Hato Del Yaque is a municipal district in the province of Santiago, Dominican Republic.
Its urban centre is located 10 km west of the city of Santiago de los caballeros.

Hato del yaque had a population of 25,816 people in 2002. The population of its urban center in 2002 was 18,354 people.

In 1979 Hurricane David

Hurricane David

Hurricane David was the fourth named tropical cyclone, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season. A Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, David was among the deadliest hurricanes in the latter half of the 20th century, killing...

destroyed many homes alongside the river in the city of Santiago. Most of those people were relocated in what is now the town of Hato del Yaque.

Information

• Area: 39.3 km² / 15.17 mi²
• Population as 2002: 25,816
• Urban Population: 18,354
• Rural Population: 7,462
• Mayor: Gernaro A. Diaz

Subdivisions

The municipal district of Hato del Yaque is subdivided into four Secciones (or Sectors , which are subdivided into Barrios (or Neighborhoods), and or rural villages.

Hato del Yaque is subdivided into:

1. Hato del Yaque
2. Hato del Yaque Arriba
3. Aciba
4. Guayacanal

Neighborhoods

The town of Hato del Yaque is Subdivided into the following neighborhoods.

1. Monseñor Eliseo Pérez Sánchez
2. Villa Progreso
3. Urb. Dr. Grullón
4. La Mina
5. Hermanas Mirabal
6. El Tamarindo
7. San Antonio
8. La Paz
9. Las Colinas
10. Los Jiménez
11. El Portón
12. Los Letreros
13. El Porton
14. La Rinconada
15. Barrio Balaguer
16. Tres Pasitos
17. Villa Fatima
18. Los Guandules
19. Villa Bao
20. Brisas del Yaque
21. Cerros del Yaque
22. Praderas del Yaque

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