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  Concepción de La Vega
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| Coordinates: 19°13′12″N 70°31′48″W / 19.22°N 70.53°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | La Vega |
| Founded | 1494 |
| Municipality since | 1844 |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 639.85 km2 (247 sq mi) |
| Elevation [2] | 100 m (328 ft) |
| Population (2002)[3] | |
| - Total | 220.279 |
| - Density | 0.3/km2 (0.9/sq mi) |
| - Urban | 98.386 |
| - Demonym | Vegano(a) |
| Distance to – Santo Domingo |
125 km |
| Municipal Districts | 2 |
Concepción de La Vega, or just La Vega, is the largest city and municipality of the central Dominican Republic.
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History
In 1494, Christopher Columbus built a small fort near what is today the actual town of La Vega in the central Dominican Republic. It was intended to guard the route to the interior gold deposits of the Cibao valley. A Spanish settlement known as Concepción de la Vega gradually grew up around the fort, and after 1508, when gold was found in quantity there, Concepción became the first gold boomtown in the continent. By 1510 it was one of the largest and most important European cities in the hemisphere. The town was destroyed and buried by an earthquake on December 2, 1562, and the survivors relocated to the present site on the banks of the Camú River. The site of the ruined town remained largely in farmland until 1975, when a small portion of the original city was purchased by the Dominican government in 1976 and named as the National Park of Concepción de la Vega.
Sectors
- Arenoso
- Barrio Guarionex
- Barrio Loteria
- Barrio Militar
- Bayacanes
- Carmelitas
- Centro Ciudad
centro ciudad sector.
- Conani
- Don Bosco
- El Cerro
- El Napoles
- El Riito
- Gamundi
- Guayguy
- La Arboleda
- La Enrramada
- La Cigua
- La Planta
- La Riviera
- Los Pomos
- Multis Viejos
- Palmarito
- Parque Hostos
parque hostos sector. - Ponton
- Residencial Chimbin
- Resisdencial Coral
- San Antonio
- San Martin
- San Miguel
- Soto
- Villa Carolinas
- Villa Francisca
- Villa Francisca II
- Villa Hollywood
- Villa Lora
- Villa Rosa
Economy
Local industries are based upon cacao, coffee, tobacco, rice and cattle production. There is also a small but very famous brewery called Cervecería Vegana known for its pilsener-style beers, Quisqueya and Soberana. There is a factory which is known for make the famous sausage induveca.
Geography
La Vega is separated from north to Camú River. This river flows about 100 kilometers before emptying into Yuna river. La Vega is separated from south to Cordillera Central. This is the largest and the biggest mountain system of the Dominican Republic. La Vega is separated from east to El Ponton Field. This airport is used to local flights. La Vega is separated from west to Camú River and Montellano.
Education
There is an extension of the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña and there is the Universidad Católica Tecnológica del Cibao. Since 2005 the government of the Dominican Republic mister Leonel Fernández Reyna alongside the local government are planning to build an extension of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo but there are some conflicts and the project is late. This city also has one of the most expensive schools in the country, the famous Colegio Inmaculada Concepción de La Vega which counts more than 3,000 students from all around the country.
Privates & Publics schools & High schools
| Private Schools & High schools | Public Schools & High School | |
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| Agustiniano | Arenoso school | |
| Cardenal Sancha | Don Pepe Alvarez High School | |
| La Vega Christian School | Del carmen school | |
| Don Luis Despradel | Garcia Godoy | |
| Eugenio maria De Hostos | Mercedez Morel | |
| Inmacualada Concepcion | Mitila Grullon | |
| Nuveluz Elementary Private School | Mercedez Morel | |
| Padre Fantino Bilingual School | Padre Lamarche | |
| Santo Tomas De Aquino | San Miguel Elementary school | |
| U.M.P.H.U. | San Antonio Public school | |
| Vega Nueva | San Martin De Porres |
The Book Fair
anually, the famous feria del libro de Republica Dominicana take place in the city of concepcion de la vega, in this famous fair most of the famous books and literary works from the dominicans writers such as Juan Bosch,Joaquin Balaguer,Federico Garcia Godoy between others, and international writers such as Gabriela Mistral, Rubén Darío,Gabriel García Márquez between others are sold and some theatrical works are shown to the public. This fair is celebrated each year in the month of september, lasting about one week. This fair brings to this city all the editors from all around the country selling many kinds of books,theatrical works etc.
 Concepción de La Vega section |
 Hermanas Mirabal section |
 Monte Cristi section |
 Santiago de los Caballeros section |
 Puerto Plata section |
 Santa Cruz de Mao section |
 San Francisco de Macoris section |
 Nagua section |
 Dajabon section |
 Samana section |
 Santiago Rodriguez section |
Transportation
there are many buses companies which travel to many differents citites like: Santo Domingo, santiago de los caballeros, Samana, San Felipe de Puerto Plata etc. and there is also El Ponton Field which serves domestics flights
Culture
February is known as the Carnaval month in La Vega and is the most famous in the entire country. The patron saint is the Virgen de las Mercedes, celebrated on September 24.
== Carnival ==
el carnaval vegano is celebrated in the city of la vega each sunday of the month february. This event brings to this city thousand of tourists each year. This carnival is conciderd to be the best carnival of the caribbean and the best carnival of the country.
many activities take place before and during the celebration of the carnival
- Miss carnaval vegano pegeant: in this pegeant the queen of the carnival is chosen YESI TAVERAS is the actual queen.
- crowning of the king: the king of the carnival is crowned (choosen preaviosly by vote) MARCOS DURAN is the actual king.
- Opening parade: this is the event that open the carnival, it's usually celebrated days before the carnival (with no one in disguise).
- The concert: every sunday after the carnival a concert with popular singers is celebrated.
- February 27: This is the independece's day of the dominican republic, in the morning theres a parade the schools march in and they have dances and stuff like that.
- March 1: the closing parade.
Notable people
- Juan Bosch: Former President of the Dominican Republic february 27th 1963- september 24th 1963 and a famous writer
- Antonio Guzmán Fernández: Former President of the dominican republic 1978-1982
- Larimar Fiallo: Miss Dominican Republic 2004
- Federico García Godoy: famous writer
- Carlos De La Mota: Televisa actor
Sister Cities
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
Photo gallery
 the catedral of la vega |
 Calle Sanchez |
 plaza duarte |
 typical neighborhood of la vega |
 Comercial center in la vega |
 electrical center in la vega |
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