Cibao

The Cibao ( ), usually referred as El Cibao, is a cultural and administrative region of the Dominican Republic located in the northern part of the country. As of 2017, the Cibao region has a population of 3,450,875 million, making it the second most populous region in the country.

Key facts

Dependency.name: Cibao Region
Dependency.official_name: Cibao Macroregion
Dependency.settlement_type: Cultural Region
Dependency.linking_name: Cibao
Dependency.seal_size: 70px
Dependency.image_map: ELCIBAO.png
Dependency.subdivision_type: Sovereign state
Dependency.subdivision_name: Dominican Republic
Dependency.established_title: Subdivision of theSpanish Empire
Dependency.established_date: 1492
Dependency.established_title2: Department of French First Republic
Dependency.established_date2: 1795
Dependency.established_title3: Province of Spain
Dependency.established_date3: 1811
Dependency.established_title4: Republic of Spanish Haiti
Dependency.established_date4: 1822
Dependency.established_title5: Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo
Dependency.established_date5: 1844

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Demonym: cibaeño
Area: 19058.62

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Etymology
Geography and economy
Culture
Provinces
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The region has its own cultural identity, it forms a "macroregion of development"; with a large industrial base and high levels of progress among its inhabitants, it has high levels of education and the highest quality of life among the three main regions of the Dominican Republic. The Cibao is characterized socioculturally by the overwhelming predominance of the European legacy, (predominantly Spanish and French) and economically by being the most prosperous region of the country.