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Jicoméjicome in the dominican republic | |
Coordinates: 19°39′0″N 70°57′0″W / 19.65000°N 70.95000°W / 19.65000; -70.95000 | |
Country | Dominican Republic |
Province | Valverde |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rita Perez |
Elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 30,777 |
Time zone | UTC-4 |
Area code | 1-809 1-829 1-849 |
Jicomé Districto municipal de jicomé is a town municipal district of the municipality of Esperanza, located northeast in the Valverde Province of the Dominican Republic. Its in the central most populous religion in the country cibao. 101 mi (or 163 km) North-West of Santo Domingo, the country's capital city.
Economy
Agriculture is the main economic activity in Jicomé, since its terrains are fit for growing a variety of crops such as rice, banana, Plaintain, cassava, onion,sweet potato, among others. Tobacco and sorghum
Other economic activities include cattle ranches, industry and commerce. There are various dairy product industries in the municipality, as well a bakeries, carpentry shops, cement block factories, repair shops, hardware stores, ,Grocery store, sportswear and footwear retailer ,among others.
Notable people from Jicomé
Hipólito Pichardo (born August 22, 1969) is a Dominican former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three teams between 1992 and 2002. He batted and threw right-handed.
Sources
- World Gazeteer: Dominican Republic at archive.today (archived 2012-12-04) – World-Gazetteer.com
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