Jánico
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Jánico ( ) is a small mountain town and municipality (municipio) of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. A part of the Central Mountain Range, it sits east of San Jose de las Matas; west of Sabana Iglesia; and southwest of Santiago de los Caballeros. The municipality is spread over two municipal districts (distritos municipal): Juncalito and El Caimito Jánico acquired the status of municipality of the province of Santiago on March 29, 1881.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jánico
- Settlement.native_name
- Municipio de Janico
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Janico Dominican Republic countryside town 2.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Janico, Dominican Republic town church.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Dominican Republic
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Jánico in the Dominican Republic
- Settlement.image_seal
- Escudo_del_Municipio_Jánico.gif
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Santiago
- Settlement.established_title
- Settled
- Settlement.established_date
- 16 March 1494
- Settlement.established_title2
- Incorporated
- Settlement.established_date2
- 29 March 1881
- Settlement.leader_party
- Dominican Liberation’s Party
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Dominican Republic
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Located in
- Santiago Province
- Population
- 16993
- Area
- 403.2
- Elevation
- 370
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Encyclopedic overview
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Jánico ( ) is a small mountain town and municipality (municipio) of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. A part of the Central Mountain Range, it sits east of San Jose de las Matas; west of Sabana Iglesia; and southwest of Santiago de los Caballeros. The municipality is spread over two municipal districts (distritos municipal): Juncalito and El Caimito Jánico acquired the status of municipality of the province of Santiago on March 29, 1881.
The town sits at a relatively high elevation, as part of the Central Mountain Range, (an average elevation of 370 meters), which gives the municipality a pleasant climate. Along with two municipal districts, Janico contains many rural districts (secciones): Cagüeyes, Cebu, Dicayagua Abajo, Jagua Abajo, Loma del Corral, Mesetas, Franco Bido, Janey, Rincon Largo, Yaque Abajo, Pinalito, Los Pilones, and La Guama.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jánico” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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