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Coordinates: 10°04′36″N 84°09′24″W / 10.07667°N 84.15667°W / 10.07667; -84.15667
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Santo Domingo
District
Santo Domingo is located in Costa Rica
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Coordinates: 10°04′36″N 84°09′24″W / 10.07667°N 84.15667°W / 10.07667; -84.15667
CountryCosta RicaCosta Rica
ProvinceHeredia Province
CantonSanta Bárbara
Area
 • Total26.24 km2 (10.13 sq mi)
Elevation
1,396 m (4,580 ft)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total3,051
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Domingueño, Vecino de Santo Domingo, Vecino del Roble
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)

Santo Domingo de Santa Bárbara, is the fifth district of the Santa Bárbara canton in Heredia, Costa Rica. Because it is often confused with the separate political entity of the canton of Santo Domingo de Heredia, Santo Domingo de Santa Bárbara is often called El Roble. It is named after Santo Domingo de Guzmán The district consists of several large neighborhoods: Amapola, Los Cartagos, Chagüites, Calle Quizarra, Calle Derrumbe, Calle Tranquera, Giralda, and Guarai.

History[edit]

The region of Santa Bárbara, like much of the Central Valley before Spanish settlers arrived, Santo Domingo was occupied by the Huetares, an indigenous tribe. The Huetare King, Cacique Garabito, dominated the area.[1]

In early 1663, settler Joseph de Sandoval Ocampo set up cattle ranches in the area, including one toward the between the present-day areas of San Pedro and Purabá, which was called Tapatalanga or Anonos at the time.[2] Heredia, Barva, and Alajuela, three neighboring cities, were populated and settled in the late 1700s. As trade increased between the three cities, the canton developed.[3]

In 1825, Englishman John Hale bought the large holding that makes up the present-day district of Santo Domingo. He sold the land in 1837 to residents of the San Pedro, Jesús, and San Juan.[1] The area of Santo Domingo is still sometimes referred to as "El Inglés" (the Englishman). In the mid-1800s, layman Horacio Morales contributed to the construction of Santo Domingo's church, located in the main plaza.[3]6

Because of its large quantity of oak trees, residents called the area El Roble (the Oak).[4] When the community received an image of Santo Domingo, the name of the area became official.[4] Around 1910, the first elementary classes were held at a local residence.[4]

By 1982, there were 2,681 residents.[3]5

Santo Domingo is a new district in Santa Bárbara.[3]2

Economy[edit]

Coffee farm in Chagüites, Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo's economy is based on agricultural. It is the largest coffee producing district of Santa Bárbara. As of 1973, it accounted for 46% of the canton's total production, with more than 3,504,013 kilograms produced per year.[3]4 It is also a major producer of sugarcane, poultry, and hardwood lumber.[3]4

Santo Domingo's real estate holdings, private, public, and ecclesiastic, should be measured and accounted for, according to national law.[5] There are various commercial businesses in Santo Domingo, including a hardware store,[6] small restaurants and corner stores.[7][8]

Public and social services[edit]

An EBAIS, Equipo Básico de Atención Integral en Salud (Basic Medical Care Center), located on the main plaza, serves residents and non-residents of the district.[9] The Catholic Church serves the region through the Archdiocese of Alajuela.[10][11] A police unit is stationed in the Cartagos neighborhood.[12] The district is partially electrified by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad.[13] Santo Domingo is also organized by the Ministry of Culture and Youth.[14]

One elementary school, Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz, located on highway 126, serves the entire district.[15] Students from the district usually attend El Roble High School,[16] but may also go to the high schools in Barva or Heredia. In 2010, El Roble High School was awarded a prize for the best-finished mural in a national environmentalist contest.[17]

The high school was also the scene of controversy in 2013, when a student was killed after drinking alcohol mixed with a white substance.[18] It was then reported that "drugs are daily bread" for students in the high school who buy the drugs just outside the campus.[19][20] Less than a month later, another student hung himself in a school bathroom.[21]

Geography[edit]

Like much of Costa Rica, the Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos (National Risk Prevention Commission) puts Santo Domingo in a high-risk zone.[22] This is due to the district's mountainous geography, which can lead to landslides and flooding.[22] Several large rivers run through Santo Domingo. These include Río Desengaño in the north, Río Tambor, Río Pacayas, Río Las Ahogadas, Río Guararí, and Quebrada Las Conejas..[23]

Cerro Guararí, the 26th highest mountain in the country, is located in the northeast of Santo Domingo, just below the Barva Volcano.[24] Most of Santo Domingo is part of the Área de Conservación Cordillera Volcánica Central (Central Volcanic Range Conservation Area).[25] It is 2,559 meters above sea level, in the southwest of the Braulio Carrillo National Park. Cerro Guararí is composed of coal at its peak.[26] Cerro Inglés, often called Cerro Picacho, is another high mountain peak in the area.

