Vicente Noble is a municipality in Barahona province

Provinces of the Dominican Republic

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 in the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

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It is bordered on the north by Padre Las Casas municipality, Azua Province

Azua Province

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 and Vallejuelo

Vallejuelo

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 in San Juan Province

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; to the east by the Azua de Compostela

Azua de Compostela

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 municipality; to the south by the Jaquimeyes

Jaquimeyes

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 section in Barahona Province; and to the west by Tamayo

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 municipality, Neiba municipality, and the Yaque del Sur River

Yaque del Sur River

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 that acts as a limit for both these municipalities.

Vicente Noble was founded by two families from Azua de Compostela. The town was given various names until it was called Vicente Noble by President Rafael Trujillo in commemoration of the actions of General Vicente Noble in battles against the Haiti

Haiti

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The Vicente Noble municipality is primarily agricultural. The crops of highest productivity are plantain

Plantain

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, banana

Banana

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, coconut

Coconut

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, tomato

Tomato

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es, pepper

Capsicum

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, eggplant, yucca

Yucca

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, rice

Rice

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, beans, maize

Maize

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, "guandules" and sweet potato

Sweet potato

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Thousands of emigrants from Vicente Noble now live in Spain

Spain

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and do domestic work. Their remittance of money constitutes an important source of income for the community.

External links

• Local Website of Vicente Noble