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Nagua

Dominican Republic
Also known as: Julia Molina

Nagua, city, northern Dominican Republic, located just north of the mouth of the Nagua River, facing Escocesa Bay, on the Atlantic Ocean. Nagua is located on the main coastal road connecting the main cities of the region. The major functions of the city are administrative and agricultural, processing the goods of the surrounding agricultural plain—bananas, pineapples, peanuts (groundnuts), and other tropical produce. There are no manufacturing industries of any size. The city was severely damaged by flooding of the Nagua River that resulted from storms in 1979. Pop. (2002) urban area, 32,035; (2010) urban area, 38,540.

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