Official Name: | Sabana Iglesia |
Pushpin Map: | Dominican Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 19.33°N -70.75°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Dominican Republic |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Santiago |
Established Title: | Established as a Municipality |
Established Date: | May 18, 2007 |
Area Total Km2: | 58.3 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 13,348 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Sabana Iglesia is a town and municipality in the Santiago province of the Dominican Republic. Santiago is part of the northern valley of the country, otherwise known as the Cibao. Sabana Iglesia is located south of Santiago de los Caballeros the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic and sits just north of the country's second-tallest dam, the Bao Dam; surrounded by the mountains of the Cordillera Central.
Sabana Iglesia's founding date is unclear, however, for long it was a rural section of the municipality of Santiago that was eventually converted into a municipal district in November 1987. In February 2007 this municipal district was elevated to a municipality that includes the rural sections of Sabana Iglesia, Los Ranchos de Babosico and La Zanja.[1] It is the most recent of all the municipalities of the province. Much of the town's earliest development is attributed to Generosa Ferreira, who established Sabana Iglesia's first church, school, library and clinic which are still in operation today.