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'''Moca''' is the capital of [[Espaillat (province)|Espaillat]] province in the [[Cibao]] region of the [[Dominican Republic]], and is the tenth-largest city of the country with a population of 173,442 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite book|title=Expansión Urbana de las ciudades capitales de RD: 1988-2010|url=http://www.one.gob.do/Multimedia/Download?ObjId=5645|publisher=Oficina Nacional de Estadística|date=1 May 2015|access-date=25 January 2016|location=Santo Domingo|language=es|isbn=978-9945-8984-3-9|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714132107/http://www.one.gob.do/Multimedia/Download?ObjId=5645|archive-date=14 July 2016}}</ref> Moca is located 11 miles/18 kilometers east from the country’s second-largest city, [[Santiago de los Caballeros|Santiago]]. It is divided into eight municipal districts: San Víctor, Las Lagunas, José Contreras, Juan López, El Higuerito, La Ortega, Monte de la Jagua and Canca La Reina.
'''Moca''' is the capital of [[Espaillat (province)|Espaillat]] province in the [[Cibao]] region of the [[Dominican Republic]], and is the tenth-largest city of the country with a population of 164,022 inhabitants.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Moca (Municipality, Dominican Republic) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/domrep/mun/admin/0901__moca/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> Moca is located 11 miles/18 kilometers east from the country’s second-largest city, [[Santiago de los Caballeros|Santiago]]. It is divided into eight municipal districts: San Víctor, Las Lagunas, José Contreras, Juan López, El Higuerito, La Ortega, Monte de la Jagua and Canca La Reina.


The city is known as "La Villa Heroica" (Village of Heroes) due to the number of men and women from Moca who have played a major role in the Dominican Republic's history in bringing down two dictators, [[Ulises Heureaux]] and [[Rafael Trujillo]], and bringing democracy back to the country.
The city is known as "La Villa Heroica" (Village of Heroes) due to the number of men and women from Moca who have played a major role in the Dominican Republic's history in bringing down two dictators, [[Ulises Heureaux]] and [[Rafael Trujillo]], and bringing democracy back to the country.


Moca is home to the Corazon Sagrado de Jesus ("Sacred Heart of Jesus") Cathedral. All its pane glass windows were originally brought from [[Italy]] depicting the [[Apostles in the New Testament|apostles]] and [[Jesus]]' path to the [[crucifixion]]. Agriculture forms the primary livelihood of the inhabitants. Plantain and yucca are main crops. Most crops are harvested by hand.
Moca is home to the Corazon Sagrado de Jesus ("Sacred Heart of Jesus") Cathedral. All its pane glass windows were originally brought from [[Italy]] depicting the [[Apostles in the New Testament|apostles]] and [[Jesus]]' path to the [[crucifixion]]. Agriculture forms the primary livelihood of the inhabitants. Plantain and yucca are main crops. Most crops are harvested by hand.

==Etymology==
{{unreferenced section|date=December 2022}}
According to Emiliano Tejera, Moca means a tree that overlooks the river banks. Others claim that the word comes from the region of Mocán, a section in the province of La Vega near the river. Others claim that the word Moca is based on the coffee crop name: Mocca. According to Franklin Torres Moca is derived from an Aboriginal term which was adopted by the European settlers.


==History==
==History==
Moca was founded in 1780.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Moca | title=Moca &#124; Dominican Republic &#124; Britannica }}</ref>
At the time of its colonization by the Spanish, what is now Moca was part of the chiefdom of Maguá. Moca was founded in 1780.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Moca | title=Moca &#124; Dominican Republic &#124; Britannica }}</ref> In 1845, Moca is designated common of the department of La Vega, then in its political division it becomes the head municipality of the Espaillat province.


