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According to the Constitution [6] and the law, [7] the municipalities are administered by the municipality's Municipal Office (ayuntamiento), which is a legal entity in its own right consisting of two bodies: the alcadía (Mayor's Office), with the alcalde (), and the Municipal Council (concejo de regidores), with at least five members (regidores).
The Dominican Republic is a North American country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean.It shares a maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and a land border with Haiti to the west, occupying the eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola which, along with Saint Martin, is one of only two islands in the Caribbean shared by ...
This article provides a collection of the mottos of the provinces of the Dominican Republic. Province Motto Translated Azua "La Atenas del Sur" "The Athens of the South" Bahoruco "Tierra del Lago Enriquillo" "Land of the Lake Enriquillo " Barahona "La Perla del Sur" "The Pearl of the South" Dajabón "Puerta de la Española" "Gate of the Hispaniola " Distrito Nacional "la Ciudad Primada de las ...
The Dominican Republic [a] is a North American country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean.It shares a maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and a land border with Haiti to the west, occupying the eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola which, along with Saint Martin, is one of only two islands in the Caribbean shared ...
Regional divisions and provinces in Dominican Republic Macro-regions Regions Provinces Norte/Cibao Cibao Nordeste [4]: Duarte: Hermanas Mirabal: María Trinidad Sánchez
Barahona, also known as Santa Cruz de Barahona, is the main city of the Barahona Province, in the southwest of the Dominican Republic. It has one of the most active ports in the region, as well as many ecotourism attractions. The city is a centre of sugar production and industry.
Santiago de los Caballeros is the economic center of the Cibao region.. El Cibao occupies the central and northern part of the Dominican territory. To the north and east of the region lies the Atlantic Ocean; to its west lies the Republic of Haiti and to the south the Central Range, which separates El Cibao from the other natural regions.
The country boasts one of the ten most important design schools in the region, La Escuela de Diseño de Altos de Chavón, which is making the country a key player in the world of fashion and design. World-famous fashion designer Oscar de la Renta was born in the Dominican Republic in 1932 and became a US citizen in 1971.