Cibao
Cibao Region Región del Cibao (Spanish) | |
|---|---|
| Cibao Macroregion Macrorregión del Cibao (Spanish) | |
| Sovereign state | Dominican Republic |
| Subdivision of the Spanish Empire | 1492 |
| Department of French First Republic | 1795 |
| Province of Spain | 1811 |
| Republic of Spanish Haiti | 1822 |
| Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo | 1844 |
| Department of the First Dominican Republic | 1844 |
| De-facto Cibao State | 1857 |
| Capital | Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Ethnic groups (2023) |
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| Religion (2023) | 85% Catholic 8% Protestant 7% Other |
| Demonym(s) | Cibaeño/a |
| Government | |
| Luis Abinader | |
| Legislature | Congress |
| Area | |
• Total | 19,058.62 km2 (7,358.57 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2023 census | 3,450,875 |
• Density | 180/km2 (466.2/sq mi) (2) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $60.995 billion |
• Per capita | $17.675 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.835 very high |
| Currency | Dominican peso (DOP) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (UTC) |
• Summer (DST) | not observed |
| Calling code | +1 |
The Cibao (Spanish pronunciation: [siˈβa.o] sib-OW), usually referred as El Cibao, is a cultural and administrative region of the Dominican Republic located in the northern part of the country. As of 2017, the Cibao region has a population of 3,450,875 million, making it the second most populous region in the country.
The region has its own cultural identity, it forms a "macroregion of development"; with a large industrial base and high levels of progress among its inhabitants, it has high levels of education and the highest quality of life among the three main regions of the Dominican Republic. The Cibao is characterized socioculturally by the overwhelming predominance of the European legacy, (predominantly Spanish and French) and economically by being the most prosperous region of the country.