Sabana Iglesia

Sabana Iglesia
Sabana Iglesia
Coordinates: 19°19′48″N 70°45′0″W / 19.33000°N 70.75000°W / 19.33000; -70.75000
CountryDominican Republic
ProvinceSantiago
Established as a MunicipalityMay 18, 2007
Area
  Total
58.3 km2 (22.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
13,348
  Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)

Sabana Iglesia is a town and municipality in the Santiago province of the Dominican Republic. Santiago is part of the northern valley of the country, otherwise known as the Cibao. Sabana Iglesia is located south of Santiago de los Caballeros, the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic, and sits just north of the country's second-tallest dam, the Bao Dam, surrounded by the mountains of the Cordillera Central.