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Moca is the capital of Espaillat province in the Cibao region of the Dominican Republic, and is the tenth-largest city of the country with a population of 173,442 inhabitants.^[4] Moca is located 11 miles/18 kilometers east from the country’s second-largest city, Santiago. It is divided into eight municipal districts: San Víctor, Las Lagunas, José Contreras, Juan López, El Higuerito, La Ortega, Monte de la Jagua and Canca La Reina.

The city is known as "La Villa Heroica" (Village of Heroes) due to the number of men and women from Moca who have played a major role in the Dominican Republic's history in bringing down two dictators, Ulises Heureaux and Rafael Trujillo, and bringing democracy back to the country.

Moca is home to the Corazon Sagrado de Jesus ("Sacred Heart of Jesus") Cathedral. All its pane glass windows were originally brought from Italy depicting the apostles and Jesus' path to the crucifixion. Agriculture forms the primary livelihood of the inhabitants. Plantain and yucca are main crops. Most crops are harvested by hand.

Etymology

According to Emiliano Tejera, Moca means a tree that overlooks the river banks. Others claim that the word comes from the region of Mocán, a section in the province of La Vega near the river. Others claim that the word Moca is based on the coffee crop name: Mocca. According to Franklin Torres Moca is derived from an Aboriginal term which was adopted by the European settlers.

Economy

Moca has a very important banking sector, the city is home to branches of all commercial banks of the country. A strong business in shops, furniture, supermarkets, warehouses, factories of footwear, food, construction, and hardware.

The city has the largest coffee manufacturing industry, Industries Banilejas.^[5] The city is also known for its agricultural production, with the plantain, banana and cassava as major crops. Other fruits: bananas, pigeon pea, taro, yams, squash, beans, coffee, oranges, lemons, grapefruit, papaya (papaya), etc. A variety of vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, cabbage are cultivated, among others. It also has a great development in poultry products, with a production of 70% in this sector.

Geography

Moca has a total area of 339.21 km².^[1] The municipality sits on a volcanic coral reef with hills to the west and low mountains to the north; these mountains are part of the Cordillera Septentrional. The highest mountain in the municipality, and in the province, is El Mogote at (970 m). Moca is at an elevation of 183 m with an average temperature in the city of 25.3°C and an average rainfall of 1,174.4 mm.

Climate

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|location = Moca, Dominican Republic (1961–1990)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 34.0
|Feb record high C = 35.5
|Mar record high C = 36.0
|Apr record high C = 36.0
|May record high C = 36.0
|Jun record high C = 35.5
|Jul record high C = 36.0
|Aug record high C = 37.0
|Sep record high C = 36.5
|Oct record high C = 38.0
|Nov record high C = 35.5
|Dec record high C = 34.0
|year record high C = 38.0
|Jan high C = 27.8
|Feb high C = 28.3
|Mar high C = 29.4
|Apr high C = 30.0
|May high C = 30.4
|Jun high C = 31.6
|Jul high C = 31.2
|Aug high C = 31.3
|Sep high C = 31.7
|Oct high C = 31.1
|Nov high C = 29.2
|Dec high C = 27.8
|year high C = 30.0
|Jan low C = 18.1
|Feb low C = 18.2
|Mar low C = 18.6
|Apr low C = 19.2
|May low C = 20.2
|Jun low C = 21.1
|Jul low C = 21.1
|Aug low C = 21.0
|Sep low C = 20.9
|Oct low C = 20.5
|Nov low C = 19.6
|Dec low C = 18.5
|year low C = 19.8
|Jan record low C = 11.5
|Feb record low C = 13.0
|Mar record low C = 10.0
|Apr record low C = 13.0
|May record low C = 15.9
|Jun record low C = 16.0
|Jul record low C = 16.0
|Aug record low C = 16.0
|Sep record low C = 16.0
|Oct record low C = 16.0
|Nov record low C = 12.0
|Dec record low C = 12.0
|year record low C = 10.0
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 70.7
|Feb rain mm = 67.6
|Mar rain mm = 60.3
|Apr rain mm = 100.4
|May rain mm = 159.9
|Jun rain mm = 75.9
|Jul rain mm = 98.2
|Aug rain mm = 101.0
|Sep rain mm = 109.1
|Oct rain mm = 137.6
|Nov rain mm = 136.7
|Dec rain mm = 113.9
|year rain mm = 1231.3
|unit rain days = 1.0 mm
|Jan rain days = 8.8
|Feb rain days = 7.2
|Mar rain days = 7.0
|Apr rain days = 7.8
|May rain days = 11.4
|Jun rain days = 8.2
|Jul rain days = 10.1
|Aug rain days = 10.2
|Sep rain days = 9.4
|Oct rain days = 10.4
|Nov rain days = 11.6
|Dec rain days = 11.3
|year rain days = 113.3
|source 1 = NOAA^[6]
}}

External links

References

1. ^¹Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417021712/http://one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=63&Itemid=283 |date=2009-04-17 }}
2. ^{{cite book | last = De la Fuente | first = Santiago | title = Geografía Dominicana | publisher = Editora Colegial Quisqueyana | date = 1976 | location = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | language = Spanish }}
3. ^Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
4. ^{{cite web|title=Expansión Urbana de las ciudades capitales de RD: 1988-2010|url=http://www.one.gob.do/Multimedia/Download?ObjId=5645|publisher=Oficina Nacional de Estadística|date=1 May 2015|accessdate=25 January 2016|location=Santo Domingo|language=Spanish|isbn=978-9945-8984-3-9|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714132107/http://www.one.gob.do/Multimedia/Download?ObjId=5645|archivedate=14 July 2016|df=}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.am.gob.do/index.php/moca.html|title=Municipio de Moca|publisher=|accessdate=6 September 2016}}
6. ^{{cite web | url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/DR/00000030.TXT| title = Moca Climate Normals 1961-1990| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration| accessdate = September 18, 2016}}