Dajabón
Dajabón | |
|---|---|
| San Joaquín de Dajabón | |
Dajabon Dominican Republic town church. | |
| Coordinates: 19°34′0″N 71°42′36″W / 19.56667°N 71.71000°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Dajabón |
| Founded | 1776 |
| Municipality | 1864 |
| Named after | Dajabón River |
Area | 253.41 km2 (97.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2012) | 25,983 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 18,725 |
| Including population of Cañongo. | |
| Climate | Aw |
Dajabón is a municipality and capital of the Dajabón province in the Dominican Republic, which is located on the northwestern Dominican Republic frontier with Haiti. It is a market town with a population of about 26,000, north of the Cordillera Central mountain range.
Dajabón is located on the Dajabón River. This river is also known as the Massacre River due to an incident that took place in 1728 in which Spanish settlers killed 30 French Buccaneers. The name also became popular after being the site of the Parsley massacre in 1937, when thousands of Haitians were killed by the Dominican Army under the orders of Rafael Trujillo.