Ramón Santana | |
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  Ramón Santana | |
| Coordinates: 18°33′0″N 69°10′48″W / 18.55000°N 69.18000°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | San Pedro de Macorís |
| Municipality since | 1980 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 249.92 km2 (96.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 16,548 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Ramon Santana is a municipality (municipio) of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic.[3]
Its original name was Guasa (also spelt Guaza) but, in 1899, was changed to Ramón Santana after the twin brother of Pedro Santana.
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Geography
The town is on the right side of the Soco river. The Guasa river, a tributary of the Soco, is close to the town.
History
In 1888, it was made a Puesto Cantonal (a "military post"), similar to the present Municipal district, of the El Seibo province.
In 1938, Ramón Santana was transferred to the San Pedro de Macorís province as a municipality.
References
- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ^ 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 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
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18°33′N 69°11′W / 18.550°N 69.183°W
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