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| Baní | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Peravia | |
  Baní
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| Coordinates: 18°17′24″N 70°19′48″W / 18.29°N 70.33°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Peravia |
| Founded | 1764 |
| Municipality since | 1845 |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 743.79 km2 (287.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation [2] | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2002)[3] | |
| - Total | 107,926 |
| - Density | 145.1/km2 (375.8/sq mi) |
| - Urban | 61,864 |
| - Demonym | Banilejo(a) |
| Distance to – Santo Domingo |
65 km |
| Municipal Districts | 9 |
Baní is a capital town of the Peravia Province, Dominican Republic. It is the commercial and manufacturing center in a region producing bananas and coffee.
Overview
Its culture and customs were most accurately portrayed in the novel "Bani o Engracia y Anto-ita," written by Francisco Gregorio Billini. The local beach is "Playa Los Almendros" (Almendros Beach,) situated 6 km (3.72 miles) south of the center square. The town's original design follows the classic Spanish square, with a park in the center of the town surrounded by the local church and the local government (mayor's office).
The city's Patron Saint is "Nuestra Señora de Regla," whose celebration is on 21 November each year.
Baní is surrounded by many smaller towns, many with their own specific identities. One example is Paya, well known around the country for its milk-based candies (most famously "Dulce de Leche," or candy of milk.) Another is Salinas, famous for its Sand Dunes, the largest of its kind in the Caribbean.
People from Baní
- Willy Aybar – Baseball player
- Erick Aybar – Baseball player
- Máximo Gómez y Báez – Military leader in Cuba's War of Independence
- Timo Pérez- Baseball Player
- Miguel Tejada – Baseball player
- Robinson Tejeda – Baseball player
- Juan Uribe – Baseball player
- Luis Vizcaíno – Baseball player
- Dagoberto Tejeda – Sociologist and Folklorist
- Pisandro Miniño – Weight Lifter - Won Silver Medal in 1967 Pan-American Games
References
- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976) (in Spanish). Geografía Dominicana. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ^ Censo 2002 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
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