Demonym(s) Lomacabrero(a) Area 238.5 km² Local time Sunday 4:31 AM Municipalities 2 | Municipality since 1938 Climate Am Population 20,665 (2012) | |
Weather 21°C, Wind NE at 2 km/h, 94% Humidity | ||
Loma de Cabrera is the second largest city in the province of Dajabón, Dominican Republic. It is located in the northwest portion of the country, in the Cibao region.
Map of Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic
The river named Dajabón, also known as Masacre, runs through Loma de Cabrera. The same river separates the city of Dajabon from Haiti. Loma de Cabrera has a very popular river falls called "Balneario El Salto", which is a very popular tourist place for Dominican residents.
Loma de Cabrera is the birthplace of well-known merengue artist Fernando "El Mayimbe" Villalona, Rafael Furcal, the shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team in Major League Baseball, the poet Cristino Gómez, and painter Juan Andújar.
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