San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic

San Cristóbal
Nickname(s): Cuna de la Constitución
San Cristóbal San Cristóbal in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18°25′00″N 70°06′20″W / 18.41667°N 70.10556°WCoordinates: 18°25′00″N 70°06′20″W / 18.41667°N 70.10556°W
Country	Dominican Republic
Province	San Cristóbal
Government
• Mayor of San Cristóbal	Raul Mondesí
• Senator of San Cristobal	Tommy Galán
• Governor of San Cristobal	Julio Cesar Díaz
Area[1]
• Total	226.52 km^2 (87.46 sq mi)
Elevation[2]	33 m (108 ft)
Population (2012)[3]
• Total	275,232
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,100/sq mi)
• Demonym	Sancristobalense
Municipal Districts	1
Distance to  – Santo Domingo	26 km (16 mi)
Website	San Cristóbal website

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]

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
• 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

History

San Cristóbal was founded in the late 16th century. The first Dominican constitution was signed here in 1844. Rafael Trujillo, dictator from 1930 to 1961, was born here in 1891 and buried in 1961 in a plot to end his 30-year regime. He built many monuments in his hometown, such as La Toma, to honor himself.

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.

Economy

Goya Foods has its Dominican Republic offices in San Cristóbal.^[6]

Notable People from San Cristóbal

• Santiago Casilla, relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
• José Guillén, outfielder who most recently played for the San Francisco Giants
• Francisco Liriano starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Raúl Mondesí, former All-Star and Gold Glove Major League outfielder, most notably for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Newly elected mayor of the city of San Cristobal. (2010-2016)
• Iván Nova, starting pitcher for the New York Yankees
• Sensato del Patio, rapper and song writer
• Al Reyes, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Tampa Bay Rays
• José Rijo, is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent the majority of his career with the Cincinnati Reds
• Ervin Santana, starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
• Michael Pineda, right-handed pitcher for the New York Yankees
• Rafael Trujillo, former dictator of the Dominican Republic

Sites of interest

• La Toma de San Cristóbal
• Pomier Caves

References

1. Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
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). Retrieved 2007-01-24.
6. "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"