Tamboril, Dominican Republic

The municipality was created in 1900 under the name Peña, which name it kept until 1962 when it was changed to Tamboril. The municipality contains the municipal district of Canca La Piedra, six rural sections, and 36 places (parajes). Since 2002, the mayor has been Francisco Álvarez, of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD).{{Cite web |title=Los nombres de nuestros pueblos: Tamboril, Peña, Tamboril |url=https://www.diariolibre.com/amp/revista/cultura/los-nombres-de-nuestros-pueblos-tamboril-pena-tamboril-FF15760511 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=www.diariolibre.com}}

Tamboril is considered by many as the "World Capital of Cigars" housing more cigar factories and rollers than anywhere else in the world.{{Cite web|url=http://ultimatecigarparty.com/dbl-cigars-by-francisco-almonte/|title=DBL Cigars|last=Almonte|first=Francisco}} According to magazine Tobacco Asia, 44% of the world's most traded cigars come from the Dominican Republic, the world's largest producer of cigars,{{Cite web|url=http://tobaccoasia.com/features/best-cigars-not-just-havanas/|title=Best Cigars: It’s Not Just Havanas|website=Tobaccoasia}} especially from the fertile lands of the Cibao capital, where 90% of the factories are located{{Cite web|url=http://acento.com.do/2015/economia/8243392-santiago-de-los-caballeros-es-el-cluster-del-cigarro-mas-cotizado-del-mundo/|title=Santiago de los Caballeros, clúster del cigarro más cotizado del mundo|last=Peña|first=Alexander}} The area has also been the largest supplier of cigars to the United States for decades,{{Cite web|url=https://www.inc.com/will-yakowicz/cuban-cigars-will-come-to-us-but-wont-bogart-industry.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402202736/http://www.inc.com/will-yakowicz/cuban-cigars-will-come-to-us-but-wont-bogart-industry.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2016|title=Cuban Cigars Can Now Come to U.S. Will Anyone Care?|last=Yakowicqs|first=Will|website=Inc.com}} placing cigars as the 3rd largest export product in the country after gold and medical instruments.{{Cite web|url=http://worldstopexports.com/dominican-republics-top-10-exports/|title=Dominican Republic’s Top 10 Exports}}

Tamboril is the home of well known cigar makers such as La Aurora, La Flor Dominicana, Tabacalera Palma, and PDR Cigars, where some of the highest-rated cigars in the world are manufactured.{{Cite web|url=http://top25.cigaraficionado.com/2017/|title=The top cigars of 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://top25.cigaraficionado.com/2016/|title=Top cigars of 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://cigarsnobmag.com/top-25/2017/1/5/the-top-25-cigars-of-2017-16-25|title=The top 25 cigars of 2017}}

Tamboril is also one of the major agricultural producers in the province, principal crops being plantains, cassava, and sweet potato, which are sold in the markets in Santiago. Cigarettes and chocolates are manufactured.

Due to the proximity to Santiago, where much of the population obtains health and education, the social services in Tamboril are abbreviated and consist of a health clinic, and two rural polyclinics. There is a state school and two libraries.

Tamboril has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af).

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| Jan mean C = 22.3

| Feb mean C = 22.6

| Mar mean C = 23.3

| Apr mean C = 24.2

| May mean C = 25.2

| Jun mean C = 26.3

| Jul mean C = 26.4

| Aug mean C = 26.4

| Sep mean C = 26.2

| Oct mean C = 25.5

| Nov mean C = 24.1

| Dec mean C = 23.0

| year mean C =

| Jan high C = 26.9

| Feb high C = 27.4

| Mar high C = 28.3

| Apr high C = 29.2

| May high C = 30.2

| Jun high C = 31.4

| Jul high C = 31.3

| Aug high C = 31.5

| Sep high C = 31.6

| Oct high C = 30.7

| Nov high C = 28.8

| Dec high C = 27.5

| year high C =

| Jan low C = 18.7

| Feb low C = 18.9

| Mar low C = 19.4

| Apr low C = 20.6

| May low C = 21.7

| Jun low C = 22.7

| Jul low C = 22.9

| Aug low C = 23.0

| Sep low C = 22.6

| Oct low C = 22.1

| Nov low C = 20.9

| Dec low C = 19.6

| year low C =

| Jan precipitation mm = 30.7

| Feb precipitation mm = 26.4

| Mar precipitation mm = 27.8

| Apr precipitation mm = 35.1

| May precipitation mm = 43.9

| Jun precipitation mm = 34.7

| Jul precipitation mm = 46.0

| Aug precipitation mm = 64.1

| Sep precipitation mm = 58.2

| Oct precipitation mm = 48.6

| Nov precipitation mm = 44.7

| Dec precipitation mm = 35.2

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• Eduardo León Jimenes, founder of La Aurora
• José León Asensio, president of Grupo León Jimenes
• Fernando Capellán, founder of Grupo M{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com.mx/grupo-m-el-gigante-textil-del-caribe/|title=Grupo M: El gigante textil del Caribe}}
• Federico Velázquez, ex-vice president of Dominican Republic
• Jose de Jesus Jimenez Almonte, scientist and botanist
• Horacio Vasquez Lajara, former president of Dominican Republic
• Salvador Jorge Blanco, former president of Dominican Republic
• Raymundo Polanco Alegria, founder of Aeromar
• Tomás Hernández Franco, poet{{Cite web|url=http://www.jmarcano.com/poesia/biografia/thfranco.html|title=Poesia Dominicana: Tomás Hernández Franco}}
• Jose Arnaldo Blanco Dominguez, founder of Tabacalera Palma{{Cite web|url=https://eutourismnews.wordpress.com/category/jose-jochy-blanco/|title=Tabacalera Palma receives the world favorite cigar prize from European Cigar Exhibition}}
• Jose Rafael Abinader Wassaf, politician

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Category:Populated places in Santiago Province (Dominican Republic)

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