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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 ...
The national anthem of the Dominican Republic (Spanish: Himno nacional de República Dominicana), also known by its incipit Valiant Quisqueyans (Spanish: Quisqueyanos valientes), was composed by José Rufino Reyes y Siancas (1835–1905), and its lyrics were authored by Emilio Prud'Homme (1856–1932).
San Pedro de Macorís is a city and municipality in the Dominican Republic. The capital of its eponymous province in the east region of the country, it is among the ten largest cities of the Dominican Republic. [4] The city has approximately 217,000 inhabitants, when including the whole municipality. [5]
Version with aspect ratio 5:8 Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic DR flag flying. The national flag of the Dominican Republic is one of the official national symbols of the nation, along with the coat of arms and the national anthem. The blue on the flag stands for liberty, the white for salvation, and the red for the blood of heroes. [1]
The latter is currently Law 5220 on the Territorial Division of the Dominican Republic (Ley No. 5220 sobre División Territorial de la República Dominicana), issued 1959 and frequently amended to create new provinces and lower-level administrative units.
Academia Dominicana de la Lengua (2013). Diccionario del español dominicano (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Editora Judicial. ISBN 978-9945-8912-0-1. Alvar, Manuel (1985). "La influencia del inglés en la República Dominicana. Valoración de una encuesta oral". Anuario de Letras: Revista de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras (in Spanish). 23: ...
The president of the Dominican Republic (Spanish: Presidente de la República Dominicana) is both the head of state and head of government of the Dominican Republic. The presidential system was established in 1844, following the proclamation of the republic during the Dominican War of Independence.