San José de Ocoa (city)
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  San José de Ocoa
San José de Ocoa in the Dominican Republic
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| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | San José de Ocoa |
| Founded | 1805 |
| Municipality since | 1858 |
| Demonym | Ocoeño(a) |
| Area [1] | 484.87 km² (187.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation [2] | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
| Distance | 112 km to Santo Domingo |
| Population (2002)[3] | |
| - Total | 34,478 |
| - Urban | 21,226 |
| - Density | 71.11 inhab./km² |
| Including populations of El Naranjal, El Pinar and Nizao-Las Auyamas | |
| Municipal Districts | 4 |
The Dominican city of San José de Ocoa is the head municipality of the San José de Ocoa province, on the southern part of the country and close to the River Ocoa. Its old name was El Maniel.
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[change] Population
The municipality had, in 2002, a total population of 34,478: 17,663 men and 16,815 women. The urban population was 61.56% of the total population.[3] In this numbers are included the population of the municipal districts El Naranjal, El Pinar and Nizao-Las Auyamas.
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[change] Economy
The main economic activity of the province is agriculture; the main products are coffee, beans and potato. Other vegetable, as cabbage and carrot are also grown as well as some tropical fruits (avocado and mango).
[change] References
- ↑ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ↑ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Censo 2002 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
