Sabana de la Mar
{{Infobox settlement
|name =Sabana de la Mar
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|image_caption =Sabana de la Mar in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic.
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|coordinates = {{coord|19|4|12|N|69|23|24|W|region:DO|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type =Country
|subdivision_name ={{DOM}}
|subdivision_type1 =Province
|subdivision_name1 =Hato Mayor
|established_title =Founded
|established_date =1760
|established_title2 =Municipality since
|established_date2 =
|area_total_km2 =508.52
|elevation_m =3
|elevation_footnotes ={{cite book
| last = De la Fuente
| first = Santiago
| title = Geografía Dominicana
| publisher = Editora Colegial Quisqueyana
| year = 1976
| location = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
| language = es }}
|population_total =10582
|population_as_of =2012
|total_type =Total
|population_density_km2 =auto
|population_blank1_title =Demonym
|population_blank1 =sabanalamarino (a)
|population_footnotes =Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, [http://one.gob.do/ Oficina Nacional de Estadistica]
|blank_name =Distance to
– Hato Mayor
|blank_info =
36 km
|blank1_name =Municipalities
|blank1_info =1
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Sabana de la Mar, usually spelled in English as Savana de la Mar, is a town in the Hato Mayor province of the Dominican Republic. Sabana de la Mar is located in the northeastern region of Dominican Republic, on the southern side of Samaná Bay. It is an urban area with 508.52 km2.
History
In the years 1605 and 1606 the lands surrounding Sabana de la Mar were visited by Spanish colonists in search of land to cultivate and raise cattle. The official foundation of the municipality was in 1756, when a dozen families from the Canary Islands settled in the area, initiated by the Governor Francisco Rubio and Peñaranda during the same time as the settlement of the Peninsula of Santa Bárbara of Samaná. Eventually, other Europeans came to the community. It was named Sabana de la Mar due to the characteristics of the place, a wide and fertile savannah near the seashore. By 1796, Sabana de la Mar was a town of palm and thatch house, whose anchorage was only used for small ships. In the years following the foundation, the hamlet had a hundred houses and a population of 300 inhabitants, who took advantage of the large tracts of land for grazing, although these had greater potential for varied crops.
It was elevated to the category of Common (Municipality) in 1876 belonging to the Maritime District (Province) of Samaná. In 1884 the first town hall began to function and from that date most of the town's activities were directed by this institution. From the late 1890s to the 1920s, important transformations took place in Sabana de la Mar with the construction of Lira, Cabrera and El Progreso streets, the construction of the pier, the official naming of the first streets of the town by the city council and the first delimitation of the urban and rural area. During the 1930s the Hato Mayor-Sabana de la Mar highway was inaugurated of constant communication with Santo Domingo and the first power plant to serve the community is installed. In the years 1949 to 1955 a US military base was installed, which had a weather station. In 1963, the bridge over the Yabón River was built, which allowed permanent transit between Hayo Mayor del Rey and Sabana de la Mar. On December 3, 1984, it was transferred to the Province of Hato Mayor when said province was created.
Economy
File:Sabana_de_la_Mar,_Hato_Mayor,_Dominican_Republic_people.jpg
The economy of 10,582 inhabitants is based on agriculture, fishing, and Government jobs. A large portion of the Los Haitises National Park and the San Lorenzo Bay are located in Sabana de la Mar. Environmental issues are a great concern for this community.
Since the 20th Century, Sabana de la Mar has been recognized as the birthplace, on December 1, 1892, of Señorita Elupina Cordero. She became blind at a very early age and developed a mystical and religious personality that has attracted thousands of followers. While alive, she was known for curing different types of illnesses with her prayers, touch, and natural remedies using herbs she grew in her garden.
There is the Chapel Señorita Elupina Cordero, where she is buried. It has become a must pilgrimage for hundreds of people from all over. There is also, on the grounds of the Chapel, a free school from Kindergarten to 8th grade. The Chapel is located on Calle Elupina Cordero and Calle 27 de Febrero. The hospital of Sabana de la Mar is also named Hospital Señorita Elupina Cordero to honor, acknowledge and remember her healing powers. Her miracles have been documented regularly, and Señorita Elupina Cordero is in the process for cannonization by the Catholic Church. She died on June 4, 1939. Every year, hundreds of people come to Sabana de la Mar for her Memorial on June 4.
Tourist attractions
=Los Haitises National park=
Los Haitises, one of the largest National Parks in the Dominican Republic (with a total area of almost 1,200 square kilometers), is located in the Northeast region of the country, specifically in Sabana de la Mar. Haitises comes from the indigenous word "Jaitises", which means "High Land" or "Land of Mountains", in the aboriginal language. Excursions through Los Haitises offer the possibility of discovering the largest mangrove reserve in the Caribbean, caves with pictographs and petroglyphs of Taino origin; as well as a humid forest of lush vegetation that keeps endemic and migratory birds, as well as endangered species, which are part of this place.
