Loma de Cabrera | |
Pushpin Map: | Dominican Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 19.4333°N -108°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Dominican Republic |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Dajabón |
Established Title2: | Municipality since |
Established Date2: | 1938 |
Area Total Km2: | 238.51 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 20665 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Total Type: | Total |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Lomacabrero(a) |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Blank Name: | Municipalities |
Blank Info: | 2 |
Blank1 Name: | Climate |
Loma de Cabrera is the second largest city in the province of Dajabón, Dominican Republic. It is located in the northwest portion of the country, in the Cibao region.
The river named Dajabón, also known as Masacre, runs through Loma de Cabrera. The same river separates the city of Dajabon from Haiti. Loma de Cabrera has a very popular river falls called "Balneario El Salto", which is a very popular tourist place for Dominican residents.[3] Loma de Cabrera is the birthplace of well-known merengue artist Fernando "El Mayimbe" Villalona,[4] Rafael Furcal, the former Major League Baseball shortstop, the poet Cristino Gómez, painter Juan Andújar, and baseball outfielder Julio Rodríguez.
On November 16, 2020, Mayor Michael McPartland of the Borough of Edgewater NJ, proclaimed a Sister City relationship with Loma De Cabrera [5]