La Romana ( Spanish pronunciation: [la ɾoˈmana] ) is a province of the Dominican Republic . The capital is also named La Romana , and is the third-largest city in the country. La Romana was elevated to the category of province in 1944. File:Catalina Island, La Romana, Dominican Republic. A cruise liner in coast waters of Catalina Isl, approaching the rocky shore. (landscape, view from the shore).jpg La Romana is also home to Casa de Campo , one of the world's largest resorts and top golfing destinations, including the Teeth of the Dog golf course. Many international and local artists perform at " Altos de Chavón ", an artistic community and university.
19-521: La Romana may refer to: La Romana Province, Dominican Republic La Romana, Dominican Republic , capital city of the province La Romana International Airport La Romana Men (volleyball club) La Romana Women , volleyball club La Romana, Alicante , a village in Valencia, Spain Pedro Caro, 3rd Marquis of la Romana (1761–1811), Spanish general of
38-465: A municipality in 2004) and with the municipal districts of Caleta and Cumayasa. La Romana is the main municipality. It borders to the north with the province of El Seibo, to the east with the province of La Altagracia, to the south with the Caribbean Sea and to the west with the province of San Pedro de Macorís. The province is part of the eastern Yuma region. La Romana is the third smallest province in
57-469: Is Santa Rosa de Lima. The province was created on January 1, 1961 after the older province of La Altagracia province was separated into two, whose capital was the city of La Romana, in the Province of La Romana and the new Province La Altagracia. The political division of this province is one of the least complex in the country. It is made up of 3 municipalities: La Romana, Guaymate and Villa Hermosa (created as
76-460: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages La Romana Province, Dominican Republic La Romana is a port city ranked as Dominican Republic's 7th-largest by population (around 130,000, metro around 215,000). The city is located opposite Catalina Island, and approx 80 km (50 mi) from Santo Domingo. Its name comes from a balance used to weigh merchandise for export. Town's patron saint
95-415: Is divided into the following municipalities ( municipios ) and municipal districts ( distrito municipal - D.M.) within them: The following is a sortable table of the municipalities with population figures as of an estimate on the 2012 census. Urban population are those living in the seats ( cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in
114-443: Is further divided into parajes , the municipal council appoints an ayudante del alcalde pedáneo for each of them. Municipalities are often given special designations because of their number of inhabitants: ciudad ( city ) in the case of urban centers with over 10,000 inhabitants or the capital of a province, villas ( town ) in the case of towns with over 1,000 inhabitants or seats of a local government, poblados ( village ) in
133-468: Is of the utmost importance with its beaches, hotels, restaurants, giftshop, and places of entertainment. Tourist attractions generate income for the province and many jobs for the people who live in La Romana. The Central Romana company is an Agro-Industrial, tourist company and works in free zones; it employs more than 25,000 people. 56% of the tourist infrastructures in the city of La Romana have been built by
152-491: The districts ( Secciones literally sections) and neighborhoods ( Parajes literally places) outside of them. For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic . Municipalities of the Dominican Republic [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The municipalities of the Dominican Republic are, after
171-827: The regions and the provinces , the third level of the political and administrative division of the Dominican Republic . The division of provinces into municipalities ( municipios ) is established in the Constitution and further regulated by Law 5220 on the Territorial Division of the Dominican Republic. It was enacted in 1959 and has been frequently amended to create new provinces, municipalities and lower-level administrative units. Municipalities may be further divided into secciones (literally: sections) and parajes (literally: places or neighborhoods ). Municipal districts ( distritos municipales ) may be formed in
190-531: The Mayor's Office the executive one. The mayor is a voting member of the Municipal Council. He and his deputy, as well as the regidores and their deputies, are elected by the electorate on the occasion of elections held nationally every four years. If a municipality consists of more than one urban center , the additional centres may be elevated to the status of municipal district ( distrito municipal ), with
209-495: The Peninsular War Diego del Alcázar, 10th Marquis of la Romana (born 1950), Spanish entrepreneur The Woman of Rome (Italian: La Romana ), a novel by Alberto Moravia "La Romana" (song) , by Bad Bunny, 2018 See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing La Romana Romana (disambiguation) Evacuation of La Romana's division , a military operation in 1808 Topics referred to by
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#1732847905309228-471: The case of municipalities with several urban centres. The provinces as the second level of political and administrative division contain at least two municipalities. The Distrito Nacional , which is neither a municipality nor a province, consists of only one municipality, Santo Domingo (Constitution: "the city of Santo Domingo de Guzmán is the Distrito Nacional" ). According to the Constitution and
247-404: The country, with 653.95 km and occupies 1.3% of the national territory. The main rivers are Cumayasa, La Romana (or Río Dulce) and Chavón. La Romana's economy is based mainly on the sugar industry, free zones and tourism. In La Romana there are still what is called bateyes, this is due to the great production of sugar cane. The bateyes are colonies of braceros, located in a suitable place for
266-404: The electorate on the occasion of elections held nationally every four years. They represent the municipal district to the municipality and are subordinate to it. If a municipality is further divided into secciones , the municipal council appoints an alcalde pedáneo for each of them. He reports to the mayor or, if his sección is in a municipal district, to its director . If the municipality
285-447: The handling of the agricultural work of the sugar cane. The main agricultural activity is the production of sugar cane followed by cattle raising, both milk and meat. In terms of industries, the main one is the production of sugar. In these places there are houses and facilities for agricultural activities. The sugar industry is the largest private employer in the country, with 25,000 workers including workers and office personnel. Tourism
304-474: The law, the municipalities are administered by the municipality's Municipal Office ( ayuntamiento ), which is a legal entity in its own right consisting of two bodies: the alcadía (Mayor's Office), with the alcalde ( Mayor ), and the Municipal Council ( concejo de regidores ), with at least five members ( regidores ). The Municipal Council is an exclusively normative, regulatory and supervisory body,
323-530: The private sector with the help of the Central Bank, generating more jobs and contributing to the development of the province. These infrastructures have performed the functions for which they have been created, serving as a means of transport and allowing them to travel to the desired destination in the case of constructions, they have been manufactured with high quality materials to guarantee the durability and safety of these works. The province as of June 20, 2006
342-427: The remaining district of the municipality called cabecera (main municipality). The administration of the municipal district is the responsibility of a municipal district office ( junta municipal ), which includes the director ( director ) and a municipal district council ( junta de vocales ) with at least three members ( vocales ). The director and his deputy, as well as the vocales and their deputies, are elected by
361-453: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title La Romana . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Romana&oldid=949647467 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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