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Nagua

Nagua is the capital of María Trinidad Sánchez province, in the northeastern Dominican Republic.

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Settlement.name: Nagua
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Dominican Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: Main square, statue of Juan Pablo Duarte, Students of Nagua, Maria Trinidad Sanchez monument.
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: María Trinidad Sánchez
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_title2: Municipality since
Settlement.established_date2: 1938
Settlement.area_total_km2: 552.71
Settlement.elevation_m: 3
Settlement.population_total: 79420
Settlement.population_as_of: 2012
Settlement.total_type: Total
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.blank_name: Distance to – Santo Domingo

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Nagua
Population: 76933
Area: 545.0
Elevation: 3

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Commons category: Nagua (María Trinidad Sánchez)
native label: Nagua
inception: 1938-00-00

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Nagua is the capital of María Trinidad Sánchez province, in the northeastern Dominican Republic.

A medium-sized city, Nagua's economy relies on the production of agricultural products, principally rice, coconuts, and cocoa bean. Located on the north of the Samaná Peninsula, Nagua lies on the highway leading from Puerto Plata to the city of Samaná.