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San Francisco de Macorís

Caribbean

San Francisco de Macorís is a city in the Cibao region of the Dominican Republic, in the northeast of the country. It is the capital of Duarte Province and has been the sixth most populated city in the Dominican Republic since 2010; its name combines Saint Francis, patron saint of the Franciscan Order, with Macorix, the territory's old name.

Facts
Population
188,118 1
Area (sq km)
727.15 1
Founding Year
1778 1
Population Estimate Year
2010 1
Elevation (m)
110 1
Latitude
19.3 degrees north 1
Longitude
70.25 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-04:00 4
Sources
1. San Francisco de Macorís (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1778-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 188,118 (2010)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 19.3, longitude -70.25
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 110 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 727.15 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 188118 (2010)
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2. GeoNames: San Francisco de Macorís - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 123 m
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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 19.25, -70.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 19.25, -70.25
19.25 -70.25 Af
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4. GeoNames: San Francisco de Macorís - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3493146
Quote, cities500 record 3493146
19.29377 -70.25285 P PPLA DO 06 0601 060101 06010101 124763 123 America/Santo_Domingo
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San Francisco de Macorís (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Caribbean (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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