		 17.5
(63.5)		 15.4
(59.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 116.4
(4.58)		 80.2
(3.16)		 80.0
(3.15)		 117.4
(4.62)		 138.2
(5.44)		 92.1
(3.63)		 111.2
(4.38)		 139.4
(5.49)		 121.3
(4.78)		 187.0
(7.36)		 231.0
(9.09)		 127.6
(5.02)		 1,541.8
(60.7)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.5 8.2 8.1 8.5 9.6 8.3 11.5 12.9 11.6 14.3 15.3 13.6 134.4
Source: ONAMET[4]

People

Guillermo Linares, born in Cabrera, is a former NYC council man and current Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA)[6] Jorge Cavoli, also born in Cabrera, has been mayor of Cabrera for two terms.[7] El Prodigio, Krency Garcia. Famous accordion musician, Juan Alcequiez, better known as Juancito. He has been a stage-manager for 16 years. He is a gentle person that contributes to the citizens.

References
  1. Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
  3. Censo 2002 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  4. "Datos climatológicos normales y extremos 71-2000 estaciones Sinópticas - tercer trimestre 2019" (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Meteorología. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. "Cabrera Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  6. NYC.gov
  7. "The Green Team". Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
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