| Jimaní | |
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  Jimaní
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| Coordinates: 18°29′24″N 71°51′0″W / 18.49°N 71.85°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Independencia |
| Founded | |
| Municipality since | 1945 |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 237.73 km2 (91.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation [2] | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population (2002)[3] | |
| - Total | 11,414 |
| - Density | 48/km2 (124.4/sq mi) |
| - Urban | 5,842 |
| Distance to – Santo Domingo |
280 km |
| Municipal Districts | 2 |
Jimaní is the capital and the second largest city of the Independencia Province of the Dominican Republic. It serves as one of the two main thoroughfares to Haiti (with Dajabón), with a duty free open air marketplace operating on the border with the Haitian town of Malpasse. Half of the town was completely washed away in the flash flood of May 25, 2004, killing many of the citizens during the night. It is still in the process of rebuilding.
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History
Of the first inhabitants we have the reference that they have origin in the different communities of the southwest as: Neiba, Duvergé, El Estero, Las Salinas, Azua de Compostela, Santa Cruz de Barahona and other communities, without stop citing the Haitian immigrants that married or amancebaron with Dominicans and Dominican, forming families in which is the most populous neighborhood of the community, and the one that know as Jimaní Viejo.
For the decade of the 1930, Jimaní belonged to Neyba and in 1938, passed to be section of the common one of La Descubierta one and Duvergé, forming meetings, part from of the Province of Neiba, the one that today is Province Baoruco. It fits to emphasize, that for that epoch Jimaní was not recognized by the historians, since not even figured in the map of the Dominican Republic, appearing only the White Stream populations Arroyo Blanco y La Furnia
For the epoch in question, Jimaní had entered a moment in which the dictator Rafael L. Trujillo Molina, had planned strategically a program for "dominicanizar" all the frontier region, for which being part of the location, applied the call eviction, moment known like the killing of Haitians and repatriation in the 1937. After passing for a light phase of development, in 1943, Jimaní is raised to the category of Municipal District by means of the law # 229 of the above-mentioned year, belonging to the common one of The Discovered one. In 1948, it was done Jimaní municipality, being proposed the head of state Rafael L. Trujillo Molina, to become a city more beautiful and magnificent; is when they are built more you marry of concrete, the ones that were lived by soldiers and public officials, that mostly were brought of the interior of the country, upon not there being the sufficient personnel qualified to assume the public responsibilities, this reinforced by illiteracy index a reduction in the community.
Origin of Name
The name "XIMANI", is of native origin. In such sense, the Dr. Rafael Leonidas Pérez and Pérez in his book; "Annotations on the history of Jimaní", says that this was an overlord of the chieftainship of Jaragua (Xaragua) that had the controls of these lands. Although another version on this name relating to the count of French origin exists (Count of Jimaní), the historian clarifies that this official of the epoch, him he was called thus exactly by to have lived in this place, name that by logic, already he was very old. He notifies that the name of Jimaní (Ximaní), himself due to the overlord, not to the count.
Economy
The agriculture and the commerce with Haiti represent the main economic activities of this Municipality. In agriculture the main products are yucca, batata, melon, peppers, cilantro and tomatoes.
In the trade relation with the neighboring country, a free commerce is carried out, to which the inhabitants respond not only of Jimaní and the adjoining towns, but people of different towns and far away regions of this zone.
The door, like him is called to the customs zone in the border, is visited also by foreign tourists, that come to observe the dynamics of the business and of the relation intercultural and interracial between Dominicans and Haitian.
In that market "international" products of the family basket they are sold, as well as foreign beverages, clothes, shoes and new electrical appliances and used.
The municipal City Hall receives monthly RD$1,000,000.00 (A Million Pesos) by the transfer that orders the General Law of Budget, through the Dominican Municipal League. By concept of internal collections, the authorities of the City Hall quantify the same in some $15.000,00 (Fifteen Thousand Pesos) monthly.
The municipal districts El Limón y Boca de Cachón receive monthly $RD500,000.00 (five hundred Thousand Pesos) each one, by the transfer that orders the Law through the Dominican Municipal League.
In the Municipality two financial institutions they function, that are a branch office of the Bank of Reserves and a branch office of the Cooperative of Savings and Credits of Neiba (Coopacrene).
Education
In the municipality some 6 basic schools with two shows they function each one, 4 secondary lyceums and the University of the Province Independencia that this being constructed for 2014. Of these lyceums 3 they are for adults.
Health
The area of health the Municipality has a municipal hospital and 4 rural clinics or hospitals. The hospital normally is visited for the national of the neighboring country, Haiti, being they who greater use give to the services of said hospital.
The majority of the jimanisenses prefers to seek medical attention in the Regional University Hospital Jaime Mota of Barahona, due to that the Haitians occupy the beds, especially with the women parturientas.
Culture & Religion
The local holidays of Jimaní are celebrated March 19, in honor of their Saint San José. To expand the celebration of its managements, the City Hall and the community are organizing the celebration of a carnival inside the same festivals.
Likewise, they are institutionalizing the celebration of a Cultural Week each year, in memory of the flood that destroyed great part of the population in May of the 2004.
As a historic-cultural monument, Jimaní conserves intact and conditioned, the call Mansion of Trujillo, built as other by the tyrant in some towns of the border, although never spent the night in her. (To see photo further down
Achievements of the City Hall
The present local government has carried out different works for the community. Among these works they are found the reconstruction and restructuring of the municipal cemetery and the reconstruction of gutters in the urban helmet, rehabilitation of the electric lighting in the urban helmet and in new Land.
The City Hall from here is working also in the enlargement of the networks of the aqueduct in the neighborhoods La Cu y El Cerro
Organized Communities
In Jimaní the participation is emphasized active several common associations, among them exists in each one of the towns that conform the Municipality an association of farmers and an association of mothers.
Also the Lions Club exists, the Association of Minibuses Jimaní-Barahona, a committee that represents the Association of Jimanisenses resident in Masschusets (E.U.), a technical team of World Vision (World Vision), Fundasur and Conani
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
Coordinates: 18°29′N 71°51′W / 18.483°N 71.85°W
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