Sabaneta (city)
| San Ignacio de Sabaneta | |
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 San Ignacio de Sabaneta
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| Coordinates: 19°29′0″N 71°21′0″W / 19.483333°N 71.35°WCoordinates: 19°29′0″N 71°21′0″W / 19.483333°N 71.35°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Santiago Rodríguez |
| Founded | 1844 |
| Municipality since | 1858 |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 804.47 km2 (310.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation[2] | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Population (2012)[3] | |
| • Total | 52,056 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Distance to – Santo Domingo |
245 km |
| Municipal Districts | 0 |
San Ignacio de Sabaneta is the capital and a municipality of Santiago Rodriguez in the northwestern part of the Dominican Republic. It is usually called only Sabaneta or Santiago Rodríguez.
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[edit] History
The town was founded in 1844 by Santiago Rodríguez and the brothers, Alejandro and José Bueno. The city laid in the centre of a small savanna, in Spanish, Sabaneta. In 1854, the town was elevated to the category of Military Post and in 1858 it was incorporated into a municipality of the Santiago province.
Sabaneta was the centre of the fight against the Spanish soldiers during the Restoration War (1863–1865).
When 1879 Monte Cristi became a province, San Ignacio de Sabaneta was made a municipality of that new province. When the new province of Santiago Rodríguez was created in 1948, San Ignacio de Sabaneta was made the head municipality of the province.
[edit] Economy
The main economic activities of the municipality are tobacco, hides and milk.
[edit] Notable people from Sabaneta
- Fefita la Grande Dominican Musician who composed Merengue "Tipico" and is known for her Perico Ripiao
[edit] References
- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976) (in Spanish). Geografía Dominicana. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
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