Sánchez, Dominican Republic
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Sánchez, Dominican Republic is a Dominican
municipality in the Samaná province
, on the south coast of the peninsula of Samaná.
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It was a very small town but it grew in importance and population when the railway from town to La Vega (in La Vega province) began to run across the rich region of the Cibao. Sánchez became the most important port
of the country during the rest of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. The railway worked until 1966.
The port has lost its importance because when other ports in the country grew in importance, Sánchez lost its importance as a port. And the Yuna River has been filling the Samana Bay
with solid
material
and only small boats can get to the port.
. Fishing
was the main activity but now is not so important.
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
municipality in the Samaná province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
, on the south coast of the peninsula of Samaná.
Population
The municipality has a total population of 26,505: 13,436 men and 13,069 women. The urban population was 41.72% of the total population.History
The old town of Las Cañitas was elevated to the category of municipality in 1866 with the name of Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, one of the three Founding Fathers of the Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
.
It was a very small town but it grew in importance and population when the railway from town to La Vega (in La Vega province) began to run across the rich region of the Cibao. Sánchez became the most important port
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
of the country during the rest of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. The railway worked until 1966.
The port has lost its importance because when other ports in the country grew in importance, Sánchez lost its importance as a port. And the Yuna River has been filling the Samana Bay
Samana Bay
Samaná Bay is a bay in the eastern Dominican Republic. The Yuna River flows into the Samaná Bay, and it is located south of the town and peninsula of Samaná....
with solid
Solid
Solid is one of the three classical states of matter . It is characterized by structural rigidity and resistance to changes of shape or volume. Unlike a liquid, a solid object does not flow to take on the shape of its container, nor does it expand to fill the entire volume available to it like a...
material
Material
Material is anything made of matter, constituted of one or more substances. Wood, cement, hydrogen, air and water are all examples of materials. Sometimes the term "material" is used more narrowly to refer to substances or components with certain physical properties that are used as inputs to...
and only small boats can get to the port.
Economy
The main economic activity of the municipality is agricultureAgriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
. Fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
was the main activity but now is not so important.