Sabana Grande de Palenque

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Country Dominican Republic Area 30.13 km² Population 30,247 (2012)		Municipal Districts 0 Local time Monday 7:55 AM Province San Cristóbal

Weather 22°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 92% Humidity

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Sabana Grande de Palenque is a municipality (municipio) of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic.

Map of Sabana Grande de Palenque 91000, Dominican Republic

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History

It was elevated to the category of municipal district of the San Cristóbal municipality on January 1, 1945 and to the category of municipality in 1997 by the Dominican Congress.

Geography

Palenque is located at the coast of the Caribbean Sea near San Cristóbal. It is divided into its seat (cabecera literally head) Sabana Grande de Palenque and two districts (Secciones): Sabana Palenque and Juan Barón. It has some of the most popular beaches among the region's locals, but is generally not considered one of the major tourist destinations of the country.

Notable residents

Timoniel Pérez, professional baseball player.

Jose Uribe, professional baseball player.

Juan Uribe, professional baseball player.

Francisco Liriano, professional baseball player.

Luis Valdez,professional baseball player.

Ivan Nova, professional baseball player.

Alex Reyes, professional baseball player.

References

Sabana Grande de Palenque Wikipedia

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