==Economy==
==Economy==
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The city has the largest coffee manufacturing industry, Industries Banilejas.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.am.gob.do/index.php/moca.html|title=Municipio de Moca|access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref>''' The city is also known for its agricultural production, with the plantain, banana and cassava as major crops. Other fruits: bananas, pigeon pea, taro, yams, squash, beans, coffee, oranges, lemons, grapefruit, papaya (papaya), etc. A variety of vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, cabbage are cultivated, among others. It also has a great development in poultry products, with a production of 70% in this sector.
The city has the largest coffee manufacturing industry, Industries Banilejas.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.am.gob.do/index.php/moca.html|title=Municipio de Moca|access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref>''' The city is also known for its agricultural production, with the plantain, banana and cassava as major crops. Other fruits: bananas, pigeon pea, taro, yams, squash, beans, coffee, oranges, lemons, grapefruit, papaya (papaya), etc. A variety of vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, cabbage are cultivated, among others. It also has a great development in poultry products, with a production of 70% in this sector.
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===Church of Moca===
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==Geography==
==Geography==
Moca has a total area of 339.21 [[Square kilometers|km²]].<ref name="listado" /> The municipality sits on a volcanic coral reef with [[hill]]s to the west and low [[mountain]]s to the north; these mountains are part of the ''Cordillera Septentrional''. The highest mountain in the municipality, and in the province, is ''El Mogote'' at (970 m). Moca is at an [[elevation]] of 183 m with an [[average]] [[temperature]] in the city of 25.3&nbsp;°C and an average [[rainfall]] of 1,174.4&nbsp;mm.
Moca has a total area of 339.21 [[Square kilometers|km²]].<ref name="listado" /> The municipality sits on a volcanic coral reef with [[hill]]s to the west and low [[mountain]]s to the north; these mountains are part of the ''Cordillera Septentrional''. The highest mountain in the municipality, and in the province, is ''El Mogote'' at (971 m). Moca is at an [[elevation]] of 183 m with an [[average]] [[temperature]] in the city of 27,5&nbsp;°C in 2023 and an average [[rainfall]] of 189,1&nbsp;mm in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-06 |title=Relation: Moca (7380533) |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/7380533 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=OpenStreetMap |language=en}}</ref>

=== Subdivisions ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Division
!Status
!Population (2022)<ref name=":0" />
|-
|Canca La Reyna
|District
|11,395
|-
|El Higüerito
|District
|11,343
|-
|José Contreras
|District
|4,296
|-
|Juan López
|District
|14,326
|-
|La Ortega
|District
|2,315
|-
|Las Lagunas
|District
|16,869
|-
|Moca
|Municipal Core
|97,196
|-
|Monte de La Jagua
|District
|6,282
|}


