San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic

San Cristóbal[4] is a municipality (municipio) and the capital of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district (distrito municipal): Hato Damas.[5]

San Cristóbal
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Cuna de la Constitución, Provincia Benemérita
San Cristóbal
San Cristóbal in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18°25′00″N 70°06′20″W
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceSan Cristóbal
Government
 • Mayor of San CristóbalJose Nelson Guillén Valdez
 • Senator of San CristobalTommy Galán
 • Governor of San CristobalJulio Cesar Díaz
Area
 • Total226.52 km2 (87.46 sq mi)
Elevation33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2012)[3]
 • Total275,232
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Sancristobero(s)
Municipal Districts1
Distance to
 – Santo Domingo
26 km (16 mi)
WebsiteSan Cristóbal website

Sectors
  • 5 de abril
  • Canastica
  • El Pomier
  • Hatillo
  • La Cruz
  • La Guandulera
  • La Suiza
  • La Toma
  • Las Flores
  • Lava Pies
  • Los Cacaitos
  • Los Molinas
  • Los Montones
  • Los Corozos
  • zona verde
  • Los Novas
  • Madre Vieja Norte
  • Madre Vieja Sur
  • Medina
  • Moscú
  • Pueblo Nuevo
  • Sabana Toro
  • Villa Fundación
  • Villa Liberación
  • Villa Valdez
  • Zona Verde
  • miracielo
  • Villa Mercedes
  • Las Arecas
  • Villa Liveracion
  • Najayo Arriba
  • Yaguate
  • Cambita
  • Doña Ana
  • Hatillo
  • Nicole
  • San Isidro
  • Nigua
  • Frank Reyna

History

San Cristóbal was founded in the late 16th century. Being the 3rd most important city in the country, its nickname "La Ciudad Benemerita" means "City deserving of grace". The Constitution of the Dominican Republic was signed in San Cristobal in 1844. Rafael Trujillo, dictator from 1930 to 1961; was born in San Cristobal in 1891 and killed by anti-dictatorial Dominicans on his way to San Cristobal in 1961 as part of a successful plot to end his 30-year authoritarian and fascist regime. Trujillo had several properties in San Cristobal among these were:

  • El Castillo El Cerro
  • La Casa de Playa de Najayo o Casa de Marfil
  • La Hacienda María o Casa Blanca
  • La Casa de Caoba (his favorite home)

All of these buildings are still standing, though in poor conditions. He built many monuments in his hometown, such as Balneario La Toma, and Parque Piedras Vivas- a park he ordered to be built from rocks and stones collected from each city of the Dominican Republic to honor himself (hence the park's name "Living Stones").

Geography

San Cristobal Is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) on the DR-2 from Santo Domingo and close to Bajos de Haina. It's Located near the coast of the Caribbean Sea. The topography is hilly as you go farther inland into the Cordillera Central mountain range.

Climate
Climate data for San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3)		 29.8
(85.6)		 30.6
(87.1)		 31.3
(88.3)		 31.3
(88.3)		 31.6
(88.9)		 32.2
(90.0)		 32.4
(90.3)		 32.4
(90.3)		 31.9
(89.4)		 31.1
(88.0)		 29.9
(85.8)		 31.2
(88.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.3
(75.7)		 24.4
(75.9)		 25.0
(77.0)		 25.9
(78.6)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.9
(80.4)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.2
(81.0)		 26.8
(80.2)		 25.9
(78.6)		 24.8
(76.6)		 26.0
(78.8)
Average low °C (°F) 19.1
(66.4)		 19.0
(66.2)		 19.5
(67.1)		 20.5
(68.9)		 21.4
(70.5)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.4
(72.3)		 21.9
(71.4)		 21.6
(70.9)		 20.8
(69.4)		 19.7
(67.5)		 20.9
(69.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 60.9
(2.40)		 51.1
(2.01)		 52.9
(2.08)		 72.4
(2.85)		 218.1
(8.59)		 214.8
(8.46)		 148.3
(5.84)		 202.5
(7.97)		 187.5
(7.38)		 210.5
(8.29)		 111.6
(4.39)		 68.8
(2.71)		 1,599.4
(62.97)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.8 5.9 6.9 7.5 13.7 12.4 11.3 11.9 11.2 12.8 9.1 8.1 117.6
Average relative humidity (%) 76.3 75.1 72.6 71.9 76.9 78.2 76.2 76.7 77.3 79.5 77.5 77.0 76.3
Source: NOAA[6]

Economy

Goya Foods has its Dominican Republic offices in San Cristóbal.[7]

Notable residents

Sites of interest

References
  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 Republicaaa (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
  3. Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  4. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/521037/San-Cristobal
  5. 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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. "San Cristobal Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  7. "Contact Us." Goya Foods. Retrieved on March 26, 2016. "Goya Foods of the Dominican Republic, S.A. Kilómetro 17 Autopista 6 de Noviembre San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic"
  8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stroppe01.shtml
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