Jayaco River

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Jayaco River
Río Jayaco
Jayaco River in Fula.jpg
Jayaco River in Fula, Bonao, D.R.
Location
Country Dominican Republic
Provinces Monseñor Nouel
City Sabana del Puerto
Physical characteristics
Source Cordillera Central
 - locationHoyo Redonda, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, Dominican Republic
 - coordinates 19°6′5″N70°31′14″W / 19.10139°N 70.52056°W / 19.10139; -70.52056
 - elevation700 m (2,300 ft)
Mouth Rincón Reservoir (Jima River)
 - location Sabana del Puerto, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, Dominican Republic
 - coordinates 19°3′32″N70°25′18″W / 19.05889°N 70.42167°W / 19.05889; -70.42167 Coordinates: 19°3′32″N70°25′18″W / 19.05889°N 70.42167°W / 19.05889; -70.42167
 - elevation0 m (0 ft)
Length14.58 km (9.06 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 - leftNone
 - rightNone

Jayaco River (Spanish: Río Jayaco) is a 14.58 km (9.06 mi) [1] long river in the Dominican Republic province of Monseñor Nouel. A part of the Yuna River watershed, the river originates in Hoyo Redonda within the Cordillera Central mountain range. [2] The river flows east from its source and reaches its mouth at the Rincón Reservoir (Spanish: Presa de Rincón), a part of the Jima River. [3]

Spanish language Romance language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain and today has hundreds of millions of native speakers in the Americas and Spain. It is a global language and the world's second-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese.

Dominican Republic country in the Caribbean

The Dominican Republic is a country located in the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that are shared by two sovereign states. The Dominican Republic is the second-largest Caribbean nation by area at 48,671 square kilometers (18,792 sq mi), and third by population with approximately 10 million people, of which approximately three million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city.

Monseñor Nouel Province Province in Dominican Republic

Monseñor Nouel is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from La Vega in 1982.

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References

  1. "Jayaco River course (length plotted using My Places Editor)". Bing Maps . Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  2. Google (2012-08-10). "Jayaco River source elevation" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  3. Google (2012-08-10). "Jayaco River mouth elevation" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2012-08-10.