The province was created with the municipalities of Higüey and San Rafael del Yuma with the city of Salvaleón de Higüey as capital of the province. Las Lagunas de Nisibón was made a municipal district in 1982, La Otra Banda in 1987, Boca del Yuma in 2001, Bayahibe in 2002, and Verón Punta-Cana in 2006.
The province was named La Altagracia ("High Grace") because the "Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia" ("Our Lady of High Grace Basilica") is in the city of Higüey, capital city of the province.
In (last national census), there were people living in the La Altagracia province, and 222,802 () living in towns and cities. The population density was persons/km².
Its population represents of the total population of the country and the province is ranked as the 9th (out of 31 plus the National District) more populated province.
, the total estimated propulation of the province is 322,653 inhabitants.
The largest city of the province is Higüey, its head municipality or capital, with a population (in ) of 168,501 inhabitants.
The La Altagracia province has a total area of . It has of the area of the Dominican Republic and it is ranked as the second (out of 31 plus the National District) largest province.
The altitude of Salvaleón de Higüey, provincial capital, is .
The main protected area in the province is the "Parque Nacional del Este" ("Eastern National park").
There are some low mountains in the northern part of the province. Those mountains are part of the "Cordillera Oriental" ("Eastern mountain range"). Savannas are found everywhere in the province.
There are not many rivers in this province. The main river is the Yuma that flows from north to south, into the Caribbean Sea.
The climate of the province is a tropical climate, hot most of the year.
There are 2 municipalities and 5 municipal districts (M.D.) in the province. The municipalities and its municipal districts (M.D.) are:
The most important economic activities in the province are farming (cattle and sugar cane) and tourism. The eastern coast of the province, in the region of Punta Cana and Bávaro, is the most important touristic centre of the country with many hotels along beaches with white sand. Bayahibe, in the southern coast, is also an important touristic centre.
Just Say No
"Just Say No" was an advertising campaign, part of the U.S. "War on Drugs", dominant during the 1980s and early 1990s, to discourage children from engaging in illegal recreational drug use by offering various ways of saying no. This also expanded the realm of "Just Say No" to violence and premarital sex. The slogan was created by First Lady of the United States Nancy Reagan during her husband, Ronald Reagan, presidency.
La Romana Province
La Romana is a province of the Dominican Republic. It is in the southeastern part of the country. Its capital city has the same name, La Romana.
It was created in 1959. It was a municipality of the El Seibo province before being elevated to the category of province.
La Romana province is in the southeast part of the country. It is bordered to the northwest by the El Seibo province, to the northeast and east by the La Altagracia province and to the west by the San Pedro de Macorís province. The Caribbean Sea is to the south.
The province was created in 1944 with the name of La Romana, with two municipalities: La Romana (the capital city) and Higüey; before that date, it was part of the El Seibo province. But that same year, the name of the province was changed to La Altagracia. Its original name was given back to the province in 1961 when the new La Altagracia province was created.
Guaymate was made a municipality of the province in 1971 and Villa Hermosa in 2004. Cumayasa was made a municipal district in 2004 and Caleta in 2006.
In (last national census), there were people living in the La Romana province, and 231,312 () living in towns and cities; it is one of the few provinces of the country where most of the people lives in cities. The population density was persons/km², one of the highest in the country.
Its population represents of the total population of the country and the province is ranked as the 10th (out of 31 plus the National District) more populated province.
, the total estimated propulation of the province is 262,551 inhabitants.
The largest city of the province is La Romana, its head municipality or capital, with a population (in ) of 130,426 inhabitants.
Blacks are the main ethnicity of this providence, at 90% of the population. The rest of the 10% is mostly composed of mulattoes.
The La Romana province has a total area of . It has of the area of the Dominican Republic, one of the smallest province of the country, and it is ranked as the 30th (out of 31 plus the National District) largest province.
The altitude of La Romana, provincial capital, is .
There are only a few low hills in the province and almost all the land is flat. The most important rivers are:
The small islands of "Saona" and "Catalina" are part of the province.
The main protected area in the province is the "Parque Nacional del Este" ("Eastern National park").
The climate of the province is a tropical climate, hot most of the year.
There are 3 municipalities and 2 municipal districts (M.D.) in the province. The municipalities and its municipal districts (M.D.) are:
There are several important industries in the province; the oldest and one of the most important is the production of sugar. There is also a very important "zona franca" ("free zone" where the industries do not pay taxes and all the production is sent to other countries).
Tourism is very important in the province, around the capital city and with many people going to the beaches in the Saona and Catalina islands.
Bischofshofen
Bischofshofen is a city in Salzburgerland, Austria.
It is famous because of its Ski Jump Championships.
Freedom Party of Austria
The Freedom Party of Austria (German: "Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs", shortened to FPÖ) is an Austrian political party led by Norbert Hofer
Their ideology is national conservative. They are the third biggest party in the Austrian Parliament. The party leader is currently Norbert Hofer.
The Greens – The Green Alternative
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The party is a member of the European Green Party and its ideology is Center-Left. The main ideology is green politics that aims to create an ecologically sustainable society.
Cubicle
A cubicle is a small room. It can be a small work space often seen in offices. It can also be a place used for changing clothes in, often found at swimming pools and gymnasiums.
Robert Propst designed the first cubicle in 1964. He wanted to "empower" people, and make them work better. Propst worked for a home furnishings company called Herman Miller at the time. In 1968, when the company started selling the cubicle, it did not sell well. Herman Miller later designed a new type of cubicle that was cheaper. The cubicle is now very popular in offices around the world.
Navel lint
Navel lint, also called belly button lint, belly button fluff or navel fluff, is a collection of fluffy fibres in one's navel.
Many people find that, at the beginning and end of the day, a small lump of fluff has appeared in the navel cavity. People have wondered why this happens for many years. In 2001, Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki of the University of Sydney, Australia, did a survey to find out why this happens. This is what he found out:
Dr. Kruszelnicki was awarded the for Interdisciplinary Research in 2002. The Ig Nobel Prize is given for "achievements that cannot or should not be repeated".
Austrian scientist Georg Steinhauser has also done research on the navel lint.
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