Cibao

El Cibao
Aerial view of Constanza, a mountain town located in the Cibao region.
Country	Dominican Republic
Area
• Total	19,058.62 km2 (7,358.57 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	5,246,032
• Density	276.32/km2 (715.7/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Cibaenian; Cibaine (Spanish: cibaeño)

The Cibao, usually referred as "El Cibao", is a region of the Dominican Republic located at the northern part of the country. As of 2009 the Cibao has a population of 5,622,378 making it the most populous region in the country.^[1]

The region constitutes a "developed macro-region"; with a large industrial base and high levels of progress among its inhabitants, it has the highest levels of education and the highest quality of life among the three main regions of the Dominican Republic. Cibao is social-culturally characterized by being the predominant center of the European legacy on the island, and economically for being the most prosperous region in the country.^[2]