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25-513: It was split from Monte Cristi in 1938, and was called Libertador until 1961. It is located in the northwestern part of the country, and is surrounded by the provinces Monte Cristi (north), Santiago Rodríguez (east) and Elías Piña (south). To the west, Dajabón borders the Republic of Haiti . The province takes its name from the Taíno name of the region, Dahaboon ; it was also the name of

50-640: Is a province in the northwest of the Dominican Republic . The capital city is San Fernando de Monte Cristi (usually simply Monte Cristi). The spelling Montecristi is also seen. The Montecristi province is located in the Cibao frontier region, on the north coast of the country and borders the nation of Haiti. The land area of the Montecristi province is 1,924.35 km2. It is divided into six municipalities and four municipal districts. Montecristi

75-460: Is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2012 census. Urban population are those living in the seats ( cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in the districts ( secciones : sections) and neighborhoods ( parajes : stops) outside of them. For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see

100-537: Is fundamentally an immense plain with many hills. El Morro, with an approximate height of 237 meters, is one of the characteristic symbols of Montecristeno relief. It is a solitary elevation, in the form of a plateau. The Yaque del Norte River, the largest in the country, empties into the Montecristi Bay after making a long journey of 296 kilometers from the rugged Central Mountain Range. Three important rivers in

125-609: Is important. On the coast, fishing and salt production are important. Tourism development is currently concentrated in the city of Montecristi although there is potential along the entire coast, both western (Pepillo Salcedo) and north. Notable points are the Morro plateau and the Cayos Siete Hermanos. The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities ( municipios ) and municipal districts ( distrito municipal , D.M.) in them: The following

150-458: Is mostly shallow, so navigation is limited to small boats. During the wet season, however, the river swells up considerably, causing floods in some places. Since 1972, its waters have been dammed to harness electricity at the Tavera Dam . There are several dams along the river to generate electricity , store the water for irrigation, and prevent flooding . The river is 298 km long, is

175-646: Is the largest of the Dominican Republic, and the second largest of the island. Its discharge ( volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time ) is 97.0 cubic metres per second at Palo Verde , to the southeast of Monte Cristi. Due to factory dumping, water mismanagement, and damming, the Yaque Del Norte is currently very polluted; it is very diminished in size, and lacks fish throughout much of its course. American crocodiles ( Crocodylus acutus ) once inhabited

200-475: Is where the Duarte Highway ends, which runs through the country from South to North from the city of Santo Domingo. Additionally, the province has a network of secondary roads that interconnect the city of San Fernando de Montecristi with the other municipalities and surrounding provinces. Monte Cristi was founded by Nicolás de Ovando in 1506 and populated in 1533 by Juan de Bolaños and 63 families from

225-519: The Canary Islands . These migrated to various parts of the country afterwards leaving the town behind. It was later repopulated and became a wealthy port in the mid-to-late 16th century. During the 1600s the coast of Montecristi was a hotbed of pirate activity in the Caribbean. In 1756 the city became a prosperous trading center, until the early 20th century. Monte Cristi had a boom period in

250-626: The Cibao Valley . Its mouth is on Monte Cristi Bay, just to the south of the city of Monte Cristi , and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Its main tributaries are the Bao, Ámina, Mao and Guayubín rivers. The city of Santiago de los Caballeros is the most important Dominican city close to the river. It goes also near the cities of Jarabacoa, Mao , Guayubín , Castañuelas and Monte Cristi. With an area of 7,044 km , its watershed

275-468: The districts ( Secciones literally sections) and neighborhoods ( Parajes literally places) outside them. The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate. The Cordillera Central ("Central mountain chain") is found in the southern part of the province. The northern part is flat, with many savannas ; it is part of the Yaque del Norte Valley (or Línea Noroeste ). The only important river in

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300-529: The list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic . Yaque del Norte The Yaque Del Norte River ( Spanish , Río Yaque del Norte ) is the longest river in the Dominican Republic , as well as the second longest river on Hispaniola , behind the Artibonite River . It is 296 km long and flows northwest into the Atlantic Ocean . Yaque or Yaqui

325-722: The Dominican Republic, there is little economic development. The trade with Haiti is important, mostly in the city of Dajabón. On the mountains, production of coffee and beans is an important activity. Rice and banana are produced in the northern part of the province, and cattle raising is important in the savannas around the city of Dajabón. Dajabon is the reputed birthplace of famed Latin American singer Angela Carrasco , although she claims to have been born in Santo Domingo. Monte Cristi Province Monte Cristi ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmonte ˈkɾisti] )