===Climate===
===Climate===
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|Jan record high C = 31.4
|Feb record high C = 35.5
|Feb record high C = 32.2
|Mar record high C = 36.0
|Mar record high C = 34.2
|Apr record high C = 36.0
|Apr record high C = 34.9
|May record high C = 36.0
|May record high C = 36.5
|Jun record high C = 35.5
|Jun record high C = 36.9
|Jul record high C = 36.0
|Jul record high C = 37.2
|Aug record high C = 37.0
|Aug record high C = 36.4
|Sep record high C = 36.5
|Sep record high C = 36.8
|Oct record high C = 38.0
|Oct record high C = 36.3
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|Nov record high C = 33.6
|Dec record high C = 34.0
|Dec record high C = 32.6
|year record high C = 38.0
|year record high C = 37.2
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|Jan high C = 28.8
|Feb high C = 28.3
|Feb high C = 29.7
|Mar high C = 29.4
|Mar high C = 31.8
|Apr high C = 30.0
|Apr high C = 32.3
|May high C = 30.4
|May high C = 33.8
|Jun high C = 31.6
|Jun high C = 35.0
|Jul high C = 31.2
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|Aug high C = 31.3
|Aug high C = 33.4
|Sep high C = 31.7
|Sep high C = 34.3
|Oct high C = 31.1
|Oct high C = 33.1
|Nov high C = 29.2
|Nov high C = 31.0
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|Dec high C = 29.8
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|Feb low C = 18.2
|Feb low C = 16.8
|Mar low C = 18.6
|Mar low C = 17.2
|Apr low C = 19.2
|Apr low C = 21.3
|May low C = 20.2
|May low C = 22.4
|Jun low C = 21.1
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|Jul low C = 21.1
|Jul low C = 23.3
|Aug low C = 21.0
|Aug low C = 23.6
|Sep low C = 20.9
|Sep low C = 23.6
|Oct low C = 20.5
|Oct low C = 22.9
|Nov low C = 19.6
|Nov low C = 22.1
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|Dec low C = 19.9
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|Jan record low C = 12.1
|Feb record low C = 13.0
|Feb record low C = 13.0
|Mar record low C = 10.0
|Mar record low C = 15.9
|Apr record low C = 13.0
|Apr record low C = 17.2
|May record low C = 15.9
|May record low C = 21.1
|Jun record low C = 16.0
|Jun record low C = 22.7
|Jul record low C = 16.0
|Jul record low C = 21.8
|Aug record low C = 16.0
|Aug record low C = 21.6
|Sep record low C = 16.0
|Sep record low C = 22.9
|Oct record low C = 16.0
|Oct record low C = 21.4
|Nov record low C = 12.0
|Nov record low C = 20.3
|Dec record low C = 12.0
|Dec record low C = 16.5
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|year record low C = 12.1
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|Apr rain days = 7.5
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|Jun rain days = 6.5
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==Notable residents==
==Notable residents==
*[[Trina de Moya]] (1863–1943) – poet and [[First Lady of the Dominican Republic]] (1899, 1902–1903, 1924–1930)<ref name=ec>{{cite news |first=Sergia |last=Mercado |title=Dominicanas Ilustres: doña Trina de Moya de Vásquez, María Montez y Mamá Tingó |url=https://www.elcaribe.com.do/gente/cultura/zona-retro/dominicanas-ilustres-dona-trina-de-moya-de-vasquez-maria-montez-y-mama-tingo/ |work=[[El Caribe (Dominican Republic)]] |publisher= |date=2021-03-05 |access-date=2021-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813123036/https://www.elcaribe.com.do/sin-categoria/primeras-damas-dominicanas-19631988/ |archive-date=2021-08-13 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Trina de Moya]] (1863–1943) – poet and [[First Lady of the Dominican Republic]] (1899, 1902–1903, 1924–1930)<ref name=ec>{{cite news |first=Sergia |last=Mercado |title=Dominicanas Ilustres: doña Trina de Moya de Vásquez, María Montez y Mamá Tingó |url=https://www.elcaribe.com.do/gente/cultura/zona-retro/dominicanas-ilustres-dona-trina-de-moya-de-vasquez-maria-montez-y-mama-tingo/ |work=[[El Caribe (Dominican Republic)]] |publisher= |date=2021-03-05 |access-date=2021-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813123036/https://www.elcaribe.com.do/sin-categoria/primeras-damas-dominicanas-19631988/ |archive-date=2021-08-13 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Sports ==
*[[Estadio Bragaña Garcia]], baseball stadium


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 17:56, 17 August 2024

Moca
Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Moca, Dominican Republic
Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Moca, Dominican Republic
Official seal of Moca
Moca is located in the Dominican Republic
Moca
Moca
Coordinates: 19°23′N 70°31′W / 19.383°N 70.517°W / 19.383; -70.517
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceEspaillat
Municipality since1822
Area
 • Total251 km2 (97 sq mi)
Elevation183 m (600 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)[3]
 • Total164,022
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Mocano(a)
Distance to
 – Santo Domingo

145 km
Municipalities8
ClimateAf
Websitehttp://am.gob.do/

Moca is the capital of Espaillat province in the Cibao region of the Dominican Republic, and is the tenth-largest city of the country with a population of 164,022 inhabitants.[4] Moca is located 11 miles/18 kilometers east from the country’s second-largest city, Santiago. It is divided into eight municipal districts: San Víctor, Las Lagunas, José Contreras, Juan López, El Higuerito, La Ortega, Monte de la Jagua and Canca La Reina.

