La Romana, Dominican Republic

Coordinates: 18°25′48″N 68°58′12″W / 18.43000°N 68.97000°W / 18.43000; -68.97000
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La Romana
Altos de Chavon church in La Romana, Dominican Republic
Altos de Chavon church in La Romana, Dominican Republic
Municipal Districts

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ClimateAw

La Romana is a municipality and capital of the southeastern

Catalina Island. It is one of the 10 largest cities in the Dominican Republic with a population estimated in 2010 at 130,426 within the city limits (metropolitan
population: 214,109), of whom 127,623 are urban and 2,803 are rural. The name Romana comes from the word "Bomana", a name given by Indians to what is known today as Romana River.

The modern

Bayahibe
, Dominicus, Casa de Campo, and the growing number of golf resorts that surround the area.

History

The city of La Romana was officially founded in 1897 as an oil town. After 1917 with the construction of a large sugar-mill the economy quickly shifted to sugar production. The commissioning of the sugar mill coincided with the rise in sugar prices worldwide, prompting the sugar industry to welcome workers from different parts of the country as well as other parts of the Caribbean, many families moved to La Romana for economic opportunities.

In early 1960,

tourist resorts in the Dominican Republic, Casa de Campo
.

Economy

La Romana has historically been a company town, with the Central Romana Corporation owning the majority of the town. It is a town with nearly 100% employment, mostly in the tourism industry or with The Central Romana Corporation, the Duty Free Zone (Zona Franca Romana), or one of the service businesses there.

La Romana has been a one-company town since the South Puerto Rico Sugar Company built the mammoth Central Romana mill in 1917. It was the only sugar operation not taken over by

Fanjul brothers
.

Gulf+Western acquired Consolidated Cigar in 1968 and shifted the Canary Island cigar-making operation to its Tabacalera de Garcia tobacco plant in La Romana. The Tabacalera de Garcia factory is currently one of the largest cigar factories in the world, and has been owned by the biggest cigar marketing company in the world, Altadis, since 1999. Three world-famous brands are produced in La Romana: Montecristo, H. Upmann, and Romeo y Julieta.

City of La Romana

Tourism

Altos de Chavón Amphitheater.

Fanjul brothers
.

Chavon river in La Romana, Dominican Republic.

Altos de Chavón is a reconstruction of a 16th-century Mediterranean village located just minutes from La Romana.

Casa de Campo International Tourist Port (Muelle Turístico Internacional Casa de Campo), located on the West Bank of La Romana River or Rio Dulce, has been utilized primarily for the docking of commercial ships, primarily for the transport of sugar and molasses. Upon exceeding the capacity of its port, the Central Romana Corporation built its new tourism focused port on the east side of the river. The platform on the western bank was renovated and the river channel was dredged to a depth of 10.50 metres (34.4 ft).

Inaugurated with the arrival of the vessel

Costa Marina
in December 2002, the Central Romana Corporation invested US$12 million to extend the existing port by over 40,000 square metres (430,000 sq ft). The port is a modern platform and harbor terminal, with a capacity for two large modern cruise ships. Today the new facilities boast two docking platforms (East Dock: 255 metres (837 ft) in length, West Dock: 225 metres (738 ft) in length), a 1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft) passenger terminal and parking facilities which accommodate 24 buses.

La Romana International Airport (IATA: LRM, ICAO: MDLR) is a private commercial airport in the east of the Dominican Republic, serving the resort town of La Romana and the resort of Casa de Campo. It was built in a traditional Dominican style, with open-air terminals.

La Romana airport.

There is a significant number of charter lines and flights to La Romana; this airport registered a large influx of visitors in 2002, making it one of the most visited airports in the Dominican Republic.

It currently ranks fifth in air traffic, behind Punta Cana, Las Américas, Puerto Plata and Santiago. The airport receives many international airlines. The airport has 7 positions in the international terminal and a spacious private aviation terminal where up to 12 private jets can be parked.

Climate

La Romana has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) only slightly above a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) due to its shielded location from the northeasterly trade winds.

Climate data for La Romana, Dominican Republic (1961-1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.8
(94.6)
33.0
(91.4)
34.0
(93.2)
35.0
(95.0)
35.0
(95.0)
36.6
(97.9)
36.8
(98.2)
37.0
(98.6)
37.6
(99.7)
37.7
(99.9)
34.2
(93.6)
33.8
(92.8)
37.7
(99.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.7
(85.5)
30.0
(86.0)
30.5
(86.9)
30.9
(87.6)
31.2
(88.2)
32.0
(89.6)
32.7
(90.9)
32.6
(90.7)
32.2
(90.0)
31.8
(89.2)
30.8
(87.4)
29.9
(85.8)
31.2
(88.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.5
(67.1)
19.5
(67.1)
19.8
(67.6)
20.5
(68.9)
22.0
(71.6)
22.9
(73.2)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
22.9
(73.2)
22.6
(72.7)
21.6
(70.9)
20.2
(68.4)
21.5
(70.7)
Record low °C (°F) 14.0
(57.2)
15.0
(59.0)
15.5
(59.9)
15.0
(59.0)
16.9
(62.4)
20.0
(68.0)
20.8
(69.4)
20.8
(69.4)
19.5
(67.1)
19.7
(67.5)
17.4
(63.3)
15.0
(59.0)
14.0
(57.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 32.7
(1.29)
27.8
(1.09)
27.5
(1.08)
45.2
(1.78)
91.0
(3.58)
57.0
(2.24)
60.9
(2.40)
105.2
(4.14)
116.8
(4.60)
164.6
(6.48)
96.2
(3.79)
47.6
(1.87)
872.5
(34.35)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 4.6 4.3 4.2 5.1 7.4 6.0 6.5 8.1 8.6 9.7 8.3 5.7 78.5
Source:
NOAA[4]

Sports

Dominican Winter League
.

In 1983, the government of Salvador Jorge Blanco, through the fund for development of this region, built the Polideportivo de La Romana (La Romana Sports Center), which was named after Eleoncio Mercedes in honor of the flyweight boxer who became world champion. The Cañeros de La Romana, a Dominican basketball team, play their home games here.

Population

La Romana, Dominican Republic school students.
  • 1981 : 91,571
  • 1993 : 140,200
  • 2004 : 171,500
  • 2012 : 227,856

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
  3. ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  4. ^ "La Romana Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 15, 2016.