=Salto de Jalda waterfall=
The Salto de Jalda waterfall is the highest in the Caribbean, more than 120 meters high. In times of rain its whitish waters that stand out in its fall, revealing the immensity and preciousness that dazzles between the green of the forest and the rocks by where the water reaches the chorrera. Guarded by the copious forest of the Salto La Jalda National Park and hidden among the steep mountains that form the belt of the Eastern Cordillera, La Jalda is the highest and most attractive in Sabana de la Mar
Climate
{{Weather box
| width = auto
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| location = Sabana de la Mar (1991–2020)
| Jan high C = 28.2
| Feb high C = 28.6
| Mar high C = 29.2
| Apr high C = 29.8
| May high C = 30.6
| Jun high C = 31.2
| Jul high C = 31.4
| Aug high C = 31.5
| Sep high C = 31.6
| Oct high C = 31.3
| Nov high C = 29.9
| Dec high C = 29.0
| year high C = 30.2
| Jan mean C = 23.4
| Feb mean C = 23.6
| Mar mean C = 24.1
| Apr mean C = 24.9
| May mean C = 25.8
| Jun mean C = 26.5
| Jul mean C = 26.7
| Aug mean C = 26.7
| Sep mean C = 26.7
| Oct mean C = 26.3
| Nov mean C = 25.2
| Dec mean C = 24.2
| year mean C = 25.4
| Jan low C = 18.6
| Feb low C = 18.5
| Mar low C = 19.0
| Apr low C = 20.1
| May low C = 21.1
| Jun low C = 21.9
| Jul low C = 22.1
| Aug low C = 22.0
| Sep low C = 21.9
| Oct low C = 21.3
| Nov low C = 20.5
| Dec low C = 19.4
| year low C = 20.5
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 147.5
| Feb precipitation mm = 108.1
| Mar precipitation mm = 101.9
| Apr precipitation mm = 154.4
| May precipitation mm = 250.3
| Jun precipitation mm = 176.9
| Jul precipitation mm = 200.0
| Aug precipitation mm = 231.7
| Sep precipitation mm = 224.3
| Oct precipitation mm = 244.7
| Nov precipitation mm = 285.0
| Dec precipitation mm = 175.5
| year precipitation mm = 2300.2
| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/5.5/data/0-data/Region-4-WMO-Normals-9120/DominicanRepublic/CSV/SDeLaMar_78467.csv
|title = S.De La Mar Climate Normals for 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|format = CSV
|access-date = 2 September 2024}}
}}
{{Weather box
|location = Sabana de la Mar (1971–2000)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high C = 32.4
|Feb record high C = 33.4
|Mar record high C = 34.0
|Apr record high C = 35.0
|May record high C = 39.0
|Jun record high C = 35.4
|Jul record high C = 35.0
|Aug record high C = 35.0
|Sep record high C = 35.0
|Oct record high C = 36.4
|Nov record high C = 34.0
|Dec record high C = 33.4
|year record high C = 39.0
|Jan high C = 28.0
|Feb high C = 28.1
|Mar high C = 28.7
|Apr high C = 29.4
|May high C = 30.1
|Jun high C = 30.8
|Jul high C = 30.9
|Aug high C = 30.9
|Sep high C = 31.1
|Oct high C = 30.7
|Nov high C = 29.7
|Dec high C = 28.5
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 23.4
|Feb mean C = 23.4
|Mar mean C = 23.9
|Apr mean C = 24.8
|May mean C = 25.6
|Jun mean C = 26.3
|Jul mean C = 26.5
|Aug mean C = 26.5
|Sep mean C = 26.4
|Oct mean C = 26.0
|Nov mean C = 25.2
|Dec mean C = 24.0
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = 18.8
|Feb low C = 18.7
|Mar low C = 19.2
|Apr low C = 20.1
|May low C = 21.2
|Jun low C = 21.9
|Jul low C = 22.1
|Aug low C = 22.0
|Sep low C = 21.7
|Oct low C = 21.3
|Nov low C = 20.7
|Dec low C = 19.5
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = 14.0
|Feb record low C = 13.5
|Mar record low C = 11.5
|Apr record low C = 14.0
|May record low C = 15.8
|Jun record low C = 17.0
|Jul record low C = 18.0
|Aug record low C = 19.8
|Sep record low C = 19.0
|Oct record low C = 18.5
|Nov record low C = 16.4
|Dec record low C = 13.5
|year record low C = 11.5
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 149.0
|Feb rain mm = 124.6
|Mar rain mm = 121.9
|Apr rain mm = 157.8
|May rain mm = 237.9
|Jun rain mm = 183.9
|Jul rain mm = 200.5
|Aug rain mm = 234.4
|Sep rain mm = 224.1
|Oct rain mm = 239.6
|Nov rain mm = 304.4
|Dec rain mm = 177.2
|year rain mm =
|unit rain days = 1.0 mm
|Jan rain days = 14.0
|Feb rain days = 11.6
|Mar rain days = 10.8
|Apr rain days = 9.6
|May rain days = 15.2