The city is known as "La Villa Heroica" (Village of Heroes) due to the number of men and women from Moca who have played a major role in the Dominican Republic's history in bringing down two dictators, Ulises Heureaux and Rafael Trujillo, and bringing democracy back to the country.

Moca is home to the Corazon Sagrado de Jesus ("Sacred Heart of Jesus") Cathedral. All its pane glass windows were originally brought from Italy depicting the apostles and Jesus' path to the crucifixion. Agriculture forms the primary livelihood of the inhabitants. Plantain and yucca are main crops. Most crops are harvested by hand.

History

At the time of its colonization by the Spanish, what is now Moca was part of the chiefdom of Maguá. Moca was founded in 1780.[5] In 1845, Moca is designated common of the department of La Vega, then in its political division it becomes the head municipality of the Espaillat province.

Economy

People of Moca, Dominican Republic.

Moca has a very important banking sector, the city is home to branches of all commercial banks of the country. A strong business in shops, furniture, supermarkets, warehouses, factories of footwear, food, construction, and hardware.

The city has the largest coffee manufacturing industry, Industries Banilejas.[6] The city is also known for its agricultural production, with the plantain, banana and cassava as major crops. Other fruits: bananas, pigeon pea, taro, yams, squash, beans, coffee, oranges, lemons, grapefruit, papaya (papaya), etc. A variety of vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, cabbage are cultivated, among others. It also has a great development in poultry products, with a production of 70% in this sector.

Church of Moca

Geography

Moca has a total area of 339.21 km².[1] The municipality sits on a volcanic coral reef with hills to the west and low mountains to the north; these mountains are part of the Cordillera Septentrional. The highest mountain in the municipality, and in the province, is El Mogote at (971 m). Moca is at an elevation of 183 m with an average temperature in the city of 27,5 °C in 2023 and an average rainfall of 189,1 mm in 2023.[7]

Subdivisions

Division Status Population (2022)[4]
Canca La Reyna District 11,395
El Higüerito District 11,343
José Contreras District 4,296
Juan López District 14,326
La Ortega District 2,315
Las Lagunas District 16,869
Moca Municipal Core 97,196
Monte de La Jagua District 6,282

Climate

Climate data for Moca, Dominican Republic (2023)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31.4
(88.5)
32.2
(90.0)
34.2
(93.6)
34.9
(94.8)
36.5
(97.7)
36.9
(98.4)
37.2
(99.0)
36.4
(97.5)
36.8
(98.2)
36.3
(97.3)
33.6
(92.5)
32.6
(90.7)
37.2
(99.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.8
(83.8)
29.7
(85.5)
31.8
(89.2)
32.3
(90.1)
33.8
(92.8)
35.0
(95.0)
34.6
(94.3)
33.4
(92.1)
34.3
(93.7)
33.1
(91.6)
31.0
(87.8)
29.8
(85.6)
32.2
(90.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.9
(62.4)
16.8
(62.2)
17.2
(63.0)
21.3
(70.3)
22.4
(72.3)
23.7
(74.7)
23.3
(73.9)
23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
22.9
(73.2)
22.1
(71.8)
19.9
(67.8)
20.5
(68.9)
Record low °C (°F) 12.1
(53.8)
13.0
(55.4)
15.9
(60.6)
17.2
(63.0)
21.1
(70.0)
22.7
(72.9)
21.8
(71.2)
21.6
(70.9)
22.9
(73.2)
21.4
(70.5)
20.3
(68.5)
16.5
(61.7)
12.1
(53.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 30.2
(1.19)
26.5
(1.04)
37.9
(1.49)
28.4
(1.12)
45.5
(1.79)
18.9
(0.74)
29.8
(1.17)
41.5
(1.63)
23.7
(0.93)
33.9
(1.33)
37.3
(1.47)
24.6
(0.97)
378.2
(14.87)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 6.0 6.5 4.0 7.5 10.0 6.5 6.0 9.0 6.0 6.5 8.0 6.5 82.5
Source: NOAA[8]

Notable residents

Sports

References

  1. ^ a b Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
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