Tábara Arriba Explained

Official Name:Tábara Arriba
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Dominican Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Coordinates:18.5694°N -70.8792°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Dominican Republic
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Azua
Area Total Km2:209.84
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:14258
Population Density Km2:auto

Tábara Arriba is a municipality (municipio) of the Azua province in the Dominican Republic.

The municipality has a total population of 12,475, with 3,709 inhabitants (29.7 percent) in the urban area and 8,766 inhabitants (70.3 percent) in the rural area, according to the eighth national census of population and housing 2002. It is located about 28 km from Azua, the capital of the province.

It has a mainly agricultural production, being the main items coffee, snuff and pigeon peas. Also, although to a lesser extent, there is some livestock vaccine development.

Today is taking the phenomenon of mass emigration of its inhabitants to Spain, which has contributed to the development of the municipality through remittances sent from those Dominicans abroad.

Political division

It consists of five communities with their landscapes:

Culture and folklore

In such populations, they have a unique role mayors responsible for ensuring order and tranquility. The first mayor took the name of Leon Brito.

Among the cultural manifestations of the people highlights the annual celebration of the festivities, with the pattern San Miguel Arcangel. It is held between 21 and September 30 of each year and a young woman is chosen as queen.

The first festivities were organized in 1958 by Emilio Jose Caminero and Mercedes Ramirez, the first queen Miss Teresa Carrasco.

It is customary during the holidays also sports exchanges made between members of the community. The drums are popular clubs or parties, sailing days and nights sailing. These consist of cults sacrifice to the saints in which bats are nothing but drums and chants or salves accompanied by a guiro and maracas are sung.

Education

The first teacher who taught was teaching in Tabara Arriba Chiquito Ortiz who moved from Azua.

Tabara has two schools:

Tabara Arriba also has a development council and 37 legal promoters. Besides literacy programs, radio schools and training program in the faith Together we learn more . also it has two library s, a park, two churches, a town hall and a police station.

Transportation

The most commonly used today is the Motoconcho, followed by passenger minibuses covering Azua Tábara-route and load trucks for transportation of agricultural products to Santo Domingo and other provinces.