SANTIAGO RODRGUEZ

city, capital of Santiago Rodrguez province, northwestern Dominican Republic, on the northern slopes of the Cordillera Central. It was called Sabaneta until 1936, and it was named capital of the newly created province in 1951. The city serves as a commercial centre for the region, dealing principally in tobacco, beeswax, timber, and hides. The city can be reached by secondary highway from Mao and Dajabn. Pop. (1981) 9,170. province, northwestern Dominican Republic, occupying the northern slopes and foothills of the Cordillera Central. It was created in 1951 from Montecristi province, with an area of 394 sq mi (1,020 sq km). It is drained by several tributaries of the Yaque del Norte River, the country's largest river. Because of semiarid conditions in much of the province, livestock raising is more important than agriculture, though cassava, plantains, peanuts (groundnuts), coffee, and tobacco are grown. Some lumbering is done in the mountains. Titanium deposits exist near Moncin. A secondary highway traverses the province through Santiago Rodrguez city, the provincial capital. Pop. (1981) 55,411.