350-577: The Left") in Manabao, to the west of Jarabacoa , at an elevation of 900 m. From Manabao, the river flows to the east, through the northwestern part of La Vega province. When it gets to Jarabacoa , it turns to the north, to the Santiago . The Jimenoa river joins it at Jarabacoa. In Santiago de los Caballeros, the river turns to the northwest and flows by the Yaque del Norte Valley , the western part of

375-466: The Yaque del Norte and other rivers of Hispaniola, but now they are found only in the large lakes of the island ( Lago Enriquillo and Etang Saumâtre ). The water of the river is used for irrigation , mainly in the valley that goes from Santiago to Monte Cristi, the Yaque del Norte Valley. Crops grown include rice , bananas , plantains , cassava , tobacco , and vegetables . The Yaque Del Norte

400-747: The dictator Ulises Hereaux forced to escape from the hands of his political rival, Juan Isidro Jiménez , and then the problems derived from World War I. The Montecristi province limits to the North with the Atlantic Ocean: to the South with the provinces Dajabón and Santiago Rodríguez; to the East with the Valverde province and to the West with the Atlantic Ocean and the Republic of Haiti. The Montecristi province

425-498: The last quarter of the 1800s. The town was at the forefront in many of the advances including the first aqueduct, first railroad and telephone. The great task of diverting the course of the Yaque del Norte River was undertaken, which had lost its initial course when the cataclysm of 1802. The town attracted people not only from Santo Domingo, Santiago, Puerto Plata and other communities, but also foreigners (English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Americans, South Americans and islanders from

450-573: The main river of the region (the Dajabón River ). The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities ( municipios ) and municipal districts ( distrito municipal - D.M.) within them: The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2014 estimate. Urban population are those living in the seats ( cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in

475-629: The other Antilles). 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. The economic decline of Monte Cristi began with the decrease in the demand for raw materials in Europe, difficulties of the Casa Jiménez, which

500-596: The province is the Dajabón River , also known as Masacre (from French Massacre ). This river marks the Dominican-Haitian border from the city of Dajabón to its mouth. Other rivers are very short and they are tributaries of the Dajabon or the Artibonite rivers. The climate of the province is a tropical climate, hot most of the year, but it is cooler on the mountains. As in all border provinces in

525-728: The province join the Yaque del Norte: the Maguaca, the Guayubín, and the Indio. The Chacuey River and its tributary, the Macabón, are also part of the provincial basins, which complete numerous streams. The Montecristi province belongs to the Irrigation District called Bajo Yaque del Norte, with two different irrigation zones in it: Villa Vásquez and Las Matas de Santa Cruz. The first covers an area of approximately 179,733 tasks, and

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550-407: The river elsewhere, confusing it for a different one, and called it Río de las Cañas ("River of Canes") because many tall sugarcanes grew on the borders of the river. Columbus built three forts near the river: Esperanza, Magdalena and Santiago. The first two were abandoned, and Santiago was moved to another place, with the name of Santiago de los Caballeros . Later, Santiago de los Caballeros

575-415: The second covers 320,672 tasks. The Montecristi province has one of the most diverse and numerous systems of protected areas in the country, six in total, which include national parks, underwater national parks, wildlife refuges and scientific reserves. The main activity of the province is agriculture, with important production of fruits and vegetables; in addition, the production of goats, sheep and cattle

600-587: Was a Taíno word given to two rivers in the Dominican Republic. One is called the Yaque del Norte ("Northern Yaque"), and goes to the north of Hispaniola , emptying in the Atlantic Ocean ; and the second, the Yaque del Sur ("Southern Yaque") goes to the south, emptying in the Caribbean Sea . During his first visit to Hispaniola in 1492, Christopher Columbus saw the river at its mouth, and he called it Río de Oro ("Golden River") because he found many small pieces of gold . During his second visit, he saw

625-631: Was moved again near the river, where the modern city stands today. The source of the Yaque del Norte is at an elevation of 2,580 metres , on the Pico del Yaque mountain, in the central part of the Cordillera Central mountain range. There, the river is called Los Guanos or Río de la Derecha ("River to the Right"). The name Yaque del Norte is used only when it is joined by another small river, Los Tablones or Río de la Izquierda ("River to

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