|Jun rain days = 12.7
|Jul rain days = 16.7
|Aug rain days = 16.7
|Sep rain days = 17.0
|Oct rain days = 16.2
|Nov rain days = 18.0
|Dec rain days = 15.9
|year rain days =
|Jan humidity = 83.1
|Feb humidity = 81.9
|Mar humidity = 80.5
|Apr humidity = 79.6
|May humidity = 82.1
|Jun humidity = 82.5
|Jul humidity = 82.4
|Aug humidity = 83.2
|Sep humidity = 83.7
|Oct humidity = 84.4
|Nov humidity = 84.3
|Dec humidity = 83.7
|year humidity =
{{cite web
| url = http://onamet.gob.do/transparencia/index.php/datos-abiertos/category/825-acumulado-precipitacion?download=907:datos-climatologicos-normales-y-extremos-71-2000-estaciones-sinopticas-tercer-trimestre-2019-xlsx
| title = Datos climatológicos normales y extremos 71-2000 estaciones Sinópticas - tercer trimestre 2019
| publisher = Oficina Nacional de Meteorología
| language = es
| access-date = 20 October 2020}}
}}
{{Weather box
|location = Sabana de la Mar (1961–1990)
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high C = 32.4
|Feb record high C = 33.4
|Mar record high C = 33.4
|Apr record high C = 35.0
|May record high C = 35.0
|Jun record high C = 34.6
|Jul record high C = 35.0
|Aug record high C = 35.0
|Sep record high C = 34.6
|Oct record high C = 36.8
|Nov record high C = 34.0
|Dec record high C = 33.0
|year record high C = 36.8
|Jan high C = 27.8
|Feb high C = 27.9
|Mar high C = 28.4
|Apr high C = 29.0
|May high C = 29.7
|Jun high C = 30.3
|Jul high C = 30.4
|Aug high C = 30.5
|Sep high C = 30.7
|Oct high C = 30.5
|Nov high C = 29.4
|Dec high C = 28.2
|year high C = 29.4
|Jan mean C = 23.3
|Feb mean C = 23.3
|Mar mean C = 23.8
|Apr mean C = 24.6
|May mean C = 25.4
|Jun mean C = 26.0
|Jul mean C = 26.3
|Aug mean C = 26.3
|Sep mean C = 26.2
|Oct mean C = 25.9
|Nov mean C = 25.0
|Dec mean C = 23.9
|year mean C = 25.0
|Jan low C = 18.8
|Feb low C = 18.8
|Mar low C = 19.3
|Apr low C = 20.1
|May low C = 21.2
|Jun low C = 21.8
|Jul low C = 22.3
|Aug low C = 22.1
|Sep low C = 21.8
|Oct low C = 21.4
|Nov low C = 20.7
|Dec low C = 19.6
|year low C = 20.7
|Jan record low C = 11.5
|Feb record low C = 12.0
|Mar record low C = 12.8
|Apr record low C = 14.0
|May record low C = 15.5
|Jun record low C = 14.6
|Jul record low C = 16.6
|Aug record low C = 16.5
|Sep record low C = 16.0
|Oct record low C = 15.0
|Nov record low C = 14.0
|Dec record low C = 13.0
|year record low C = 11.5
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 134.5
|Feb rain mm = 107.0
|Mar rain mm = 122.5
|Apr rain mm = 162.1
|May rain mm = 255.1
|Jun rain mm = 200.1
|Jul rain mm = 183.1
|Aug rain mm = 232.4
|Sep rain mm = 196.2
|Oct rain mm = 218.5
|Nov rain mm = 268.3
|Dec rain mm = 183.1
|year rain mm = 2262.9
|Jan humidity = 83.6
|Feb humidity = 82.0
|Mar humidity = 80.8
|Apr humidity = 80.1
|May humidity = 83.2
|Jun humidity = 83.7
|Jul humidity = 83.5
|Aug humidity = 84.2
|Sep humidity = 84.6
|Oct humidity = 85.0
|Nov humidity = 84.8
|Dec humidity = 84.1
|year humidity = 83.3
|unit rain days = 1.0 mm
|Jan rain days = 12.8
|Feb rain days = 9.6
|Mar rain days = 9.7
|Apr rain days = 8.9
|May rain days = 15.3
|Jun rain days = 13.8
|Jul rain days = 15.9
|Aug rain days = 16.1
|Sep rain days = 15.5
|Oct rain days = 15.5
|Nov rain days = 15.7
|Dec rain days = 15.1
|year rain days = 163.9
|source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/DR/78467.TXT
| title = Sabana de la Mar Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = March 23, 2015}}
|date=November 2011
}}
Notable Resident
- Luis Severino, baseball player{{cite web|url=http://www.7dias.com.do/deportes/2015/01/11/i180005_novato-luis-severino-lanzando-con-los-yankees.html#.Vb65_PlViko|title=Novato Luis Severino ya se ve lanzando con los Yankees|work=7dias.com.do|language=es|date=January 11, 2015|access-date=August 2, 2015}}
References
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Sources
- {{webarchive |date=2012-12-04 |url=https://archive.today/20121204181725/http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-65&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x |title=World Gazeteer: Dominican Republic}} – World-Gazetteer.com
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