In 2010, the canton outlined plans to prevent future natural disasters in the district.[27]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Reseña Histórica del Cantón". Municipalidad de Santa Bárbara (in Spanish). 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ^ Hernández Vargas, Rose Marie (6 November 2013). "Reseña histórica de Santa Bárbara de Heredia" (in Spanish). Extensión en acción. Universidad Estatal a Distancia. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Centenario del cantón Santa Bárbara de Heredia. 1982.
  4. ^ a b c BARQUERO VILLALOBOS, SHIRLEY; HIDALGO VÍQUEZ, CINDY; VALLE CAMPOS, RANDALL (2004). UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA FACULTAD DE MEDICINA ESCUELA DE NUTRICION INFORME DEL TRABAJO COMUNAL UNIVERSITARIO “RECATE DE LA COCINA CRIOLLA COSTARRICENSE CON LA PARTICIPACION DE ADULTOS MAYORES” (PDF) (in Spanish). San Jose: UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA FACULTAD DE MEDICINA ESCUELA DE NUTRICION. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Decretos por declaración de zonas catastradas" (in Spanish). La Gaceta. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Ferreteria Acosta". Ferreacosta.Com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Santa Bárbara Digital: Directorio Comercial: Santa Barbara de Heredia, Retrieved: May 20, 2014". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  8. ^ Láscarez, Carlos (9 October 2012). "Tenían a menor como esclava". Al Dia (in Spanish). San Jose. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Dirección de Compra de Servicios de Salud" (in Spanish). Área de Salud Santa Bárbara. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Parroquia Santa Bárbara (Santa Bárbara de Heredia)". Diócesis de Alajuela (in 2014). Alajuela, Costa Rica. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ^ "Iglesia Católica de Purabá". Santa Bárbara: Una Comunidad Activa (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Policía Proximidad de El Roble" (in Spanish). Santa Barbara: Una Comunidad Activa. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Santa Bárbara, Santo Domingo (Total), Purabá y Jesús (parcial)". Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Comité Cantonal de la Persona Joven" (in Spanish). Santa Barbara: Una Comunidad Activa. July 7 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ Ministerio de Educación Pública: | Ministerio de Educación Pública, accessdate: 27 May 2014
  16. ^ Ministerio de Educación Pública: Santa Bárbara | Ministerio de Educación Pública, accessdate: 27 May 2014
  17. ^ "Liceo El Roble destaca con el mural mejor acabado" (in Spanish). Santa Barbara: Una Comunidad Activa. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  18. ^ Miranda P., Hulda (10 October 2014). "Colegiala muere tras ingerir con amigos bebida alterada" (in Spanish). San Jose: La Nacion. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  19. ^ Rojas, Pablo (10 October 2013). "Droga es "pan de cada día" para colegiales de Santa Bárbara; padres de familia señalan deterioro social" (in Spanish). Costa Rica Hoy. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  20. ^ Quesada, Daniel (11 October 2014). "Según director de colegio de Santa Bárbara, problema de las drogas es generalizado" (in Spanish). San Jose: Teletico. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  21. ^ Chinchilla Salazar, Daniel (23 October 2013). "Estudiante se ahorca en baño del colegio" (in Spanish). San Jose: Diario Extra. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  22. ^ a b "AMENAZAS NATURALES CANTON DE SANTA BARBARA". Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias (in Spanish). San Jose: Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  23. ^ "Mapas del cantón". Municipalidad de Santa Bárbara 2010 (in Spanish). Municipalidad de Santa Bárbara. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  24. ^ "Cerro Guarari". Peakery.Com. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  25. ^ "Mapa General del Cantón". Santa Barbara 2010. Santa Barbara. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  26. ^ "Cerros de San José". Áreas y Parques Nacionales Costa Rica (in Spanish). AreasyParques.Com. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  27. ^ Plan de Desarrollo Humano Local 2010-2020, Cantón Santa Bárbara (in Spanish). Proyecto de Fortalecimiento Municipal y Descentralización. August 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2014.


Category:Populated places in Costa Rica Category:Populated places in Heredia Province Category:Costa Rican culture Category:Districts of Costa Rica Category:Geography of Heredia Province

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