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Dajabón

Also known as Dajabon

Dajabón () is a municipality and capital of the Dajabón province in the Dominican Republic, which is located on the northwestern Dominican Republic frontier with Haiti. It is a market town with a population of about 26,000, north of the Cordillera Central mountain range.

Key facts

Settlement.blank_info: Aw
Settlement.name: Dajabón
Settlement.official_name: San Joaquín de Dajabón
Settlement.total_type:  
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Dajabon_Dominican_Republic_Church.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Dajabón Dominican Republic town church.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Dominican Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Dominican Republic
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Dajabón
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1776
Settlement.established_title1: Municipality
Settlement.established_date1: 1864
Settlement.named_for: Dajabón River

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Wikidata facts

Population: 28071
Area: 261.0
Elevation: 66

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Commons category: Dajabón (Dajabón)
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Contents

History
Dajabón Monument
Population
Dajabón Market
Climate
Notable residents
Transport
External links
References

Dajabón is located on the Dajabón River. This river is also known as the Massacre River due to an incident that took place in 1728 in which Spanish settlers killed 30 French Buccaneers. The name also became popular after being the site of the Parsley massacre in 1937, when thousands of Haitians were killed by the Dominican Army under the orders of Rafael Trujillo.