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La Romana, Dominican Republic

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La Romana is the capital of La Romana Province in the southeastern Dominican Republic, positioned opposite Catalina Island. Officially founded in 1897 as an oil town, its economy shifted dramatically after 1917 with the construction of a large sugar mill, drawing workers from across the Caribbean as global sugar prices rose, and the city grew for decades as a company town dominated by the Central Romana Corporation. The 2022 census recorded 153,241 residents within city limits, with roughly 270,000 across the La Romana-Villa Hermosa metropolitan area, and the Tabacalera de Garcia factory there is today one of the largest cigar factories in the world, producing Montecristo, H. Upmann and Romeo y Julieta brands. The city is also known for the Casa de Campo resort complex, built in 1975, the reconstructed Mediterranean village of Altos de Chavon, and a modern cruise ship port.

Facts
Population
153,241 1
Area (sq km)
185.52 2
Founding Year
1897 2
Elevation (m)
10 2
Latitude
18.43 degrees north 2
Longitude
68.97 degrees west 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-04:00 4
Sources
1. La Romana, Dominican Republic (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    153,241
  • In Group: Cities of Caribbean (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. La Romana, Dominican Republic (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1897-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 18.43, longitude -68.97
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 10 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 185.52 sq km
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 18.25, -68.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 18.25, -68.75
18.25 -68.75 Aw
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4. GeoNames: La Romana - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3500957, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.84 km)
Quote, cities500 record 3500957, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.84 km)
18.42332 -68.96635 P PPLA DO 12 1201 120101 12010101 208437 9 America/Santo_Domingo
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Wikidata: La Romana, Dominican Republic
Wikidata Q40508, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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